“A drama of today in a setting of gorgeous gowns and luxury”
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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Cast
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Agnes Ayres
Sybil Bruce
Known for
The Sheik
The Ten Commandments
Conrad Nagel
Dr. Robert Acton
Known for
All That Heaven Allows
The Divorcee
Clarence Burton
George Bruce
Known for
The Ten Commandments
The Sign of the Cross
Edna Murphy
Helen Brayshaw
Also in
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Behind Office Doors
Anne Schaefer
Minnie
Also in
A Little Princess
Johanna Enlists
Gino Corrado
Gene
Also in
Paradise Canyon
Pest from the West
Adele Farrington
Madame St. Levis
Also in
Hypocrites
Her Defiance
Edward Martindel
Sir Francis Maynard
Also in
Lady Windermere's Fan
You'd Be Surprised
Shannon Day
Kitty
Also in
Worldly Goods
Forbidden Fruit
Claire Du Brey
Elise
Known for
Cinderella
Lust for Life
A. Edward Sutherland
Victim
Also in
The Danger Girl
Nancy from Nowhere
Paul Powell Director · Beulah Marie Dix Writer W. Somerset Maugham Story
United States release May 21, 1922 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · May 21, 1922
Theatrical
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