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Release Date: July 23, 1932
| Year | : | 1932 |
| Slogan | : | «She took another woman's place on her wedding night!» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Comedy |
| Production Companies | : | The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Director | : | William A. Wellman |
| Producers | : | William Forsyth |
| Writers | : | Robert Lord, Arthur Stringer |
| RunTime | : | 68 mins. |
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.
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Main Actors
Barbara Stanwyck
Character : Joan Gordon Gilson
George Brent
Character : Jim Gilson
Lyle Talbot
Character : Eddie Fields
Hardie Albright
Character : Don Leslie
David Landau
Character : Bull McDowell
Murray Kinnell
Character : Spike Forgan
Leila Bennett
Character : Emily
Anne Shirley
Character : Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Mae Busch
Character : Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
Character : Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)
John "Skins" Miller
Character : Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Character : Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Character : Harmonica Player Joe Atterbury (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Character : Elks Crossing Jeweler (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Character : First Man Joan Sings To (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
Character : Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Adele Watson
Character : Mrs. Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Character : Justice of the Peace Elmer (uncredited)
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