The Upheaval

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1916
  • 53m
  • Drama

Young Jim takes over from his father, political boss Jim Gordon Sr. As ruthless and unfeeling as his dad, Young Jim blocks the efforts by a crusading newspaper to bring about reforms in the city's tenement district. But he comes to regret his intransigence when his father is ruined financially.

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Director
Charles Horan
Starring
Lionel Barrymore, Marguerite Skirvin, Franklyn Hanna, Edgar L. Davenport

Cast

  • Lionel Barrymore

    Lionel Barrymore

    Jim Gordon

  • Marguerite Skirvin

    Marguerite Skirvin

    Joan Madison

  • Franklyn Hanna

    Franklyn Hanna

    Jim Gordon, Sr.

  • Edgar L. Davenport

    Henry Madison

  • John Smiley

    Benjamin Waters

  • Paul Lawrence

    Sidney Benson

  • James C. Malaidy

    Alec (the delegate)

  • Howard Truesdale

    Howard Truesdale

    Myles McColl

  • George Stevens

    Jerome Hendricks

  • Frank A. Lyons

    Frank Wagner

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