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The Ordeal (1922)

The Ordeal poster
Directed by
Paul Powell
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lost silent drama about a person facing a difficult test or trial. The story follows someone dealing with emotional hardship in a quiet, serious way.

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What happens

The Ordeal is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and written by Beulah Marie Dix and W. Somerset Maugham. The film stars Clarence Burton, Agnes Ayres, Conrad Nagel, Edna Murphy, Anne Schaefer, Gino Corrado, and Adele Farrington. The film was released on May 21, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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