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The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price

William A. Wellman

1932

  • Drama
  • Romance
6.5

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.

Cast & crew

  • William A. WellmanDirector
  • Barbara StanwyckJoan Gordon Gilson
  • George BrentJim Gilson
  • Lyle TalbotEddie Fields
  • Hardie AlbrightDon Leslie
  • David LandauBull McDowell
  • Murray KinnellSpike Forgan
  • Leila BennettEmily
  • Anne ShirleySarah Tipton (uncredited)

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