"She Came Collect and his heart paid the freight . . . in the year's romantic explosion !"

1941

1h 32m

7.0(37 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

James Cagney

Steve Collins

Bette Davis

Joan Winfield

Stuart Erwin

Tommy Keenan

Eugene Pallette

Lucius K. Winfield

Jack Carson

Allen Brice

George Tobias

Peewee Defoe

Harry Davenport

Pop Tolliver

William Frawley

Sheriff McGee

Edward Brophy

Hinkle

Harry Holman

Judge Sobler

Creative team

Directed by: William Keighley
Written by: M.M. Musselman
Kenneth Earl

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