C.O.D.: A Mellow Drama

August. 04,1929      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Film number 3 of the British Avantgarde BFI tape is a tricky crime short where you never get to see the faces of the actors or any conclusive idea what the story is about (if there is one). It's a quite interesting anthology of typical mystery scenes and shots exposing the genre to its barest essentia

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Reviews

Plantiana
1929/08/04

Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

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VividSimon
1929/08/05

Simply Perfect

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ThedevilChoose
1929/08/06

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Lela
1929/08/07

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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