All public programs, screenings, and events are canceled until further notice. 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. A fasttalking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause. Elmer gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by sinclair lewis in a bestselling 1927 novel. Morgan, burt lancaster elmer gantry, jean simmons sister sharon falconer, movie description. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of elmer gantry.
Discussion of themes and motifs in sinclair lewis elmer gantry. With burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, dean jagger. Elmer gantry burt lancaster, a drunken, dishonest street preacher allegedly patterned on billy sunday, wrangles a job with the travelling tent ministry conducted by sister sharon falconer jean. The portland art museum and northwest film center are closed in an effort to further stem the spread of covid19. Traveling salesman elmer gantry burt lancaster, run silent, run deep is all this and more. Elmer and jim lefferts retired to a table to nourish the long, rich, chocolate strains suitable to drunken melody. Rent elmer gantry 1960 starring burt lancaster and jean simmons on dvd and bluray. A charming conman pretends to be a preacher and romances a roadside revivalist. The outlines of the elmer gantry story are familiar from the novel and from its wellknown movie after listening to a new recording of an opera, elmer gantry by robert aldridge with a libretto by herschel garfein, i wanted to read the famous 1927 novel by sinclair lewis on which the opera was based. Jim had a resolute tenor, and as to elmer gantry, even more than his bulk, his thick black hair, his venturesome black eyes, you remembered that arousing barytone. Lancaster portrayed the title character, a charlatan evangelist who joins a ministry headed by. Directed and written by richard brooks, based on the 1927 novel by sinclair lewis.
Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of gantrys exlovers decides that she has a. That sums up sinclair lewis 1927 satire of scandalous fundamentalist ministers pretty well. But he found the sentiments in the tract useful in his sermon, and the thirty dimes he spent for lovely photographs of burlesque ladies. Elmer gantry 1960 richard brooks cast and crew allmovie. Movie info elmer gantry burt lancaster, a drunken, dishonest street preacher allegedly patterned on billy sunday, wrangles a job with the travelling tent ministry conducted by sister sharon. The outlines of the elmer gantry story are familiar from the novel and from its wellknown movie after listening to a new recording of an opera, elmer gantry by robert aldridge with a libretto by herschel garfein, i wanted to read the famous 1927 novel. Download elmer gantry 1960 yify torrent for 720p mp4 movie. Finally, the elmer gantry script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the burt lancaster movie. Watch elmer gantry 1960 full movie free online streaming tubi.
Elmer gantry is a 1960 film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to small town america. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of gantrys exlovers. Elmer gantry never knew who set him thirty dimes, wrapped in a tract about holiness, nor why. Elmer gantry script transcript from the screenplay and. This particular talent comes in handy for a traveling salesman in the 1920s. Elmer gantry is a fast talking, hard drinking traveling salesman who always has a risque story and a hip flask to entertain cronies and customers alike. Will his charade collapse when an exlover shows up to settle a score. I returned the dvd for a replacement which had similar problems, but at different points in the movie.
Released august 21st, 1997, elmer gantry stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, dean jagger, shirley jones the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and patti page elmer gantry was nominated for five academy awards. Elmer gantry script transcript from the screenplay andor. Elmer gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money though he eventually. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and patti page. He is immediately taken with sister sharon falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfire and damnation revivalism has attracted quite a following. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Watch elmer gantry 1960 full movie free online streaming. Good video quality,however the audio turned off intermittently, greatly reducing the enjoyment of watching.
Im on my way to canaan land uncredited traditional arranged by mahalia jackson sung by patti page and the audience at a revival meeting reprised by her at the end. Gantry burt lancaster drops into the revival tent for his first experience of the phenomenal sister sharon falconer jean simmons in elmer gantry, 1960, from the sinclair lewis novel. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Rent elmer gantry 1960 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Gantry burt lancaster drops into the revival tent for his first experience of the phenomenal sister sharon falconer jean simmons in elmer gantry, 1960, from the sinclair lewis novel view the tcmdb entry for elmer gantry 1960. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and patti page elmer gantry was nominated for five academy awards in 1961, including best. Feb 22, 2008 elmer gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by sinclair lewis in a bestselling 1927 novel and continues to resonate with modern audiences. Elmer gantry is a 1960 american drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to smalltown america. He had, in fact, got everything from church and sunday school, except, perhaps, any longing whatever for decency and kindness and reason. Released august 21st, 1997, elmer gantry stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, dean jagger, shirley jones the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 25. Burt lancaster won his only academy award out of four nominations for his devilishly seductive performance as a downandout scoundrel turned fiery preacher in richard brookss adaptation of. Elmer gantry is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the religious activity of america in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it.
He is immediately taken with sister sharon falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfire. Download elmer gantry 1960 yify torrent for 720p mp4. Elmer gantry was a labor of love for brooks, who had dreamed of filming lewiss novel for more than a decade and spent two years writing the script, which won the oscar for best adapted screenplay. 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. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of gantry s exlovers decides that she has a score to settle with. Elmer gantry 1997 stream and watch online moviefone. Elmer gantry 1960 full movie download full hd youtube. Arthur kennedy jim lefferts, dean jagger william l. In my copy of elmer gantry, one sentence is underlined six times. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Will try to buy elmer gantry dvd from another source. Elmer gantry, american film drama, released in 1960, that was an adaptation of sinclair lewiss novel of the same name and featured academy awardwinning performances by burt lancaster and shirley jones. Velvet opera elmer gantrys biography founded in coventry, uk in 1967 renamed to only velvet opera in 1969 disbanded in 1971 elmer gantrys velvet opera, a very long name for a short living british band formed in 1967 during the peak of british psychedelia, but despite their formation era, they were one of the most advanced bands from their era, blended with.
So when he stumbles into a revival meeting and discovers that he can hustle money in a tentshow as easily as in a saloon, gantry converts to evangelism. The film also scored oscar nominations for best picture and for andre previns score. Find movie and film cast and crew information for elmer gantry 1960 richard brooks on allmovie. Staubsaugervertreter elmer gantry ist in seinem be. In 1960, a film version of elmer gantry was made, with burt lancaster, in the title role, winning an oscar for best actor. If there was a dollar to be made gantry would make it. Starring burt lancaster and jean simmons, elmer gantry is about a fasttalking traveling salesman named elmer gantry lancaster who always seems able to talk his way out of any problematic situation, as well having the knack to talk anyone into just about anything. Elmer gantry 1960 1080p download yify movie torrent yts.
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