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
Sister Sharon Falconer:
But tonight is a thousand years away.
Elmer Gantry: [repeated] Love is the morning and the evening star.
Elmer Gantry: I was accosted by three painted women. Your streets are made unsafe by shameless, diseased hussies, rapacious pick-pockets, and insidious opium-smokers.
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Elmer Gantry: [repeated] Love is the morning and the evening star.
Elmer Gantry: I was accosted by three painted women. Your streets are made unsafe by shameless, diseased hussies, rapacious pick-pockets, and insidious opium-smokers.
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Facts about
200 stunt people and 1200 extras were used for the fire scenes.
George F. Babbitt, the main character in Sinclair Lewis' 1922 novel "Babbitt", is a minor character in "Elmer Gantry". His character is the one most responsible for bringing Sister Sharon's revival to his home town of Zenith and just so happens to be the brothel's landlord.
The character "Jim Lefferts" is clearly based on H.L. Mencken. Elmer Gantry mentions Mencken at about the 88th minute of the film.
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George F. Babbitt, the main character in Sinclair Lewis' 1922 novel "Babbitt", is a minor character in "Elmer Gantry". His character is the one most responsible for bringing Sister Sharon's revival to his home town of Zenith and just so happens to be the brothel's landlord.
The character "Jim Lefferts" is clearly based on H.L. Mencken. Elmer Gantry mentions Mencken at about the 88th minute of the film.
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