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The Purchase Price
“She took another woman's place on her wedding night!”
6.5 / 10• 1932• 1h 8m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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
Barbara Stanwyck
Joan Gordon Gilson
Lead
George Brent
Jim Gilson
Lyle Talbot
Eddie Fields
Hardie Albright
Don Leslie
David Landau
Bull McDowell
Murray Kinnell
Spike Forgan
Leila Bennett
Emily
Anne Shirley
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Wellman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Purchase Price is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
