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      The Purchase Price

      Released Jul 23, 1932 1h 10m Drama List
      Reviews 47% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Nightclub chanteuse Joan Gordon (Barbara Stanwyck) desperately wants to end her illicit relationship with underworld kingpin Ed Fields (Lyle Talbot). But breaking up with such a powerful man won't be easy. In an effort to escape, Joan travels to North Dakota to be the mail-order bride of wheat grower Jim Gilson (George Brent). Although it's a long way from the seedy streets of New York City, Joan's less than lustrous past resurfaces when Eddie shows up to bring her back. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 17 Buy Now

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      David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a fairly basic premise that’s employed to watchable yet thoroughly forgettable effect by Wellman... Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 20, 2023 Full Review Sean Axmaker Parallax View Wellman knows how to delivers the sex... Mar 24, 2009 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Brent and Stanwyck do a nice job of opposites falling in love. Rated: B- Sep 7, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D The script isn't worthy of Stanwyck. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Stanwyck escapes gangster boyfriend and becomes farmer. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review joe m Oldie but goodie where Stanwyck goes from night club moll to Dakota mail order bride. Somewhat wooden acting, especially by Brent, but at just over an hour, a pleasant diversion. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Barbara Stanwyck had me from the beginning, as she crooned "Take Me Away" so seductively in the movie's first scene, and she could do no wrong from then on. Those eyes, that voice. She's so beautiful, and so natural as an actor. She plays a nightclub singer who becomes a mail-order bride to a farmer (Jim Gilson) in the middle of nowhere after wanting to get away from city life. It all moves a little too quickly for her as she has a rapid civil ceremony practically after stepping off a long train ride, and that evening she rebuffs her new husband's advances. He's the sensitive sort and can't forget it, even after she comes around and makes it clear she wants to consummate their marriage, talking to him sweetly and sincerely, and later beckoning him with lingerie. The movie is not all that well regarded, but I found it sweet, and Stanwyck captivating. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review ashley h The Purchase Price is an excellent film. It is about a torch singer who becomes a mail-order bride for a farmer. Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent give amazing performances. The screenplay is well written. William A. Wellman did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and humor. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member another pre-code wellman sr mail rdewr vbride, like my grandma was also. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Nightclub chanteuse Joan Gordon (Barbara Stanwyck) desperately wants to end her illicit relationship with underworld kingpin Ed Fields (Lyle Talbot). But breaking up with such a powerful man won't be easy. In an effort to escape, Joan travels to North Dakota to be the mail-order bride of wheat grower Jim Gilson (George Brent). Although it's a long way from the seedy streets of New York City, Joan's less than lustrous past resurfaces when Eddie shows up to bring her back.
      Director
      William A. Wellman
      Distributor
      Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Warner Bros.
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 23, 1932, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 1, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 10m
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