
The Ordeal 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.
Drama
- Release Date
May 21, 1922
- Popularity: 0.2315
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- Directed by
Paul Powell
- Written by
W. Somerset Maugham
- Productions
Paramount Pictures (US)
- Budget
Revenue: NA
Duration: 50 min
Top Cast
Crew & Team

W. Somerset Maugham
Story

Beulah Marie Dix
Writer