The Ordeal(1922)

Name: The Ordeal (1922)
Genre: Drama
Released: 1922-05-21

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

7.00h 50mDrama

Directed by Paul Powell

Written by Beulah Marie Dix, W. Somerset Maugham

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Overview

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.

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