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The Purchase Price

Release Year
1932
Runtime
1h 8m
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Directed By
William A. Wellman
The Purchase Price

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

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Joan Gordon Gilson

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)

Mae Busch

Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)

Mike Donlin

Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)

Carlyle Moore Jr.

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Jed Prouty

Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)

Crew

William A. Wellman

Director

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

William Holmes

Editor

Arthur Stringer

Writer

Robert Lord

Writer

Robert B. Lee

Sound Recordist

Hollis Barnes

Hairstylist

Alma Armstrong

Hairstylist

Dolph Zimmer

Assistant Director

William Forsyth

Casting Assistant

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