Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

146 mins | Drama | July 7, 1960

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.

Elmer Gantry

146 mins | Drama | July 7, 1960

Elmer Gantry
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers United Artists
Original title Elmer Gantry
Directors Tom Shaw, Richard Brooks
Writers Sinclair Lewis, Richard Brooks

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Elmer Gantry

Jean Simmons

as Sister Sharon Falconer

Arthur Kennedy

as Jim Lefferts

Dean Jagger

as William L. Morgan

Shirley Jones

as Lulu Bains

Patti Page

as Sister Rachel

Edward Andrews

as George F. Babbitt

John McIntire

as Rev. John Pengilly

Hugh Marlowe

as Rev. Philip Garrison

Joe Maross

as Pete

Philip Ober

as Reverend Planck

Barry Kelley

as Police Captain Holt

Wendell Holmes

as Reverend Ulrich

Dayton Lummis

as Eddington

Colin Kenny

as Extra at Revival Meeting

William H. O'Brien

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Choir Member

John Qualen

as Sam - Storekeeper

Rex Ingram

as Preacher of Black Congregation

Sally Fraser

as Prostitute