Elmer Gantry
Richard Brooks1960-07-07
If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …
7.249
146 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Burt Lancaster | Elmer Gantry | Unowned |
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Jean Simmons | Sister Sharon Falconer | Unowned |
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Arthur Kennedy | Jim Lefferts | Unowned |
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Dean Jagger | William L. Morgan | Unowned |
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Shirley Jones | Lulu Bains | Unowned |
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Patti Page | Sister Rachel | Unowned |
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Edward Andrews | George F. Babbitt | Unowned |
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John McIntire | Rev. John Pengilly | Unowned |
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Hugh Marlowe | Rev. Philip Garrison | Unowned |
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Joe Maross | Pete | Unowned |
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Philip Ober | Reverend Planck | Unowned |
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Barry Kelley | Police Captain Holt | Unowned |
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Wendell Holmes | Reverend Ulrich | Unowned |
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Dayton Lummis | Eddington | Unowned |
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Colin Kenny | Extra at Revival Meeting | Unowned |
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William H. O'Brien | Train Conductor | Unowned |
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Bert Stevens | Choir Member | Unowned |
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John Qualen | Sam - Storekeeper | Unowned |
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Rex Ingram | Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sally Fraser | Prostitute | Unowned |
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Robert P. Lieb | Lincoln Police Captain | Unowned |
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Larry J. Blake | Mac - Bartender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Peter Brocco | Benny - Photographer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Cisar | Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Dumke | Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Everett Glass | Rev. Brown (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sol Gorss | Hobo in Boxcar (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Norman Leavitt | Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dan Riss | Radio Announcer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Max Showalter | Deaf Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dale Van Sickel | Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Whalen | Rev. Phillips (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jean Willes | Prostitute (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Raoul Freeman | Congregation Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Antrim | Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Phil Bloom | Cornerman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Bradley | Congregation Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Claudia Bryar | Religious woman collecting money in opening scene (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George DeNormand | Congregation Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Ford | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Johnny Kern | Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mike Lally | Radio Station Official (uncredited) | Unowned |
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BarBara Luna | Prostitute (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Meader | Congregation Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Morton | Man Destroying Revival Tent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Milton Parsons | Revivalist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Perry | Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Stoney | Revival Tent Roustabout (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ken Terrell | Blind Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Walker | Salesman in Saloon (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Guy Way | Man at Fire (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Guy Wilkerson | Janitor in Revival Tent (uncredited) | Unowned |