Elmer Gantry (1960) | |
| Director(s) | Richard Brooks |
| Producer(s) | Bernard Smith |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Alcohol, Book-Based |
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Elmer Gantry Overview:
Elmer Gantry (1960) was a Drama Film directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Bernard Smith.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Sinclair Lewis published in 1927.
Academy Awards 1960 --- Ceremony Number 33 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Burt Lancaster | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shirley Jones | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Andre Previn | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Bernard Smith, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Richard Brooks | Won |
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SUMMER UNDER THE STARS BLOGATHON: Shirley Jones in ELMER GANTRY (1960)
By Lara on Aug 28, 2013 From BacklotsToday’s star of the day on TCM is the ever-popular Shirley Jones, a talented and versatile performer who made a name for herself in movie musicals and ultimately went on to steal America’s heart as Mrs. Partridge on the 1970′s television series “The Partridge Family.” A... Read full article
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Quotes from
Elmer Gantry:
Sin, sin, sin! You're all sinners! You're all doomed to perdition!
Sister Sharon Falconer: But tonight is a thousand years away.
Elmer Gantry: I have here in my pocket - and thank heaven you can't see them - lewd, dirty, obscene, and I'm ashamed to say this: French postcards. They were sold to me in front of your own innocent high school by a man with a black beard... a foreigner.
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Sister Sharon Falconer: But tonight is a thousand years away.
Elmer Gantry: I have here in my pocket - and thank heaven you can't see them - lewd, dirty, obscene, and I'm ashamed to say this: French postcards. They were sold to me in front of your own innocent high school by a man with a black beard... a foreigner.
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Facts about
For the film's debut on US network television, the subplot featuring Shirley Jones in her Oscar-winning role as a prostitute was largely excised. This was because Jones was then the star of the hugely successful and very wholesome The Partridge Family.
Pat Hingle landed the title role, but before filming began, he became caught in a stalled elevator in his apartment building. He lost his balance while trying to crawl out and fell 54 feet down the shaft. He sustained massive injuries, including a fractured skull, wrist, hip and leg, and several broken ribs. He also lost his little finger on his left hand. Hingle spent much of the next year relearning how to walk and was forced to give up the part in order to recover from his horrific injuries.
200 stunt people and 1200 extras were used for the fire scenes.
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Pat Hingle landed the title role, but before filming began, he became caught in a stalled elevator in his apartment building. He lost his balance while trying to crawl out and fell 54 feet down the shaft. He sustained massive injuries, including a fractured skull, wrist, hip and leg, and several broken ribs. He also lost his little finger on his left hand. Hingle spent much of the next year relearning how to walk and was forced to give up the part in order to recover from his horrific injuries.
200 stunt people and 1200 extras were used for the fire scenes.
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