The Purchase Price (1932)
She took another woman's place on her wedding night!
68 min
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.
- Release date
- July 23, 1932
- Country of origin
- United States
Where to watch
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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
- Anne Shirley as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
- Mae Busch as Queenie - Girl on Train
- Mike Donlin as Tom Buchanan - Man at Shivaree
- John 'Skins' Miller as Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)
- Carlyle Moore Jr. as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 'Snub' Pollard as Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)
- Jed Prouty as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
- Henry Roquemore as First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited)
- Lucille Ward as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
- Adele Watson as Mrs. Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
- Clarence Wilson as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
- Nick Copeland as Skins' Pal at Shivaree
Crew
- William A. Wellman · Director
- Arthur Stringer · Writer
- Robert Lord · Writer
- Sidney Hickox · Cinematographer
- William Holmes · Editor