St. Elmo (1910 Thanhouser film)

St. Elmo was a 1910 American silent short drama film produced by the Thanhouser Company. It is based on the extremely popular 1866 novel St. Elmo by Augusta Jane Evans. The plot likely focused on the reformation of the cynical and initially cruel St. Elmo Murray through the influence of the virtuous Edna Earl. The film is now considered lost. The cast and crew information is incomplete, with only the identity of the director, Lloyd B. Carleton, known. The film was released on November 15, 1910, and was generally well-received by contemporary reviewers, who praised its faithfulness to the source material and its dramatic impact. The film's runtime is unknown, but given the standard for Thanhouser shorts, it was likely between 10 and 20 minutes.