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The Upheaval (1916)

NR · 1916-08-28 · EN
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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.

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Charles HoranDirector

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Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreJim GordonMarguerite SkirvinMarguerite SkirvinJoan MadisonFranklyn HannaFranklyn HannaJim Gordon, Sr.Edgar L. DavenportEdgar L. DavenportHenry MadisonJohn SmileyJohn SmileyBenjamin WatersPaul LawrencePaul LawrenceSidney BensonJames C. MalaidyJames C. MalaidyAlec (the delegate)Howard TruesdaleHoward TruesdaleMyles McCollGeorge StevensGeorge StevensJerome HendricksFrank A. LyonsFrank A. LyonsFrank WagnerMyra BrooksMyra BrooksLiza Poke

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Partially lost film

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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.