The Mainspring
1916, English. Directed by Jack Conway.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 27 November 1916
- Written by
- William Parker, Charles Agnew MacLean
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The Mainspring isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1916. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Mainspring?
The Mainspring (1916) was directed by Jack Conway and stars Ben F. Wilson, Francelia Billington, Wilbur Higby.