The Upheaval (1916)

Cast

Lionel Barrymore, Marguerite Skirvin, Franklyn Hanna, Edgar L. Davenport, John Smiley

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.