The Upheaval

Duration: 53 min

Release date: 1916-08-28

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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.

Drama

The Upheaval

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Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Marguerite Skirvin

Marguerite Skirvin

as Joan Madison

as Jim Gordon, Sr.

Edgar L. Davenport

Edgar L. Davenport

as Henry Madison

as Benjamin Waters

as Sidney Benson

James C. Malaidy

James C. Malaidy

as Alec (the delegate)

Howard Truesdale

Howard Truesdale

as Myles McColl

as Jerome Hendricks

as Frank Wagner

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Director of Photography

Lawrence McCloskey

Lawrence McCloskey

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