The Mouthpiece (play)

The Mouthpiece is a 1930 crime play by the British writer Edgar Wallace.

It was one of several theatrical failures written by Wallace following the enormous success of On the Spot, with a plot described as "flimsy".

[1] It ran for twelve performances at Wyndham's Theatre in the West End.

The cast included Emlyn Williams, Douglas Payne, Mabel Terry-Lewis and Margaret Bannerman.

[2] A gang of criminals discover that a young woman is unaware that she is about to inherit a fortune, and scheme to marry one of their members to her to get their hands on the money.