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Daily News from New York, New York • 168

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New York, New York
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168
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BRENDA STARR NOl HOI 5tuy BABY LADtE6l PLEASe) OUT OF THE WAY BOS6YOLD MAIp.f) 6ISTEZI I CH006E GET UtJEl 1.1 CHOOSE THE UHWOfZTUY, r- THE UMWORTHY OhlE LI OhlE TO BE MY TO BE MY HUSBAWly Xv.PllSlBLY Th'E 1ZXK'6ST OF PAIXXS MY my. showy in Panavision Eastman I the reporter who travels with the thing. United Artists has a winner, perhaps the winner of the year. color photography. United Artists is releasing the- film and, a rare 'Elmer Ganiry' Is A Powerful Drama lOEW New troupe, sees through their sham and writes what he sees.

Shirley Jones, in reverse, plays with surprising vigor and authority the part of Lulu Bains, the prostitute COLOR By WAX DA ALE nxwo BROOKS who knows Elmer Gantry only too well, before and after he "got religion. Patti Page is wonderful as JAGGER mm KENNEDY shwio JONES mm PAGE Shirley Jones, Dean Jagger and Pat Li Page. Jeanne Simmons has the part of Sister Sharon Falconer, the beloved evangelist who gives Gantry his start, believes in him and believes in what she is doing. Miss Simmons por BTV at 51st ST L-FREE PARKING Sister Rache, choir singer who leads the revival singing. Dean toonorta II Jagger enacts the role of William L.

Morgan, manager of the troupe J. FIAST M. V. TONY DEAN JANET SHOWING CURTIS MARTIN LEIGHK CAGE WHO WAS THAT LADYT'lOF evil who cannot reconcile himself to Gantry's methods of preaching the gospel or condone his private life, which isn't above reproach. trayal is done with such dignity and sincerity she just might win an Oscar for iL 'i5? ARTHUR KENNEDY impec THE PRODUCTION of "Elmer TT iiiiitr A HON6Y OF A COMEDY!" cably characterizes Jim Lefferts.

Gantry is on a grand scale and EICM MITIONIt 0LED STREET rillMOIHT POST 00 It rr mucu I FAST-PACED, BLOOD-CURDLIHGLY REALISTIC!" Irene Thirtr, N. Y. forf TMCV CALLED HIM THC IUU Of TMC PACIFIC I mu i iiniJl 3re NIVEN "A SURE OSCAR WINNER!" in 1m MorfMMr, N.Y. Mirror 'PLEASE' 'The IIIIOI WU ointcm SNIIIOIR mm wICTSIII KM STMC1 DON'T EAT Sinners. Elmer Gantry is eom-injj! If you are rot purblind you are bound to have noticed the huge white sign with the large green lettering all orer town announcing the coming of Elmer Gantry.

Well, sinner and saints and mere movie fans, "Elmer Gantry" is here, at the Capitol Theatre. "Elmer Gantry is an electrifying drama of the rise and fall of Sinclair Lewis infamous evangelist with Burt Lancaster putting his forceful talent and personal magnetism into the role of the irreligious exhibitionist whose eloquence swayed the emotions of trusting people searching for spiritual comfort and assurance of salvation. THIS SINCLAIR LEWIS book blew up a storm of controversy when it was published in 1927. Bart Lancaster "Elmer Gantry." a United Artists Pana vision Eastman color release, produced by Bernard Smith, directed by Richard Brooks from his screenplay based on the novel by Sinclair Lewis. Presented at the Capitol Theatre.

Running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes. THE CAT-F toner f. uttr? Burt Ijnraim Jim L-t tru Arthur Kmnl Kiin hrier JnaM L. Mmim Juir Hoims' wh DENNIS WEAVER Tk. Mo4 Do KJtar Wka Wm Tas Tk UndroW theomsiw mm MSllEl LV ItlEVOOIT I I SNOWScaa" V''VSVa leaiE arai CinemScop MetroCOLM Janis PAIGE THE WILD STALLION! 'WILD RIVER' nnnniiiiiri--J I ttCAUSi TMETVI VI 35? I Hll lllllll'llllll I KIIKIiMlnJI- rJinowil HMO IOCM.

H. rUI PO 0 im Mania mtg IN don uizcmm MMtV McGOWAN ll MAN OH A STffINC 'THE SWORD AND 'THE GREATEST 31 UST5DAYS i 4lIJCl4co-k sni wMii Mick iw rtvtnuwas T1BSS3 THE CROSS'-Coorir'SHOW ON EARTH BUCMANAH sows eet -4s a m. GEL? OfflGD iuv Pain am? (Ho fmm cms John Lntirw wm "Hitch has done it again! Highest rating! The suspense THIS IS A SHOCKER! Good for thrills and a provocative psychological Hitchcock combines a meaty melange ol melo builds slowly but surely to an almost unbear dramatic tricks. it is fascinating!" mm mm am able pitch i i i vwjr 1 I I INI I I I I I I limn. 1 1 1 I 1 1 IVIIIIBIBiaB of excitement!" Halm, Dailf News Richard Brooks, writer-director, I who sold Burt Lancaster the idea i of makinsr a film of "Elmer Gantry." has also opened a can of worms with his screen Tersion i cf the controversial noveL No about it.

there will be some antagonistic opinions and much discussion, pro and con. The picture is made of stronjf. bold stuff and should be not a a mockery of religion, but as an bolatetj. and therefore in-' case of the insincerity of a man who. for mercenary: reasons, becomes an erartfrelist and makes a three-rinjj circus of reviwalism.

I -Elmer Gantry" is not a faith- till adaptation of the Lewis' novel. It couldn't be and pass censorship, even today when cen-' sorship is amazinely lenient. Mr.j Brooks revised the story, scrub-; bin; it vigorously to clean it up, just barely enough, to be; accepted by the Code and pet by I the rensors. Reforms do not af-l feet the rousing drama of the' subject matter. WHETHER ITS Sinclair Lewis Gantry" or Richard Brooks.

it is a fascinating! picture, both in performances andl in the drama from thej of the flamboyant; evangelist who loves what he is doinj but doesn't believe in it. Besides Lancaster, the import-' 'The wily lt VstAt fii. i Hitchcock never has mm mm mm mm mm mm mm surpassed Pure Hitch- raxtiiu in sheer volume shock! This one is forked lightning!" Gibrf. S-r'LJl Iff of menacin CMi. World 1 1 i 1 1 1 ii 1 1 ii 1 1 1 i 1 mJ ALFRED HI ICHCOCK ro I iVJ 7 mmm starring ANTHONY PERKINS VERA MILES JOHN GAVIN CO starring MARTIN BALSAM -JOHN MclNTIRE and JANET LEIGH as MARION CRANE Crected by ALFRED HITCHCOCK Screenplay by JOSEPH STEFANO-Based on the Novel by ROBERT BLOCH A Paramount Release ant players are Jeanne Simmons, co-starring.

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