Overview

Irving Lawrence owns some of the most decrepit tenements in town and is an all-around bad guy. He won't cooperate with the efforts of his wife, Barbara, to help the poor and sees other women behind her back. Muriel, one of his cast-offs, meets and marries Barbara's brother, Payne. Lawrence makes trouble for Muriel and fabricates a scandal involving his kindly brother Schuyler and Barbara.

Cast

Joseph Kilgour, Virginia Pearson, Naomi Childers, Bobby Connelly, Josephine Earle, Charles Wellesley, Robert Gaillard, George Stevens

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What is "Writing on the Wall" about?

Irving Lawrence owns some of the most decrepit tenements in town and is an all-around bad guy. He won't cooperate with the efforts of his wife, Barbara, to help the poor and sees other women behind her back. Muriel, one of his cast-offs, meets and marries Barbara's brother, Payne. Lawrence makes trouble for Muriel and fabricates a scandal involving his kindly brother Schuyler and Barbara.

When was "Writing on the Wall" released?

Writing on the Wall was released in 1916.

Who stars in "Writing on the Wall"?

The cast includes Joseph Kilgour, Virginia Pearson, Naomi Childers, Bobby Connelly.