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She took another woman's place on her wedding night!
1932 | 68m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
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| Writer: | Arthur Stringer, Robert Lord |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 23, 1932 |
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| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Writer: | Arthur Stringer, Robert Lord |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | farm, fistfight, marriage, north dakota, singer, mail order bride, farm life, pre-code, shivaree, seed, nightclub singer, unhappy marriage, indecent proposal, farming couple, runaway woman |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Barbara Stanwyck | Joan Gordon Gilson |
| George Brent | Jim Gilson |
| Lyle Talbot | Eddie Fields |
| Hardie Albright | Don Leslie |
| David Landau | Bull McDowell |
| Murray Kinnell | Spike Forgan |
| Leila Bennett | Emily |
| Anne Shirley | Sarah Tipton (uncredited) |
| Mae Busch | Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited) |
| Mike Donlin | Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited) |
| John 'Skins' Miller | Accordion Player Skins (uncredited) |
| Carlyle Moore Jr. | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited) |
| Jed Prouty | Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited) |
| Henry Roquemore | First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited) |
| Lucille Ward | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) |
| Adele Watson | Mrs. Sarah Tipton (uncredited) |
| Clarence Wilson | Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Arthur Stringer | Writer |
| Robert Lord | Writer |
| Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |
| William Holmes | Editor |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Dolph Zimmer | Assistant Director |
| Robert B. Lee | Sound Recordist |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| William Forsyth | Casting Assistant |
| Hollis Barnes | Hairstylist |
| Alma Armstrong | Hairstylist |
| William A. Wellman | Director |
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