The Ordeal (1922)
A drama of today in a setting of gorgeous gowns and luxury
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Sybil marries George Bruce, an alcoholic 20 years her senior, In order to provide for her crippled sister, Helen, and her brother, Geoffrey. Bruce becomes jealous of Sybil's attentions to young physician Robert Acton, and when Bruce suffers a heart attack and calls for digitalis, Sybil allows the vial to break and he dies.
- Release date
- May 21, 1922
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Agnes Ayres as Sybil Bruce
- Conrad Nagel as Dr. Robert Acton
- Clarence Burton as George Bruce
- Edna Murphy as Helen Brayshaw
- Anne Schaefer as Minnie
- Gino Corrado as Gene
- Adele Farrington as Madame St. Levis
- Edward Martindel as Sir Francis Maynard
- Shannon Day as Kitty
- Claire Du Brey as Elise
Crew
- Paul Powell · Director
- Beulah Marie Dix · Writer
- W. Somerset Maugham · Writer
- Harry Perry · Cinematographer