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The Writing on the Wall (1916)

1916-02-14 · EN
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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.

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Tefft JohnsonDirectorMarguerite BertschWriter

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Joseph KilgourJoseph KilgourIrving LawrenceVirginia PearsonVirginia PearsonBarbara LawrenceNaomi ChildersNaomi ChildersMurielCharles WellesleyCharles WellesleyPayneBobby ConnellyBobby ConnellyHarry LawrenceRobert GaillardRobert GaillardSchuyler LawrenceGeorge StevensGeorge StevensTrainorJosephine EarleJosephine EarleMeta DelatourMabel KellyMabel KellyHarry's Nurse

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference530117Actor preference900003 · 665152 · 310187Country preferenceUsDecade preference1910

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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.