The Purchase Price

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

  • Rated 6.5 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1932
  • 1h 8m
  • Drama
  • Romance

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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Director
William A. Wellman
Starring
Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lyle Talbot, Hardie Albright

Cast

  • Barbara Stanwyck

    Barbara Stanwyck

    Joan Gordon Gilson

  • George Brent

    George Brent

    Jim Gilson

  • Lyle Talbot

    Lyle Talbot

    Eddie Fields

  • Hardie Albright

    Hardie Albright

    Don Leslie

  • David Landau

    David Landau

    Bull McDowell

  • Murray Kinnell

    Murray Kinnell

    Spike Forgan

  • Leila Bennett

    Leila Bennett

    Emily

  • Anne Shirley

    Anne Shirley

    Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

  • Mae Busch

    Mae Busch

    Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

  • Mike Donlin

    Mike Donlin

    Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)

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