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The Purchase Price

  • 1932
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in The Purchase Price (1932)
A torch singer becomes a mail-order bride for a farmer.
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A torch singer becomes a farmer's mail-order bride.A torch singer becomes a farmer's mail-order bride.A torch singer becomes a farmer's mail-order bride.

  • Director
    • William A. Wellman
  • Writers
    • Arthur Stringer
    • Robert Lord
  • Stars
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • George Brent
    • Lyle Talbot
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Arthur Stringer
      • Robert Lord
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • George Brent
      • Lyle Talbot
    • 46User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Joan Gordon
    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
    • Forgan
    Leila Bennett
    Leila Bennett
    • Emily
    Mae Busch
    Mae Busch
    • Queenie - Girl on Train
    • (uncredited)
    Nick Copeland
    • Skins' Pal at Shivaree
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Donlin
    Mike Donlin
    • Tom Buchanan - Man at Shivaree
    • (uncredited)
    Harrison Greene
    • Man in Hotel Lobby
    • (uncredited)
    Crauford Kent
    Crauford Kent
    • A.C. Peters - The Banker
    • (uncredited)
    Matt McHugh
    Matt McHugh
    • Waco - Fields' Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    John 'Skins' Miller
    • Skins - The Accordion Player
    • (uncredited)
    Carlyle Moore Jr.
    Carlyle Moore Jr.
    • Hotel Desk Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Mortimer
    Edmund Mortimer
    • Dance Extra
    • (uncredited)
    William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    • Waiter in Opening Nightclub Scene
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Otho
    • Extra in Beer Hall and at Shivaree
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Arthur Stringer
      • Robert Lord
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      During the wheat-burning scene a stand-in was used instead of Barbara Stanwyck, but she didn't think the stand-in acted as the character so Stanwyck decided to play it herself. This resulted in her getting some burns on her legs, but she never complained.
    • Goofs
      When Barbara Stanwyck gets off the train in North Dakota the terrain is very mountainous. North Dakota is on the Great Plains - very flat.
    • Quotes

      Eddie 'Ed' Fields: Ya daffy little tahmata, I'm bugs about ya. I'd marry ya myself, if I wasn't already married.

    • Connections
      Featured in Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Take Me Away
      (1932) (uncredited)
      Music by Peter Tinturin
      Lyrics by Sidney Clare and Charles Tobias
      Played during the opening credits and at the end
      Sung by Barbara Stanwyck at the nightclub
      Played as background music often

    User reviews46

    Featured review

    See Stanwyck rocket from hard-bitten Sardi's sophisticate to Dakota farmhand!

    Of course this delicious tour-de-force is totally incredible... but WOW! You can't take your eyes off the screen in case Wellman gives his heroine whiplash as she moves from plushly-kept woman in Manhattan to mail-order farmer's bride in North Dakota. From take-out at Tiffany's to hauling coal nuggets 20 miles through a blizzard. From igniting the lust in men with her daring chanteusing to putting out the fire villains set to her and hubby George Brent's last-hope crop of wheat. All in just over 60 minutes!
    • dennis4
    • Apr 10, 2000
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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Night Flower
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $202,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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