The Purchase Price
1932 · 68 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,945 VOTES · DIR. William A. Wellman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 673 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:32 - Stop it, will you? - Sure.
00:04:19 ...I'm grabbing it.
00:06:28 If you ever need or want anything...
00:09:57 - I won't be around here much longer. - No?
00:11:28 What does this mail-order Romeo of yours look like?
00:13:28 Yours has got bushy eyebrows.
00:16:40 Hm.
00:18:18 Quit your giggling, Ma.
00:21:52 And that's the kitchen.
00:25:27 Oh, get away from me.
00:28:11 - We'll make this alive. Yeah.
00:30:51 Look out he don't shoot you, Bull.
00:33:13 Come on over and see us sometime.
00:37:37 Not always.
00:39:10 You don't know these northwest winters.
00:41:27 Good evening, Mrs. Gilson.
00:44:31 - Good morning. Golly, it's cold. - Haven't seen anything yet.
00:47:11 No.
00:50:24 I don't wanna touch it.
00:53:17 But how on earth did you ever find me?
00:55:17 - And we both... - Shut up! Don't say that!
00:57:25 I made you a fair proposition.
00:59:54 - I'm so grateful, Eddie. - Oh, lay off, will you?
01:07:16 And I'm going to put you right to bed.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed673
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:02:32
Final line01:07:16
Production Record
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,945