The Mainspring

The Mainspring
The Mainspring
Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	Charles Agnew MacLean; William Parker;
Starring	Ben F. Wilson; Wilbur Higby; Francelia Billington;
Cinematography	Edward A. Kull
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 27, 1916;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

The Mainspring is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ben F. Wilson, Wilbur Higby and Francelia Billington.^[1]

Cast

Ben F. Wilson as Lawrence Ashmore / Larry Craven
Wilbur Higby as Jesse Craven
Henry Holland as Richard Creelman
Francelia Billington as Edith Craven
Clyde Benson as William Ramsdale
Raymond Whitaker as Shackleton
Marc B. Robbins as Israel Farnum
Thomas Jefferson as James Sharp
Ed Brady as Jerviss
Mary Maurice as Bernice

References

^ Parish & Pitts p.75

Bibliography

James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. Film directors: a guide to their American films. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

External links

The Mainspring at IMDb

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[1] Parish & Pitts p.75

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1920s	The Dwelling Place of Light (1920) The U.P. Trail (1920) The Money Changers (1920) Riders of the Dawn (1920) The Servant in the House (1921) The Kiss (1921) A Daughter of the Law (1921) The Rage of Paris (1921) The Killer (1921) The Spenders (1921) The Millionaire (1921) Don't Shoot (1922) Across the Dead-Line (1922) The Long Chance (1922) Step on It! (1922) Another Man's Shoes (1922) The Prisoner (1923) What Wives Want (1923) Lucretia Lombard (1923) Trimmed in Scarlet (1923) Sawdust (1923) Quicksands (1923) The Roughneck (1924) The Heart Buster (1924) The Trouble Shooter (1924) The Only Thing (1925) The Hunted Woman (1925) Soul Mates (1925) Brown of Harvard (1926) The Understanding Heart (1927) Twelve Miles Out (1927) Bringing Up Father (1928) The Smart Set (1928) While the City Sleeps (1928) Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928) Our Modern Maidens (1929) Untamed (1929)
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