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  • By Right of Purchase (1918)
  • 72 min | Drama
By Right of Purchase (1918)
72 min | Drama

Margot Hughes is a butterfly society girl who sells herself to the highest bidder. Her husband does not press his ownership "by right of purchase," and she misunderstands his delicacy and she things that love is lost to her. She goes to ...See moreMargot Hughes is a butterfly society girl who sells herself to the highest bidder. Her husband does not press his ownership "by right of purchase," and she misunderstands his delicacy and she things that love is lost to her. She goes to France to serve the cause of humanity. There they meet again and understanding comes. For the Program: A loveless marriage that turned out differently. - Moving Picture World, February 2, 1918. Written by Pamela Short See less
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Director
Writers
Harry O. Hoyt (scenario) | Margery Land May (story) (as Margery Land Mason)
Cinematographers
Alfred Huger Moses Jr. (as Alfred Moses Jr.) | Edward Wynard
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Updated Feb 28, 1918

Release date
Feb 1918 (United States)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Norma Talmadge
Margot Hughes Margot Hughes   See fewer
Eugene O'Brien
Chadwick Himes Chadwick Himes   See fewer
Ida Darling
Mrs. Hughes Mrs. Hughes   See fewer
William Courtleigh Jr.
Dick Derwent Dick Derwent   See fewer
Charles Wellesley
Donald Nugent Donald Nugent   See fewer
Florence Billings
Madge Sears (as Florence B. Billings) Madge Sears (as Florence B. Billings)   See fewer
Hedda Hopper
Society Woman (uncredited) Society Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
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