Elmer Gantry
Richard Brooks | United States of America
July 7, 1960 | 146m
If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …
Drama
Overview:
When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.
Credits
| Burt Lancaster | Elmer Gantry |
| Jean Simmons | Sister Sharon Falconer |
| Arthur Kennedy | Jim Lefferts |
| Dean Jagger | William L. Morgan |
| Shirley Jones | Lulu Bains |
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Keywords
based on novel or bookcon manfraudkansas, usareligionpreacherreligious hypocrisytraveling salesmanevangelistrevivalism
