Elmer Gantry
“If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …”
7.3(209)NR19602h 26mEN
Directed by Richard Brooks
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.
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based on novel or bookcon manfraudkansas, usareligionpreacherreligious hypocrisytraveling salesmanevangelistrevivalismrevival meeting
Budget $3.0MBox office $10.4M
