Elmer Gantry
# If there was a dollar to be madeβGantry would make it β¦ If there was a soul to be savedβGantry would save it β¦
π 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.
π΅ Budget: USD
3,000,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1960-07-07
β Running Time:
146 mins
β Vote Average:
7.259
Beloved Cast
Elmer Gantry
Burt Lancaster
Sister Sharon Falconer
Jean Simmons
Jim Lefferts
Arthur Kennedy
William L. Morgan
Dean Jagger
Lulu Bains
Shirley Jones
Sister Rachel
Patti Page
George F. Babbitt
Edward Andrews
Rev. John Pengilly
John McIntire
Rev. Philip Garrison
Hugh Marlowe
Pete
Joe Maross
Reverend Planck
Philip Ober
Police Captain Holt
Barry Kelley
Reverend Ulrich
Wendell Holmes
Eddington
Dayton Lummis
Extra at Revival Meeting
Colin Kenny
Train Conductor
William H. O'Brien
Choir Member
Bert Stevens
Sam - Storekeeper
John Qualen
Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
Rex Ingram
Prostitute
Sally Fraser
Lincoln Police Captain
Robert P. Lieb
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
Benny - Photographer (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
George Cisar
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Ralph Dumke
Rev. Brown (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Dan Riss
Deaf Man (uncredited)
Max Showalter
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Rev. Phillips (uncredited)
Michael Whalen
Prostitute (uncredited)
Jean Willes
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman