Drama · United States of America · 1922 · 50m

The Ordeal

Director

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

Crew

Beulah Marie Dix — Writer W. Somerset Maugham — Story

Tagline

A drama of today in a setting of gorgeous gowns and luxury

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Paul Powell Director Beulah Marie Dix Writer W. Somerset Maugham Story

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