The Upheaval

Aug 28, 1916

0h 53m

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Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Rolfe Photoplays

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Cast

Jim Gordon

Lionel Barrymore

Joan Madison

Marguerite Skirvin

Jim Gordon, Sr.

Franklyn Hanna

Henry Madison

Edgar L. Davenport

Benjamin Waters

John Smiley

Sidney Benson

Paul Lawrence

Alec (the delegate)

James C. Malaidy

Myles McColl

Howard Truesdale

Jerome Hendricks

George Stevens

Frank Wagner

Frank A. Lyons

Liza Poke

Myra Brooks

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