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 (1916-11-27)
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

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Films directed by Jack Conway

Films directed by Jack Conway
1910s	His Only Son (1912) The Penitentes (1915) The Silent Battle (1916) The Beckoning Trail (1916) The Social Buccaneer (1916) The Measure of a Man (1916) The Mainspring (1916) Her Soul's Inspiration (1917) Polly Redhead (1917) A Jewel in Pawn (1917) Come Through (1917) The Little Orphan (1917) The Charmer (1917) Bond of Fear (1917) Because of a Woman (1917) Her Decision (1918) Little Red Decides (1918) Desert Law (1918) A Diplomatic Mission (1918) You Can't Believe Everything (1918) Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
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)
1930s	They Learned About Women (1930) The Unholy Three (1930) New Moon (1930) The Easiest Way (1931) Just a Gigolo (1931) Arsène Lupin (1932) But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) Red-Headed Woman (1932) Hell Below (1933) The Solitaire Man (1933) The Nuisance (1933) Viva Villa! (1934) The Girl from Missouri (1934) The Gay Bride (1934) One New York Night (1935) A Tale of Two Cities (1935) Libeled Lady (1936) Saratoga (1937) A Yank at Oxford (1938) Too Hot to Handle (1938) Let Freedom Ring (1939) Lady of the Tropics (1939)
1940s	Boom Town (1940) Love Crazy (1941) Honky Tonk (1941) Crossroads (1942) Assignment in Brittany (1943) Dragon Seed (1944) High Barbaree (1947) The Hucksters (1947) Julia Misbehaves (1948)

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