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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Lionel Barrymore
Jim Gordon
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Marguerite Skirvin
Joan Madison
Also in
A Parisian Romance
The Rise of Susan
Franklyn Hanna
Jim Gordon, Sr.
Also in
Kidnapped
The Web of Deceit
Edgar L. Davenport
Henry Madison
Also in
Samson
The Great White Trail
John Smiley
Benjamin Waters
Also in
Out Yonder
The Gray Horror
Paul Lawrence
Sidney Benson
Also in
The Road to Fame
The Final Judgment
James C. Malaidy
Alec (the delegate)
Also in
Outcast
Howard Truesdale
Myles McColl
Known for
Go West
George Stevens
Jerome Hendricks
Also in
The False and the True
Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company, Ltd.
Frank A. Lyons
Frank Wagner
Also in
A Short Life and a Merry One
All on Account of a Transfer
Myra Brooks
Liza Poke
Also in
Polly with a Past
The Lifted Veil
Charles Horan Director · Lawrence McCloskey Story John Arnold Cinematographer
United States release August 28, 1916 · Produced in United States
Production
Rolfe Photoplays
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · August 28, 1916
Theatrical
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