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.
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Lionel BarrymoreJim GordonMarguerite SkirvinJoan MadisonFranklyn HannaJim Gordon, Sr.Edgar L. DavenportHenry MadisonJohn SmileyBenjamin WatersPaul LawrenceSidney BensonJames C. MalaidyAlec (the delegate)
Howard TruesdaleMyles McCollGeorge StevensJerome HendricksFrank A. LyonsFrank WagnerMyra BrooksLiza PokeKeywords
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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityPartially Lost FilmDialogue densityDramaDirector preference479753Actor preference662657 · 108885 · 1359102Decade preference1910
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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.