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?
00:13:08 Emily.
00:16:37 That one's nice.
00:18:15 So you're taking the fatal plunge.
00:21:49 This is the living room.
00:25:23 Oh, let me go.
00:28:05 The other guests are...
00:30:46 I only wish the mail was from Mrs. Gilson.
00:33:06 Sure I want a nightcap.
00:37:23 Mm-hm.
00:38:59 Has it been agony?
00:40:56 By that time, this land will no longer belong to me.
00:43:36 Oh...
00:47:02 Well, it seems to me it ought to be...
00:50:11 There, now. He's all dressed for company.
00:52:51 My wife's had a hard ride across the prairie.
00:54:58 We were together almost three years.
00:57:15 You engineered this. Bank was willing to wait.
00:59:45 I love him. Can't you understand that?
01:05:26 Shut up. Come on.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed673
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:02:32
Final line01:05:26
Production Record
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,945