St. Elmo (film)

For other uses, see St. Elmo (disambiguation) and San Telmo (disambiguation).
St. Elmo
Directed by Jerome Storm
Written by Augusta Jane Evans (novel)
Jules Furthman
Starring John Gilbert
Barbara La Marr
Bessie Love
Cinematography Joseph H. August
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s) September 30, 1923
Running time 60 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

St. Elmo is a 1923 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]

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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.[3]

Cast

Production

The 1867 novel was adapted the same year in Great Britain.[4] During production, John Gilbert and Barbara La Marr had an 'intense sexual affair'.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Screenplay Info for St. Elmo (1923)". Turner Classic Movies. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=499629&category=Screenplay. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
  2. ^ St. Elmo at the silentera.com
  3. ^ "Screenplay Info for St. Elmo (1923)". Turner Classic Movies. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=499629&category=Full. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet. "Review Summary". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/111534/St-Elmo/overview. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
  5. ^ "The Legendary Barbara La Marr". Classic Images. http://www.classicimages.com/past_issues/view/?x=/1996/may/barblamarr.html. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 

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