Elmer gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by sinclair lewis in a bestselling 1927 novel. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and. When hedonistic but charming con man elmer gantry burt lancaster meets the beautiful sister sharon falconer jean simmons, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a. Elmer gantry, as the title suggests, is an most insincere and hypocritical preacher of the faith. That sums up sinclair lewis 1927 satire of scandalous fundamentalist ministers pretty well. Discussion of themes and motifs in sinclair lewis elmer gantry. Elmer gantry, first edition abebooks passion for books.
Arrowsmith, elmer gantry, and dodsworth were all made into hollywood motion pictures, with the first being nominated for four academy awards. A fasttalking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious. Elmer gantry is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the religious activity of america in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. Elmer gantrys velvet opera is a good preprog album containing one killer song, sitar, some mellotron, distorted vocals, quite experimental moments you can really smell the transition to prog music.
Named himself in honour of the character in the burt lancaster movie elmer gantry. Burt lancaster won a best actor oscar for his portrayal of elmer gantry in 1960, while shirley jones was named best. Elmer gantry, whose gifts of persuasion might have been used to better purpose, was born to be a senator, we learn on the novels first page. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Well, let me tell you, jesus wouldnt be afraid to walk into this joint or any other speakeasy to preach the gospel. Elmer gantry by lewis, sinclair and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jim was studying german, tilted back in an elegant position of ease, with his. He could make good morning seem profound as kant, welcoming as a brass band, and uplifting as a cathedral organ. Was a member of the of the bogus fleetwood mac band, that the then manager clifford davis send on a us tour in 1974 when the real fleetwood mac rejected the tour. Gantry burt lancaster drops into the revival tent for his first experience of the phenomenal sister sharon falconer jean simmons in elmer gantry, 1960, from the sinclair.
Elmer and jim lefferts retired to a table to nourish the long, rich, chocolate strains suitable to drunken melody. Elmer gantry never knew who set him thirty dimes, wrapped in a tract about holiness, nor why. Rent elmer gantry 1960 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Elmer gantry is a 1960 american drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling. Somewhat less vivid, but just as convincing, are the minor characters who populate the novel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading elmer gantry. He is immediately taken with sister sharon falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfireanddamnation revivalism has attracted quite a following. If there was a soul to be saved gantry would save it elmer gantry is a fast talking, hard drinking traveling salesman who always has a risque story and a hip flask to entertain cronies and customers alike. Elmer gantry trailer 1960 academy award for best actor golden globe award for best actor motion picture drama new york film critics circle award for best a. Elmer gantry is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the. Elmer gantry is a bit dated, but it remains entertaining and smart.
He never said anything important, and he always said it sonorously. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the richard brooksdirected movie via subscription can be tricky. Elmer gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money though he eventually renounces tobacco and alcohol and chasing women. Wells published a widelysyndicated newspaper article called the new american people, in which he largely based his observations of american culture on lewis novels. Streamcloud elmer gantry 1960 deutsch stream german. But he found the sentiments in the tract useful in his sermon, and the thirty dimes he spent for lovely photographs of burlesque ladies. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. He is immediately taken with sister sharon falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfire and damnation revivalism has attracted quite a following. Find out where elmer gantry is streaming, if elmer gantry is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Free download or read online elmer gantry pdf epub book. This group acts in contrast to other bands of that time.
The book has been awarded with audie award for literary fiction. Traveling salesman elmer gantry burt lancaster, run silent, run deep is all this and more. Starring burt lancaster and jean simmons, elmer gantry is about a fasttalking traveling salesman named elmer gantry lancaster who always seems able to talk his way out of any problematic situation, as well having the knack to talk anyone into just about anything. Deutsch stream german staubsaugervertreter elmer gantry ist in seinem beruf ein versager. Elmer gantry ist ein usamerikanischer spielfilm aus dem jahr 1960 nach dem gleichnamigen roman des literaturnobelpreistragers sinclair lewis. Jim was studying german, tilted back in an elegant position of ease, with his legs cocked up on the desk tablet of the escritoire.
With burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, dean jagger. Elmer gantry has been a phony all his life and shara a saint, yet at the end jean simons character is more focused on the church an idol she has created than in what actually what she knows faith can do, and how she can be usefull to other people. Click download or read online button to get elmer gantry book now. A fasttalking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause. Elmer gantry is a fast talking, hard drinking traveling salesman who always has a risque story and a hip flask to entertain cronies and customers alike. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are. The book was published in multiple languages including french, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format.
Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Jim had a resolute tenor, and as to elmer gantry, even more than his bulk, his thick black hair, his venturesome black eyes, you remembered that arousing barytone. The first edition of the novel was published in 1927, and was written by sinclair lewis. Elmer gantry ranked as the number one fiction bestseller of 1927, according to publishers weekly. He had, in fact, got everything from church and sunday school, except, perhaps, any longing whatever for decency and kindness and reason. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. So when he stumbles into a revival meeting and discovers that he can hustle money in a tentshow as easily as in a saloon, gantry converts to evangelism.
On the other hand gantry is transformed at the end, and he becomes more human and close to god. Pdf elmer gantry book by sinclair lewis free download. Rent elmer gantry 1960 starring burt lancaster and jean simmons on dvd and bluray. Check here english if you are not a hdcenter premium member, you cannot see premium links. He is immediately taken with sister sharon falconer, a lay preacher. Elmer gantry 1997 stream and watch online moviefone. He is immediately taken with sister sharon falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfire and damnation revivalism has. Be sure to check the laws for your country before downloading or. Brain damage dvs covers 1988 r2 german ready to download and print. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis download free kindle epub. Elmer gantry is a 1960 american drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to smalltown america. Gantry is by no means the only hypocrite in the book, though few are as spectacularly, sinfully degenerate as him. Lancaster portrayed the title character, a charlatan evangelist who joins a ministry headed by.
Elmer gantry opens with a short shot of chapter 1 of the novel, im not sure if this implies a loyal reproduction, but since one of the criticisms i heard of this film is that it vulgarizes the. Elmer gantrys velvet opera elmer gantrys velvet opera. K so its no surprise then, that this band would have slotted perfectly into the britpop scene, or going back further in. In my copy of elmer gantry, one sentence is underlined six times. If there was a dollar to be made gantry would make it. Elmer gantry, american film drama, released in 1960, that was an adaptation of sinclair lewiss novel of the same name and featured academy awardwinning performances by burt lancaster and shirley jones. Sinclair lewis as set down in the good book elmer gantry in which this author of the early 20th century condemns organized religion, most notably the baptist church. Need to watch elmer gantry on your tv or mobile device at home. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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