Joan Gordon Gilson
Barbara Stanwyck
Joan Gordon Gilson
The Purchase Price
“She took another woman's place on her wedding night!”
6.5
1932
1h 8m
DramaComedy
Director: William A. Wellman
Overview
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
Jim Gilson
George Brent
Jim Gilson
Eddie Fields
Lyle Talbot
Eddie Fields
Don Leslie
Hardie Albright
Don Leslie
Bull McDowell
David Landau
Bull McDowell
Spike Forgan
Murray Kinnell
Spike Forgan
Emily
Leila Bennett
Emily
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Anne Shirley
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
Mae Busch
Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)
Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller
Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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