Elmer Gantry
1960
Rated NR
· ⭐ 7.3 · Votes: 126
“If there was a dollar to be made—Gantry would make it … If there was a soul to be saved—Gantry would save it …”
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. The two make a successful onstage pair and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened however when one of Gantry's ex-lovers decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.