Elmer Gantry (1960)

Elmer Gantry (1960)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1960-07-07 United States of America 146 Min. PG-13
7.3 184 votes
Drama

Overview

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 is Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
Jean Simmons is Sister Sharon Falconer
Sister Sharon Falconer
Arthur Kennedy is Jim Lefferts
Jim Lefferts
Dean Jagger is William L. Morgan
William L. Morgan
Shirley Jones is Lulu Bains
Lulu Bains
Patti Page is Sister Rachel
Sister Rachel
Edward Andrews is George F. Babbitt
George F. Babbitt
John McIntire is Rev. John Pengilly
Rev. John Pengilly
Hugh Marlowe is Rev. Philip Garrison
Rev. Philip Garrison
Joe Maross is Pete
Pete
Philip Ober is Reverend Planck
Reverend Planck
Barry Kelley is Police Captain Holt
Police Captain Holt
Wendell Holmes is Reverend Ulrich
Reverend Ulrich
Dayton Lummis is Eddington
Eddington
Colin Kenny is Extra at Revival Meeting
Extra at Revival Meeting
William H. O'Brien is Train Conductor
Train Conductor
Bert Stevens is Choir Member
Choir Member
John Qualen is Sam - Storekeeper
Sam - Storekeeper
Rex Ingram is Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
Sally Fraser is Prostitute
Prostitute
Robert P. Lieb is Lincoln Police Captain
Lincoln Police Captain
Larry J. Blake is Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Peter Brocco is Benny - Photographer (uncredited)
Benny - Photographer (uncredited)
George Cisar is Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke is Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Everett Glass is Rev. Brown (uncredited)
Rev. Brown (uncredited)
Sol Gorss is Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited)
Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt is Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Dan Riss is Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Max Showalter is Deaf Man (uncredited)
Deaf Man (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel is Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Michael Whalen is Rev. Phillips (uncredited)
Rev. Phillips (uncredited)
Jean Willes is Prostitute (uncredited)
Prostitute (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman is Congregation Member (uncredited)
Congregation Member (uncredited)

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