The Upheaval

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Lionel Barrymore Jim Gordon

Marguerite Skirvin Joan Madison

Franklyn Hanna Jim Gordon, Sr.

Edgar L. Davenport Henry Madison

John Smiley Benjamin Waters