The Purchase Price

193268 minDramaComedyParents Guide

6.5

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.

Top 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

Leila Bennett

Leila Bennett

Emily

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)

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