The Purchase Price (1932)

  • NR
  • 07/23/1932 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 1h 8m

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.

William A. Wellman

Director

Arthur Stringer

Writer

Robert Lord

Writer

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck's headshot

Barbara Stanwyck

Joan Gordon Gilson
George Brent's headshot

George Brent

Jim Gilson
Lyle Talbot's headshot

Lyle Talbot

Eddie Fields
Hardie Albright's headshot

Hardie Albright

Don Leslie
David Landau's headshot

David Landau

Bull McDowell
Murray Kinnell's headshot

Murray Kinnell

Spike Forgan
Leila Bennett's headshot

Leila Bennett

Emily
Anne Shirley's headshot

Anne Shirley

Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

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