The Upheaval (1916)
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.
- Date of release
- 1916-08-28
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Charles Horan
Casting
- Lionel Barrymore — Jim Gordon
- Marguerite Skirvin — Joan Madison
- 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 — Myles McColl
- George Stevens — Jerome Hendricks
- Frank A. Lyons — Frank Wagner
- Myra Brooks — Liza Poke
Interesting facts
The Upheaval is a 1916 silent film drama directed by Charles Horan and starring Lionel Barrymore. It was produced by B. A. Rolfe and distributed by Metro Pictures. It is based on a short story by Lawrence McCloskey The Upheaval.
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