About this episode

The episode discusses the manipulation of faith by charismatic evangelicals, featuring a cast from 50s cinema.

Another tale of evangelicals who use their charisma to con the faithful. Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones and a cast of 50s heavies are all on hand. Based on Sinclair Lewis’ (Dodsworth) story....

Topics covered

• evangelicals
• charisma
• film
• 50s cinema

Keywords

• Burt Lancaster
• Jean Simmons
• Shirley Jones
• Sinclair Lewis
• Dodsworth

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