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.

Director: Charles Horan

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