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The Ordeal

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

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The Ordeal — Plot

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
  • Runtime
  • 50 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Paul Powell

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The Ordeal — Cast

Agnes Ayres photo Agnes Ayres Sybil Bruce Conrad Nagel photo Conrad Nagel Dr. Robert Acton Clarence Burton photo Clarence Burton George Bruce Edna Murphy photo Edna Murphy Helen Brayshaw Anne Schaefer photo Anne Schaefer Minnie Gino Corrado photo Gino Corrado Gene Adele Farrington photo Adele Farrington Madame St. Levis Edward Martindel photo Edward Martindel Sir Francis Maynard

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