Elmer Gantry Page #4

Excuse me, please. Excuse me.

- Excuse me, please.

- Thank you, brother.

Oh, uh, yes... Sorry. No change.

Thank you.

(car horn)

I picked some flowers for you.

Sister, my son saw the Virgin Mother

on the roof last night after your sermon.

Can you spare me an hour?

I simply can't. Aren't our counsellors

taking care of you? Sister Rachel?

Sister Rachel, see what you can do. Every

one of these lovely people is important.

- May I have your names, please?

- I must congratulate you again.

- Thank you.

- I'm a preacher.

- I know how inspired you must've been.

- What church?

What church? Well, uh, at present,

I don't exactly have a church, but...

What is it this time, brother?

Booze or women?

Why, Sister Falconer. Me?

Whichever one it is,

you have my blessing. Jim?

- Uh, Sister, I, uh...

- Nice try, brother.

- Will prayer cure diabetes?

- Would you give me your address?

- Sister?

- Just a moment.

- What denomination?

- I must talk to you.

- If you'll just leave your name.

- I have an important message for you.

A message? From Sister Falconer?

- I heard you sing last night.

- Oh?

I know flattery don't mean much

to a talented person like you,

but when you sang that

inspiring song "Beulah Land",

it made me realise that music

is the voice of love.

- Oh.

- And what is love?

Love is the morning and the evening star.

America. A land of great opportunity.

Take me. I've been with the Central

States Appliance Company a year.

I'm their crack salesman already. They

wanna make me a partner. It's a great life.

Folks in 14 states know me by my

first name. Makes a fella feel humble.

- Would you like to start with a cocktail?

- A cocktail in the middle of the day?

Don't you know that drinkin' is sinful

and against the principles of Coolidge?

I meant shrimp cocktail.

Just bring us some of

Mother's apple pie and coffee.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry.

Tell me, when did you

first start servin' God?

Two years ago. In Cato, Missouri. Sister

Sharon's gospel singer got hurt in a riot.

A riot? In a Christian town like...

What was the name?

Cato.

Cato, Missouri. Yes, some roughnecks

started yellin' and screamin' and hollerin'.

During the services?

Sister Sharon yelled to a farmer on our

side "Hit him one for the Lord, brother!"

Apple pie. They ought to write

a song about apple pie.

A gospel song. And you should sing it.

(whistle blows)

(conductor) All aboard!

- Godspeed the good work, Sister!

- Good luck, Sister Sharon!

Godspeed, Sister Sharon! Good luck!

Shara?

Our advance man in Lincoln, Nebraska,

got drunk, and he's disappeared.

No more business tonight.

- Thank heavens. When I didn't see you...

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