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Elmer Gantry

72.61 %|Jul 7, 1960|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Marjorie Fowler
Editor
Bernard Smith
Producer
André Previn
Original Music Composer
John Alton
Director of Photography
Richard Brooks
Director
Sinclair Lewis
Novel
Richard Brooks
Screenplay
Edward Carrere
Art Direction

Cast

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