Elmer Gantry
“If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …”
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Synopsis
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Cast
Burt Lancaster·Elmer Gantry
Jean Simmons·Sister Sharon Falconer
Arthur Kennedy·Jim Lefferts
Dean Jagger·William L. Morgan
Shirley Jones·Lulu Bains
Patti Page·Sister Rachel
Edward Andrews·George F. Babbitt
John McIntire·Rev. John Pengilly
Hugh Marlowe·Rev. Philip Garrison
Joe Maross·Pete