Elmer Gantry (1960) is Burt Lancaster‘s movie. He plays the title character, a charismatic but aimless hustler who becomes involved in a 1920’s American religious movement. He loves the energy of dynamic religion, but equates it to selling a product, like hawking ice cream. Lancaster is at his scenery-chewing best here, with untamed hair and […]
Jean Simmons: Side-Stepping Burt Lancaster’s Shadow — Silver Screenings
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