KittyWampus
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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"? |
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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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| HawkerHurricane
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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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| BoX o BooX
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Thu Nov-04-04 09:58 PM
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| 2. "Babbitt" is good too. |
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It really shows how shallow these boosters are.
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| kodi
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Thu Nov-04-04 10:59 PM
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| 3. great film. and good adaptation of lewis' novel |
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boy o boy, if you ever attended a prayer revivial, that movie is spot on.
same as it ever was.
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| gmoney
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Thu Nov-04-04 11:46 PM
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| 4. Shirley Jones is gorgeous in it... |
| Terran
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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 |
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It's about the politics of organized religion, and about true spirituality. A fascinating film, and still very relevant.
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