The Purchase Price

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

Jul 23 1932 TV-PG 1h 8m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

Torch singer Joan Gordon, tiring of her relationship with small-time hood and racketeer Eddie Fields, flees to Montreal and becomes the mail-order bride of down-to-earth farmer Jim Gilson. Their chance for happiness is threatened by Gilson's own stubborness, a lecherous neighbor and the reappearance of Fields.

Written by

Arthur Stringer, Robert Lord

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lyle Talbot

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,945
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA