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6.519321h 8mNRMovieDramaRomance

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.

DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
WritersRobert Lord·Arthur Stringer

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Cast · Directed by William A. Wellman

BSBarbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Joan Gordon Gilson
GBGeorge Brent
George Brent
Jim Gilson
LTLyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
Eddie Fields
HAHardie Albright
Hardie Albright
Don Leslie
DLDavid Landau
David Landau
Bull McDowell
MKMurray Kinnell
Murray Kinnell
Spike Forgan
LBLeila Bennett
Leila Bennett
Emily
ASAnne Shirley
Anne Shirley
Sarah Tipton (uncredited)
MBMae Busch
Mae Busch
Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
MDMike Donlin
Mike Donlin
Shivaree Attendee Tom Buchanan (uncredited)
JMJohn 'Skins' Miller
John 'Skins' Miller
Accordion Player Skins (uncredited)
CJCarlyle Moore Jr.
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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