Exclusive Rights

Exclusive Rights
Directed by	Frank O'Connor
Written by	Eve Unsell Jerome N. Wilson
Starring	Gayne Whitman Lillian Rich Gaston Glass
Cinematography	André Barlatier
Production company	Preferred Pictures
Distributed by	Preferred Pictures
Release date	December 15, 1926
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Exclusive Rights is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Gayne Whitman, Lillian Rich and Gaston Glass.

Plot

In the race for governor, Stanley Wharton emerges as a staunch opponent of Al Morris, a powerful figure controlling both criminals and politicians behind the scenes. After winning the election, Wharton upholds the death sentence of Bickel, a member of a criminal gang, for a murder conviction. Meanwhile, Morris, in collaboration with Catherine Courtwright, Wharton's fiancée, aims to pass a new law abolishing capital punishment. To achieve this, Morris orchestrates a scheme to frame Wharton's war comrade, Mack Miller, for the murder of Bat Hoover at the Elite Club, a known gang hangout. Caught between his loyalty to his friend and his responsibilities as governor, Wharton refuses to sign the bill despite Catherine breaking off their engagement. Sadie, secretly married to Mack, obtains a confession from Flash Fleming, but Fleming is killed before he can sign it. Wharton employs a strategic maneuver to deceive Morris into believing that Mack has been executed, ultimately forcing Morris to reveal crucial information and obtaining a statement from Bickel.

Cast

• Gayne Whitman as Stanley Wharton
• Lillian Rich as Catherine Courtwright
• Gloria Gordon as Mae Morton
• Raymond McKee as Mack Miller
• Gaston Glass as Flash Fleming
• Grace Cunard as Nightclub Hostess
• Sheldon Lewis as Bickel
• Charles Hill Mailes as Booss Morris
• Shirley Palmer as Sadie Towner
• James Bradbury Jr. as Bat Hoover
• Fletcher Norton as Garth
• Jimmy Savo as Specialty Dancer

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• Exclusive Rights at IMDb