The Purchase Price (1932)
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.
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Barbara Stanwyck
as Joan Gordon Gilson
as Joan Gordon Gilson
George Brent
as Jim Gilson
as Jim Gilson
Lyle Talbot
as Eddie Fields
as Eddie Fields
Hardie Albright
as Don Leslie
as Don Leslie
David Landau
as Bull McDowell
as Bull McDowell
Murray Kinnell
as Spike Forgan
as Spike Forgan
Leila Bennett
as Emily
as Emily
Anne Shirley
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
as Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Mae Busch
as Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
as Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
as Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)
as Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)
John "Skins" Miller
as Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)
as Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)
as Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
as Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
as First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited)
as First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Adele Watson
as Mrs. Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
as Mrs. Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
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Robert Lord
Writer
Writer
Arthur Stringer
Writer
Writer
William A. Wellman
Director
Director
Robert B. Lee
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
William Holmes
Editor
Editor
Jack Okey
Art Direction
Art Direction
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Dolph Zimmer
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Conductor
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant
Casting Assistant
Hollis Barnes
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Alma Armstrong
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
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