Anyone Ever See The Movie About Evangelists Called "Elmer Gantry"?
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Thu Nov-04-04 09:45 PM
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Anyone Ever See The Movie About Evangelists Called "Elmer Gantry"?
with Burt Lancaster (I had a major crush on him when little). All this talk about Evangelism made me think of this movie which played on TV right before the election. Burt Lancaster plays a con-man preacher who knows how to thump a bible and also how to play politics.
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Thu Nov-04-04 09:53 PM
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Sinclair Lewis should be read by ALL progressives. "Elmer Gantry" and "It Can't Happen Here" especially.
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Thu Nov-04-04 09:58 PM
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2. "Babbitt" is good too.
It really shows how shallow these boosters are.
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Thu Nov-04-04 10:59 PM
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3. great film. and good adaptation of lewis' novel
boy o boy, if you ever attended a prayer revivial, that movie is spot on. same as it ever was.
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Thu Nov-04-04 11:46 PM
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4. Shirley Jones is gorgeous in it...
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Fri Nov-05-04 12:05 AM
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5. Yes. It's a truly great film, and a very important one
It's about the politics of organized religion, and about true spirituality. A fascinating film, and still very relevant.
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