Elmer Gantry

July. 07,1960      NR
Rating:
7.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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