The Purchase Price

NR
1h 8m
1932
6.5 /10 (26)

She took another woman's place on her wedding night!

Overview

Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer. Their relationship has a rocky start, but just as Joan realizes she's developing feelings for her husband, her old boyfriend arrives to win her back.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1932-07-23

Top Billed Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Joan Gordon Gilson

George Brent

Jim Gilson

Lyle Talbot

Eddie Fields

Hardie Albright

Don Leslie

David Landau

Bull McDowell

Murray Kinnell

Spike Forgan

Leila Bennett

Emily

Anne Shirley

Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Mae Busch

Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

Mike Donlin

Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller

Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)

Carlyle Moore Jr.

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)

Jed Prouty

Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited)

Lucille Ward

Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

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