The Purchase Price
1932 · Movie · NR · 68 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1932
- Release date
- 1932-07-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 68 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (27 votes)
Themes
- farm
- marriage
- fistfight
- farm life
- north dakota
- singer
- mail order bride
- pre-code
- shivaree
- seed
- nightclub singer
- unhappy marriage
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Barbara Stanwyck
as Joan Gordon Gilson
George Brent
as Jim Gilson
Lyle Talbot
as Eddie Fields
Hardie Albright
as Don Leslie
David Landau
as Bull McDowell
Murray Kinnell
as Spike Forgan
Leila Bennett
as Emily
Anne Shirley
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Mae Busch
as Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
as Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)
Directed by William A. Wellman