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.
Acting
Stanwyck's expressive eyes do three acts of storytelling.
Direction
Wellman cranks through plot like it's escaping the Hays Code.
Costume
Joan's transformation from satin gowns to calico is *chef's kiss*.
Director
William A. Wellman
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)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'shivaree' tradition depicted—noisy nighttime harassment of newlyweds—was genuinely practiced in rural America.
Made just before strict enforcement of the Hays Code, this is Stanwyck at her most unapologetically sensual.
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