The Upheaval

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.

Directed by Charles Horan

Top cast

Lionel Barrymore

Jim Gordon

Marguerite Skirvin

Joan Madison

Franklyn Hanna

Jim Gordon, Sr.

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Edgar L. Davenport

Henry Madison

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John Smiley

Benjamin Waters

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Paul Lawrence

Sidney Benson

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James C. Malaidy

Alec (the delegate)

Howard Truesdale

Myles McColl

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George Stevens

Jerome Hendricks

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Frank A. Lyons

Frank Wagner

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Myra Brooks

Liza Poke

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