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rampartc

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2. burt lancaster was incredible as gantry

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2024, 07:38 AM

Apr 2024

but, of course, hollywood lightened the brush.

andy griffith played a proto limbaugh radio azz in another film from the 1960s. i'm having a senior moment on the name.

the thing about the dictator "carrying the cross and waving the flag" is from lewis' "it can't happen here" what trump does to flags.... eeeeew.

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ELMER GANTRY by SINCLAIR LEWIS [View all] no_hypocrisy Apr 2024 OP

Available as free downloads online bucolic_frolic Apr 2024 #1

burt lancaster was incredible as gantry rampartc Apr 2024 #2

A Face in the Crowd, 1957. ms liberty Apr 2024 #3

i'm sorry ms lib rampartc Apr 2024 #4

Oh yes PatSeg Apr 2024 #7

I've always been aware of the issues Sinclair Lewis addressed NanaCat Apr 2024 #5

Those xian cults love them some sinners! erronis Apr 2024 #8

Reading it right now,--the main character is so repellent it's hard to keep reading. Timeflyer Apr 2024 #6

Great book. Big Lewis fan! Ishoutandscream2 Apr 2024 #9

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