COD – 1932 | 66mins | Crime, Thriller | B&W

Plot Synopsis

Fantastic and unconvincing crime story. When Frances discovers her stepfather dead in the library, she pays Peter Craven to help hide the body. When the body turns up again, Frances is suspected of murder but Craven discovers the real criminal to he Frances’ cousin Edward. Critics of the day did, however, consider the direction of Michael Powell to be ‘brilliant’.

C.O.D. was the first picture made by Westminster Films, the company formed by Michael Powell and producer Jerry Jackson. The opening logo, showing Big Ben, anticipated Alexander Korda’s use of the same landmark for his films a few years later, by which time Westminster Films had folded.