Elmer Gantry (Film), released 1960 — adapted from Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis.
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.
Starring Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, Shirley Jones.
Directed by Richard Brooks.
