
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.
Cast

Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry

Jean Simmons
Sister Sharon Falconer

Arthur Kennedy
Jim Lefferts

Dean Jagger
William L. Morgan

Shirley Jones
Lulu Bains

Patti Page
Sister Rachel

Edward Andrews
George F. Babbitt

John McIntire
Rev. John Pengilly

Hugh Marlowe
Rev. Philip Garrison

Joe Maross
Pete

Philip Ober
Reverend Planck

Barry Kelley
Police Captain Holt

Wendell Holmes
Reverend Ulrich

Dayton Lummis
Eddington

Colin Kenny
Extra at Revival Meeting

William H. O'Brien
Train Conductor

Bert Stevens
Choir Member

John Qualen
Sam - Storekeeper

Rex Ingram
Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)

Sally Fraser
Prostitute
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)
Crew

Richard Brooks
Director, Screenplay

Sinclair Lewis
Novel
Marjorie Fowler
Editor

John Alton
Director of Photography
Tom Shaw
Assistant Director
Bernard Smith
Producer
Andrew J. McIntyre
Camera Operator
James Saper
Assistant Camera

Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Harry Maret
Makeup Artist
Fred J. Brown
Sound Effects Editor
Harry D. Mills
Sound

André Previn
Original Music Composer
Ken Darby
Music Supervisor
William F. Calvert
Set Decoration
Frank Tuttle
Set Decoration

Bob Herron
Stunts

Paul Baxley
Stunts
Charles Horvath
Stunts
Al Carmichael
Stunts
John Livesley
Key Grip
Gilbert Kurland
Production Manager
Edward Carrere
Art Direction
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