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The Purchase Price (1932)

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

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : William A. Wellman

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Director
Arthur Stringer
Arthur Stringer
Writer
Robert Lord
Robert Lord
Writer
Sidney Hickox
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
William Holmes
William Holmes
Editor
Jack Okey
Jack Okey
Art Direction
Dolph Zimmer
Dolph Zimmer
Assistant Director
Robert B. Lee
Robert B. Lee
Sound Recordist
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
William Forsyth
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant
Hollis Barnes
Hollis Barnes
Hairstylist
Alma Armstrong
Alma Armstrong
Hairstylist

Trailers and other movies

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

Posters and backgrounds

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