Elmer Gantry

When traveling salesman Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) stumbles into a revival meeting and discovers he can hustle money in a tent-show as easily as in a saloon, he converts to evangelism. Joining forces with Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), he delivers demon-bashing oratories that bring him fame and fortune. But when an old flame (Shirley Jones) reappears, Gantry is forced to confront long-buried secrets that will make his "saintly" life a Hell on Earth! Winner of 3 Academy Awards.®