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Fox Film Corporation presents

St. Elmo

directed by Jerome Storm

“The Monster of Hate Conquered by a Woman's Love”

19231h 0mNRDrama

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Fox Film Corporation presents

St. Elmo

directed by Jerome Storm

“The Monster of Hate Conquered by a Woman's Love”

19231h 0mNRDrama

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St. Elmo is a man who killed his romantic rival in a brawl. Traveling the world as a confirmed misogynist, St. Elmo returns to home and hearth only to fall in love with the daughter of the local blacksmith. The film is based on the 1867 novel of the same name written by Augusta Jane Evans. Today, St. Elmo is a lost film.

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misogynist lost film melodrama

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§ Cast

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John Gilbert

as St. Elmo Thornton

Barbara La Marr

Barbara La Marr

Bessie Love

Warner Baxter

as Murray Hammond

Lydia Knott

as Mrs. Thornton

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

as Rev. Alan Hammond

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