The Purchase Price

1932

NR

1h 8m

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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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.

Writers

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

Writers

Robert Lord(writer by)
Arthur Stringer(writer by)

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Release date

July 23, 1932 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production companies

The Vitaphone Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures

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