The Purchase Price

July. 23,1932      NR
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Barbara Stanwyck as  Joan Gordon Gilson
George Brent as  Jim Gilson
Lyle Talbot as  Eddie Fields
Hardie Albright as  Don Leslie
David Landau as  Bull McDowell
Murray Kinnell as  Spike Forgan
Leila Bennett as  Emily
Anne Shirley as  Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Mae Busch as  Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
Mike Donlin as  Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)

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Reviews

Solemplex
1932/07/23

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Lightdeossk
1932/07/24

Captivating movie !

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Anoushka Slater
1932/07/25

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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Zandra
1932/07/26

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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