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The Purchase Price

(1932)

Drama, Comedy

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1hrs 8m

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.

Score

65

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Barbara Stanwyck as Joan Gordon Gilson

Barbara Stanwyck

** Joan Gordon Gilson

George Brent as Jim Gilson

George Brent

** Jim Gilson

Lyle Talbot as Eddie Fields

Lyle Talbot

** Eddie Fields

Hardie Albright as Don Leslie

Hardie Albright

** Don Leslie

David Landau as Bull McDowell

David Landau

** Bull McDowell

Murray Kinnell as Spike Forgan

Murray Kinnell

** Spike Forgan

Leila Bennett as Emily

Leila Bennett

** Emily

Anne Shirley as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Anne Shirley

** Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Mae Busch as Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

Mae Busch

** Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

Mike Donlin as Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)

Mike Donlin

** Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller as Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller

** Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)

Carlyle Moore Jr. as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Carlyle Moore Jr.

** Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

** Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)

Jed Prouty as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)

Jed Prouty

** Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore as First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

** First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited)

Lucille Ward as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Lucille Ward

** Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Adele Watson as Mrs. Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Adele Watson

** Mrs. Sarah Tipton (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

** Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)

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