What is Elmer Gantry?
{{italictitle}} '''''Elmer Gantry''''' is a 1960 [[drama movie]] about a [[con man]] and a female [[evangelist]] selling [[religion]] to small town America. Directed by [[Richard Brooks]], the movie is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by [[Sinclair Lewis]] and stars [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Jean Simmons]]. Actor [[Pat Hingle]] was originally cast as Elmer Gantry. After he was injured from a {{convert|54|ft|adj=on}} fall down an [[elevator]] [[shaft]], the part was given to Lancaster. Lancaster won an [[Academy Award]] for his role. == Other websites == * {{IMDb title|0053793|Elmer Gantry}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|elmer_gantry}} * {{Tcmdb title|16632|Elmer Gantry}} * {{AFI film|53136|Elmer Gantry}} {{movie-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Elmer Gantry}} [[Category:1960s action movies]] [[Category:1960 drama movies]] [[Category:American drama movies]] [[Category:American action movies]] [[Category:Movies based on books]] [[Category:English-language movies]] [[Category:Movies about con artists]] [[Category:Movies directed by Richard Brooks]]