Drama · United States of America · 1916 · 53m

The Upheaval

Director

Cast

Lionel Barrymore as Jim Gordon Marguerite Skirvin as Joan Madison Franklyn Hanna as Jim Gordon, Sr. Edgar L. Davenport as Henry Madison John Smiley as Benjamin Waters Paul Lawrence as Sidney Benson

Crew

John Arnold — Director of Photography Lawrence McCloskey — Story

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Charles Horan Director John Arnold Director of Photography Lawrence McCloskey Story

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