Watch The Mainspring (1916) Official Trailer
0 / 10 IMDb November 27, 1916 0h 50m
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.
Director
Runtime
0h 50m
Release Date
November 27, 1916
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Cast
Ben F. Wilson
as Lawrence Ashmore / Larry Craven
Francelia Billington
as Jesse Craven
Wilbur Higby
as Richard Creelman
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Henry Holland
as Edith Craven
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Clyde Benson
as William Ramsdale
Raymond Whittaker
as Shackleton
Marc Robbins
as Israel Farnum
Thomas Jefferson
as James Sharp
Ed Brady
as Jerviss
Mary Maurice
as Bernice
Production Companies
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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