Drama ·Comedy · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 8m

The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price poster
Director
William A. Wellman
Cast
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
Crew
Sidney Hickox — Director of Photography William Holmes — Editor Robert Lord — Writer Arthur Stringer — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
farmmarriagefistfightfarm lifenorth dakotasingermail order bridepre-codeshivareeseednightclub singerunhappy marriage
Key Collaborators
William A. Wellman Director Sidney Hickox Director of Photography William Holmes Editor Robert Lord Writer Arthur Stringer Writer
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