The Upheaval (1916)
August 28, 1916Release Date
The Upheaval (1916)
August 28, 1916Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Lionel Barrymore
Jim Gordon
Marguerite Skirvin
Joan Madison
Franklyn Hanna
Jim Gordon, Sr.
Edgar L. Davenport
Henry Madison
Charles Horan
Director
Lawrence McCloskey
Writer
Howard Truesdale
Myles McColl
John Arnold
Cinematographer
George Stevens
Jerome Hendricks
John Smiley
Benjamin Waters
Frank A. Lyons
Frank Wagner
Paul Lawrence
Sidney Benson
Myra Brooks
Liza Poke
James C. Malaidy
Alec (the delegate)
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Wiki.
The Upheaval is a 1916 silent film drama directed by Charles Horan and starring Lionel Barrymore. It was produced by B. A. Rolfe and distributed by Metro Pictures. It is based on a short story by Lawrence McCloskey The Upheaval.A surviving film at George Eastman House.