The Mainspring Explained

The Mainspring
Director:	Jack Conway
Cinematography:	Edward A. Kull
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States

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

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Parish & Pitts p.75