Elmer Gantry
07/07/1960
2h 26m

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


Philip Ober
Reverend Planck


Barry Kelley
Police Captain Holt


Wendell Holmes
Reverend Ulrich


Dayton Lummis
Eddington


Colin Kenny
Extra at Revival Meeting


William H. O'Brien
Train Conductor
Bert Stevens
Choir Member


John Qualen
Sam - Storekeeper


Rex Ingram
Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)


Sally Fraser
Prostitute
Robert P. Lieb
Lincoln Police Captain


Larry J. Blake
Mac - Bartender (uncredited)


Peter Brocco
Benny - Photographer (uncredited)


George Cisar
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)


Ralph Dumke
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)


Everett Glass
Rev. Brown (uncredited)


Sol Gorss
Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited)


Norman Leavitt
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)


Dan Riss
Radio Announcer (uncredited)


Max Showalter
Deaf Man (uncredited)


Dale Van Sickel
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)


Michael Whalen
Rev. Phillips (uncredited)


Jean Willes
Prostitute (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Congregation Member (uncredited)


Harry Antrim
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Cornerman (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Congregation Member (uncredited)


Claudia Bryar
Religious woman collecting money in opening scene (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Congregation Member (uncredited)
George Ford
Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)


Mike Lally
Radio Station Official (uncredited)


BarBara Luna
Prostitute (uncredited)
William Meader
Congregation Member (uncredited)


Charles Morton
Man Destroying Revival Tent (uncredited)


Milton Parsons
Revivalist (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Revival Tent Roustabout (uncredited)


Ken Terrell
Blind Man (uncredited)


Ray Walker
Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)
Guy Way
Man at Fire (uncredited)


Guy Wilkerson
Janitor in Revival Tent (uncredited)
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