The Purchase Price
1932, Film, 68 min, Comedy, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 65
She took another woman's place on her wedding night!
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.
Directed by William A. Wellman
Cast
- Barbara Stanwyck as Joan Gordon
- George Brent as Jim Gilson
- Lyle Talbot as Eddie Fields
- Hardie Albright as Don Leslie
- David Landau as Bull McDowell
- Murray Kinnell as Forgan
- Leila Bennett as Emily
- Mae Busch as Queenie - Girl on Train
- Nick Copeland as Skins' Pal at Shivaree
- Mike Donlin as Tom Buchanan - Man at Shivaree
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