The Purchase Price

William A. Wellman
1932-07-23

She took another woman's place on her wedding night!
6.6
68 min

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

Name Character Team
Barbara Stanwyck Joan Gordon Gilson Unowned
George Brent Jim Gilson Unowned
Lyle Talbot Eddie Fields Unowned
Hardie Albright Don Leslie Unowned
David Landau Bull McDowell Unowned
Murray Kinnell Spike Forgan Unowned
Leila Bennett Emily Unowned
Anne Shirley Sarah Tipton (uncredited) Unowned
Mae Busch Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited) Unowned
Mike Donlin Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited) Unowned
John "Skins" Miller Accordion Player Skins (uncredited) Unowned
Carlyle Moore Jr. Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) Unowned
Harry 'Snub' Pollard Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited) Unowned
Jed Prouty Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited) Unowned
Henry Roquemore First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited) Unowned
Lucille Ward Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) Unowned
Adele Watson Mrs. Sarah Tipton (uncredited) Unowned
Clarence Wilson Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited) Unowned