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The Purchase Price (1932)

Overview

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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William A. Wellman profile
William A. Wellman

Director

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck profile
Barbara Stanwyck

Joan Gordon Gilson

George Brent profile
George Brent

Jim Gilson

Lyle Talbot profile
Lyle Talbot

Eddie Fields

Hardie Albright profile
Hardie Albright

Don Leslie

David Landau profile
David Landau

Bull McDowell

Murray Kinnell profile
Murray Kinnell

Spike Forgan

Leila Bennett profile
Leila Bennett

Emily

Anne Shirley profile
Anne Shirley

Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Mae Busch profile
Mae Busch

Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

Mike Donlin profile
Mike Donlin

Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller profile
John 'Skins' Miller

Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)

Carlyle Moore Jr. profile
Carlyle Moore Jr.

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Barbara Stanwyck profile
Barbara Stanwyck

Joan Gordon Gilson

George Brent profile
George Brent

Jim Gilson

Lyle Talbot profile
Lyle Talbot

Eddie Fields

Hardie Albright profile
Hardie Albright

Don Leslie

David Landau profile
David Landau

Bull McDowell

Murray Kinnell profile
Murray Kinnell

Spike Forgan

Leila Bennett profile
Leila Bennett

Emily

Anne Shirley profile
Anne Shirley

Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Mae Busch profile
Mae Busch

Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

Mike Donlin profile
Mike Donlin

Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller profile
John 'Skins' Miller

Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)

Carlyle Moore Jr. profile
Carlyle Moore Jr.

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

July 23, 1932

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

The Vitaphone Corporation logoWarner Bros. Pictures logo

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Videos

Fun While It Lasted Kid | The Purchase Price | Warner Archive thumbnail
Fun While It Lasted Kid | The Purchase Price | Warner Archive

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