Is The Purchase Price easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Purchase Price end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Purchase Price sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Purchase Price violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Purchase Price scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Purchase Price

Name: The Purchase Price
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1932
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lyle Talbot, Hardie Albright, David Landau

She took another woman's place on her wedding night!

Directed by William A. Wellman

Produced by The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

193268 min6.5 / 10

A pre-code romantic comedy-drama about a nightclub singer escaping her past through a mail-order marriage, discovering genuine love amid rural hardship and urban temptation.

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.

Questions people ask

Is The Purchase Price easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does The Purchase Price end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is The Purchase Price sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Purchase Price violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Purchase Price scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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