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 …

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.

Drama

Burt Lancaster

Jean Simmons

(Sister Sharon Falconer)

Arthur Kennedy

Dean Jagger

(William L. Morgan)

Shirley Jones

Patti Page

(Sister Rachel)

Edward Andrews

(George F. Babbitt)

John McIntire

(Rev. John Pengilly)

Hugh Marlowe

(Rev. Philip Garrison)

Joe Maross

Philip Ober

(Reverend Planck)

Barry Kelley

(Police Captain Holt)

Wendell Holmes

(Reverend Ulrich)

Dayton Lummis

Colin Kenny

(Extra at Revival Meeting)

William H. O'Brien

(Train Conductor)

Bert Stevens

John Qualen

(Sam - Storekeeper)

Rex Ingram

(Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited))

Sally Fraser

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))