The Purchase Price

1h 8min

Drama

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

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
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 'Skins' Miller

John 'Skins' Miller

Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.

Carlyle Moore Jr.

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry '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)

Release date

23rd Jul 1932

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English