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.

Cast

Agnes Ayres, Conrad Nagel, Clarence Burton, Edna Murphy, Anne Schaefer, Gino Corrado, Adele Farrington, Edward Martindel

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What is "The Ordeal" about?

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.

When was "The Ordeal" released?

The Ordeal was released in 1922.

Who stars in "The Ordeal"?

The cast includes Agnes Ayres, Conrad Nagel, Clarence Burton, Edna Murphy.

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