The Ordeal (1922)
A drama of today in a setting of gorgeous gowns and luxury
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.
- Date of release
- 1922-05-21
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Paul Powell
Casting
- Agnes Ayres — Sybil Bruce
- Conrad Nagel — Dr. Robert Acton
- Clarence Burton — George Bruce
- Edna Murphy — Helen Brayshaw
- Anne Schaefer — Minnie
- Gino Corrado — Gene
- Adele Farrington — Madame St. Levis
- Edward Martindel — Sir Francis Maynard
- Shannon Day — Kitty
- Claire Du Brey — Elise
- A. Edward Sutherland — Victim
Interesting facts
The Ordeal is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and written by Beulah Marie Dix and W. Somerset Maugham. The film stars Clarence Burton, Agnes Ayres, Conrad Nagel, Edna Murphy, Anne Schaefer, Gino Corrado, and Adele Farrington. The film was released on May 21, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.
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