A century-old ghost movie about a man who hates women until he doesn't — and nobody can watch it.
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.
Acting
Barbara La Marr, 'The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful' — allegedly.
Production
Survived 99 years before vanishing; peak irony.
Director
Jerome Storm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1867 novel was a massive bestseller; this adaptation arrived as Victorian melodrama was dying and flappers were rising.
Barbara La Marr was so notorious for her love life that studios invented 'too beautiful' as a PR spin; she died at 29.
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