- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1917-12-16
- Director: Gilbert P. Hamilton
- Writers: George DuBois Proctor , R. Cecil Smith
- Language: None
- Stars: Irene Hunt , Rowland V. Lee , Josie Sedgwick , Edward Jobson , Joey Jacobs , Frank MacQuarrie , Frank Newburg
- Runtime: 50 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Maternal Spark (United States of America) , The Maternal Spark , The Maternal Instinct (United States of America)
- Plot: Brought from a small town to the big city as the protégé of a railroad president, Howard Helm proves himself too weak for the town. His rapid advancement leads to stock gambling and, of course, the other woman. The railroad president checks the gambling by the simple process of breaking and firing Helm; Mary looks after the other woman and they go back to Pepperell to start afresh.
- IMDB:tt0178745
The Maternal Spark Cast
Gilbert P. Hamilton
Director
Irene Hunt
Mary Helms
Rowland V. Lee
Howard Helms
Josie Sedgwick
Clarice
Edward Jobson
Mills
Joey Jacobs
Bumpkins
Frank MacQuarrie
Lansing Hawley
Frank Newburg
Mill's Lawyer