St. Elmo (1923 American film)

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St. Elmo
Directed by Jerome Storm
Written by Jules G. Furthman
Based on St. Elmo
by Augusta Jane Evans
Starring John Gilbert
Barbara La Marr
Bessie Love
Cinematography Joseph H. August
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release dates
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  • September 30, 1923 (1923-09-30) (United States)
Running time
 60 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

St. Elmo is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm. Distributed by Fox Film Corporation, the film is based on the 1867 novel of the same name written by Augusta Jane Evans.[1] Today St. Elmo is a lost film.[2]

Plot

When St. Elmo Thornton catches his fiancée Agnes in the arms of his best friend Murray Hammond, he shoots Hammond and decides to travel around the world in hopes of forgetting women. Upon returning, he meets Edna, the blacksmith's daughter who is living with his minister. In the end, St. Elmo becomes a minister and marries Edna.[1]

Cast

Production

During production, John Gilbert and Barbara La Marr had an "intense sexual affair".[3]

A British adaptation of the same source material was made the same year.[4]

See also

References

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