The Mainspring (1916)
Finding himself penniless, Lawrence Ashmore, whose late father was ruined on the stock exchange, obtains a position as a reporter. Ashmore is assigned to investigate the reported fatal illness of Jesse Craven, one of Wall Street's financial monarchs.
- Date of release
- 1916-11-27
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jack Conway
Casting
- Ben F. Wilson — Lawrence Ashmore / Larry Craven
- Francelia Billington — Jesse Craven
- Wilbur Higby — Richard Creelman
- Henry Holland — Edith Craven
- Clyde Benson — William Ramsdale
- Raymond Whittaker — Shackleton
- Marc Robbins — Israel Farnum
- Thomas Jefferson — James Sharp
- Ed Brady — Jerviss
- Mary Maurice — Bernice
Interesting facts
The Mainspring is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ben F. Wilson, Wilbur Higby and Francelia Billington.
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