Movie Details
Theatrical Release:May 21st, 1922
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount
The Ordeal (1922)
"A drama of today in a setting of gorgeous gowns and luxury"Movie
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.
