The Purchase Price (1932)
She took another woman's place on her wedding night!
1932 · NR · 1h 8m · Drama, Comedy
Genres: Drama, Comedy
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.
Director: William A. Wellman
Writers: Robert Lord, Arthur Stringer
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
Editor: William Holmes
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck as Joan Gordon GilsonGeorge Brent as Jim GilsonLyle Talbot as Eddie FieldsHardie Albright as Don LeslieDavid Landau as Bull McDowellMurray Kinnell as Spike ForganLeila Bennett as EmilyAnne Shirley as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)Mae Busch as Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)Mike Donlin as Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)John 'Skins' Miller as Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)Carlyle Moore Jr. as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)More like this
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