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     Burt Lancaster

     Elmer Gantry
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     Jean Simmons

     Sister Sharon Falconer
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     Dean Jagger

     William L. Morgan
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     Shirley Jones

     Lulu Bains
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     Arthur Kennedy

     Jim Lefferts
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     Patti Page

     Sister Rachel

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   When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a...

3. m.imdb.com › title › tt0053793Elmer Gantry (1960) - Plot - IMDb

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   Salesman Elmer Gantry, salesman teams up with evangelist Sister Sharon Falconer to sell religion to 1920s America. They make enough money to build a temple, and Sister Sharon falls for Elmer. He is tested by temptation and almost capitulates, but is then wrongly accused by the jilted temptress.

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   Brief Synopsis. A young drifter finds success as a traveling preacher until his past catches up with him. Cast & Crew. Read More. Richard Brooks. Director. Burt Lancaster. Elmer Gantry. Jean Simmons. Sister Sharon Falconer. Arthur Kennedy. Jim Lefferts. Dean Jagger. William L. Morgan. Shirley Jones. Lulu Bains. Photos & Videos. View All. 1 Photo.

5. www.encyclopedia.com › arts › educational-magazinesElmer Gantry | Encyclopedia.com

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   Sinclair Lewis ’s Elmer Gantry ( New York, 1927) is a ferocious satire against Protestant fundamentalist religion in the American Midwest. It tells the story of a hypocritical, corrupt, but very successful preacher named Elmer Gantry.

6. www.britannica.com › topic › Elmer-Gantry-novelElmer Gantry | Prohibition-era, Sinclair Lewis, Satire ...

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   Elmer Gantry, novel by Sinclair Lewis, a satiric indictment of fundamentalist religion that caused an uproar upon its publication in 1927.

7. www.britannica.com › topic › Elmer-Gantry-filmElmer Gantry | Religious satire, Prohibition, Burt Lancaster

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   Elmer Gantry, American film drama, released in 1960, that was an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel of the same name and featured Academy Award-winning performances by Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones.

8. books.google.com › books › aboutElmer Gantry - Sinclair Lewis - Google Books

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   Dec 4, 2007 · Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized readers when it was first published, causing Sinclair Lewis to be “invited” to a jail cell in New Hampshire...