One of my favourite moments in cinema. So many levels. The hymn itself has two: the Christian meaning, but also one of several with a coded Underground Railroad meaning about going to Canaan [slaves' code for Canada due to the name and the obvious Exodus parallel] after a mighty hard time [slavery] with Satan lying in wait [with slave-catchers] along the way... all underscoring the new cultural setting and its hardships for this act. In the film, after a literal railroad, you have Gentry as a 'godly man', and as a white man unexpectedly bridging a racial divide, recognised by the preacher a fellow, and ultimately as a cynical psychopath trying to ingratiate himself with a new flock to try to manipulate.
@@chequereturned It also has the obvious meaning, 'he's on his way' now to a new life, preaching. He saw the way.... But also the lyrics about 'fighting the devil', his personality is much more complex than just a crook.
Now came across this video and I am in tears!!!!! I can't even pinpoint at this point why I am crying about this...whether it's the scene, lyrics or both. God is good.
Just saw this movie yesterday. THIS PART HERE..........Mmm! Love this song! It was energetic and inspiring; took me to a realm I've never been! Lancaster did a phenomenal job in the movie as Elmer Gantry. Again gotta love it!
A great moment from a great film. Many societies have tried to destroy religion, like the French in the 1790s and the Russians and Germans in the 1930s, but it always survives and even thrives. This scene shows why in a nutshell. It gives people hope when they are suffering, and suffering is the essence of life.
When he was born East Harlem was transitioning from Italian to a Hispanic neighbourhood. I've lived there too, and it's just as easy to spend all your time there and the Upper East Side as it would be to spend all your time in Harlem 'proper'. How much did he grow up around black people?
In the 1940s and ‘50s, I heard several songs about the land of Cannan. This morning I was trying without success to think of the titles of some of those songs. So I did a search on RUclips and found several titles (see below), none of which I recognize from my childhood. I do think I remember some geography, however. If memory serves, Judea is mentioned in the Bible and it was part of a larger land area that had once been known as the land of the Canaanites. So why would there be more than a dozen songs about Cannan and none (to my knowledge) about Judea? There has been controversy about land in the Middle East for as long as I can remember. There doesn’t seem to be much question about whether the area in northeastern Africa drained by the Nile River is Egypt - and has been called that for thousands of years but, in the area described in popular media (in the United States) as Israel and Gaza, it seems that to use any of the popular names for the land of the Cannanites is to imply an opinion about who is “right” and who is “wrong” in the current phase of the conflict. I don’t think any of the antagonists in the current phase of the conflict are entirely in the right. So what name or names for the contested land area can be used without being understood as favoring one nation or ethnic group over another?
To Canaan's Land I'm On My Way I’ve Been to Canaan Those Canaan Days Land of Canaan On My Way To Canaan's Land Been to Canaan Camping in Canaan’s Land How Far Am I From Canaan? Living in Canaan Canaanland Is Just in Sight To Canaan's Land Canaan Land The Language of Canaan I'm Bound for the Land of Canaan
Peak blackness here! Beautiful. And when a shoeless, ramblin' Gantry comes upon a black church full of believers, the producers signaled to the white audience this was meant for that he was as low as he could get, but would surely rise. Hollywood code. I'd love to know more about everyone else in that room.
All you have to do is look to learn more about the folks in the room. They all have different reactions. There’s the gentleman who’s not singing as hard as the rest. Maybe he has doubts about his faith. There is a good hearted woman who is quick to accept the white dude. The little girl who is drawn to him (like so many others will be). The preacher who is wary but has some pertinent questions for him later. The lady in one of the forward rows who isn’t so quick to get comfortable with him. Whatever the “code” for this scene, it sure felt like real people to me.
We are seeing real life tragedies of fundamentalism today. This film was ahead of its time. The Sinclair Lewis novel upon which the film was based was ahead of its time
@@TitanicHorseRacingLover You ain’t never lying Terri!It is in the (church age of today)absolute shambles due to the apostasy.Fundamentalism is almost if not completely non-existent.The bible is clear as Jesus Himself spoke in Matthew 24 about the very elect (chosen ones) are being deceived in droves!Pray dear and beautiful sister and fellow servant of Christ Jesus our Lord. I will pray too.🙏❤️🙏❤️
did you even watch the movie or are you just using a phrase without knowing what it means lol. Fundamentalist Christianity would mean you live in poverty and give all your possessions to the poor. This film doesn't display fundamentalist Christianity, it displays among other things what happens when non religious people treat a religion as a business opportunity.
i was only 7 when burt died in 1994. i didn't think too much of it until i saw this and from here to eternity. he really did deserve this oscar. R.I.P. BURT LANCASTER!
little do these people in this church know how diabolical and devious elmer gantry truly is, and just because of religion, or faith, he is immediately embraced = oh how odd life truly is, indeed.
no it isn't it looks old school to me but Im not 100% sure because its impossible for anyone and I mean any to tell for certain its too far away and too blurry to decide if its from that time or not
"Burt on Lead Vocals" - YEA ! ...Sounds so much Better THAN THES HACK bands & vocalists, Today.-Singing needs A Revival , BIG TIME , ,Harmony , Gospel , choir ,Three part etc..
Genesis 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Leviticus 25:38 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. Numbers 34:2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
Song of Solomon 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. Numbers 34:29 These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
Our real and ONLY enemy is Satan. We all need God; we are ALL loved by God. It was the devil's work that had some distort the Scriptures so that some used the Word of God as justification to enslave and dehumanize others... but we ALL BELONG TO GOD. Satan is the only and the TRUE enemy. The little girl in this clip, her eyes say it all. Love conquers all, and GOD is THAT LOVE. He is to be feared (revered, respected... but He is God of love). Praying for you all.
@MillaHead Not enough sex in this movie to satisfy people these people.......or so the movie producers think. I love old movies because the acting is great and profanity and sex aren't used to make the movie better. They were good enough without it.
A sadly forgotten movie -- and one of my favorite scenes from it! Amazing singing.
One of my favourite moments in cinema. So many levels. The hymn itself has two: the Christian meaning, but also one of several with a coded Underground Railroad meaning about going to Canaan [slaves' code for Canada due to the name and the obvious Exodus parallel] after a mighty hard time [slavery] with Satan lying in wait [with slave-catchers] along the way... all underscoring the new cultural setting and its hardships for this act. In the film, after a literal railroad, you have Gentry as a 'godly man', and as a white man unexpectedly bridging a racial divide, recognised by the preacher a fellow, and ultimately as a cynical psychopath trying to ingratiate himself with a new flock to try to manipulate.
The lessons from the film are forgotten also and we are paying for it.
@@chequereturned It also has the obvious meaning, 'he's on his way' now to a new life, preaching. He saw the way.... But also the lyrics about 'fighting the devil', his personality is much more complex than just a crook.
@@chequereturned not everything that happens to have blacks in it is about slavery lmao.
I love this movie
This music needs to be archived! Absolutely beautiful!!!!
There are some great singers in the background. I wish i could find their names.
Now came across this video and I am in tears!!!!! I can't even pinpoint at this point why I am crying about this...whether it's the scene, lyrics or both. God is good.
Love this..Shows that you have a Good Heart
@@juliannaking4473 Now watch the movie "Elmer Gantry" its powerful in many ways
I've seen this movie like a thousand times and I don't et enough of it... I love Burt Lancaster... that's what I call "an actor"
Just saw this movie yesterday. THIS PART HERE..........Mmm! Love this song! It was energetic and inspiring; took me to a realm I've never been! Lancaster did a phenomenal job in the movie as Elmer Gantry. Again gotta love it!
Perfect song and Burt is playing this role so perfectly, too! Great actor!
I just doesn't get any better than this. A GREAT scene from a GREAT movie. Thanks.
Brilliant gospel music sang with feeling, passion and conviction. One of my all time favourite films by one of my favourite actors.
One of my favorite scenes from this great film, thanks.
A great moment from a great film. Many societies have tried to destroy religion, like the French in the 1790s and the Russians and Germans in the 1930s, but it always survives and even thrives. This scene shows why in a nutshell. It gives people hope when they are suffering, and suffering is the essence of life.
Oh, I love the movie, the song and Burt, an Amazing actor!!!
Holy spirit. This is bad ass..
What a beautiful song.
Just saw the film, superb. But this scene is incredible, probably the best version of this gem. Burt Lancaster and the chorus, absolutely amazing.
I did this song in my choir and absolutely adored it 🥰
あなたがいなくて寂しい。だが映画がある限りあなたは映画の中で生きている。
Great scene from a great film. Sadly forgotten. The lessons from the film are also forgotten and we are paying for it.
Thank you so much for posting this. This is such a great scene.
Burt Lancaster Terrific in Elemer Gantry great singing
I pray to God for more films like these.
The great Burt Lancaster a classic
The singing in this scene from is just off the charts...i wonder how many takes it took
They way Burt looks right and left when he already has crossed the Track classic ❤
That’s because he’s trying to figure out where the music is coming from
Burt grew up on East Harlem, NY - he knew his peeps!
When he was born East Harlem was transitioning from Italian to a Hispanic neighbourhood. I've lived there too, and it's just as easy to spend all your time there and the Upper East Side as it would be to spend all your time in Harlem 'proper'. How much did he grow up around black people?
AWESOME!
In the 1940s and ‘50s, I heard several songs about the land of Cannan. This morning I was trying without success to think of the titles of some of those songs. So I did a search on RUclips and found several titles (see below), none of which I recognize from my childhood.
I do think I remember some geography, however. If memory serves, Judea is mentioned in the Bible and it was part of a larger land area that had once been known as the land of the Canaanites.
So why would there be more than a dozen songs about Cannan and none (to my knowledge) about Judea?
There has been controversy about land in the Middle East for as long as I can remember. There doesn’t seem to be much question about whether the area in northeastern Africa drained by the Nile River is Egypt - and has been called that for thousands of years but, in the area described in popular media (in the United States) as Israel and Gaza, it seems that to use any of the popular names for the land of the Cannanites is to imply an opinion about who is “right” and who is “wrong” in the current phase of the conflict.
I don’t think any of the antagonists in the current phase of the conflict are entirely in the right. So what name or names for the contested land area can be used without being understood as favoring one nation or ethnic group over another?
To Canaan's Land I'm On My Way
I’ve Been to Canaan
Those Canaan Days
Land of Canaan
On My Way To Canaan's Land
Been to Canaan
Camping in Canaan’s Land
How Far Am I From Canaan?
Living in Canaan
Canaanland Is Just in Sight
To Canaan's Land
Canaan Land
The Language of Canaan
I'm Bound for the Land of Canaan
one of my favourite movie scenes of all time!
Thank you Madame , thank you.Ladies.🎉
BURT LANCASTER one American Greatest Actor, Todays actors can't compare to his Caliber. we miss u Burt
you not even going to mention the glorious singing? he not even acting just poorly singing.
Awesome movie :)
Peak blackness here! Beautiful. And when a shoeless, ramblin' Gantry comes upon a black church full of believers, the producers signaled to the white audience this was meant for that he was as low as he could get, but would surely rise. Hollywood code. I'd love to know more about everyone else in that room.
All you have to do is look to learn more about the folks in the room. They all have different reactions. There’s the gentleman who’s not singing as hard as the rest. Maybe he has doubts about his faith. There is a good hearted woman who is quick to accept the white dude. The little girl who is drawn to him (like so many others will be). The preacher who is wary but has some pertinent questions for him later. The lady in one of the forward rows who isn’t so quick to get comfortable with him. Whatever the “code” for this scene, it sure felt like real people to me.
I really like this!! Thanks for sharing!
“The City on the Edge of Forever”. Star Trek.
Epic movie, despicable character.
Love the song. This movie is such a good example of the tragedy of fundamentalism.
We are seeing real life tragedies of fundamentalism today. This film was ahead of its time. The Sinclair Lewis novel upon which the film was based was ahead of its time
@@TitanicHorseRacingLover You ain’t never lying Terri!It is in the (church age of today)absolute shambles due to the apostasy.Fundamentalism is almost if not completely non-existent.The bible is clear as Jesus Himself spoke in Matthew 24 about the very elect (chosen ones) are being deceived in droves!Pray dear and beautiful sister and fellow servant of Christ Jesus our Lord. I will pray too.🙏❤️🙏❤️
did you even watch the movie or are you just using a phrase without knowing what it means lol. Fundamentalist Christianity would mean you live in poverty and give all your possessions to the poor. This film doesn't display fundamentalist Christianity, it displays among other things what happens when non religious people treat a religion as a business opportunity.
i was only 7 when burt died in 1994. i didn't think too much of it until i saw this and from here to eternity. he really did deserve this oscar. R.I.P. BURT LANCASTER!
Magnífico.
Der Song stamm aus den späten 50.Jahren. - es hat nie etwas besseres gegeben.....
QUE GRAN ACTOR..BURT LAN CASTER
I don’t feel it is forgotten as much unless people are willing to look at movies the 50’s 60’s.
Wonderful ❤
little do these people in this church know how diabolical and devious elmer gantry truly is, and just because of religion, or faith, he is immediately embraced = oh how odd life truly is, indeed.
BURT LANCASTER EINFACH FANTASTISCH
Praise Jesus. We all need to keep our eyes on the cross. Times are getting scary. This music should really help!
It's supposed to be around World War I or perhaps in the 1920s, but you can see a modern car in the background!
no it isn't it looks old school to me but Im not 100% sure because its impossible for anyone and I mean any to tell for certain its too far away and too blurry to decide if its from that time or not
i agree! it is WONDERFUL.
it sure sounds like him,love him and the movie
It reminds me of the book of Job when Lucifer is walking up and down the earth.
Sends chills like The Marseille in Casablanca
Yesssss impactful
Sing it!
What's the movie about
"Burt on Lead Vocals" - YEA ! ...Sounds so much Better THAN THES HACK bands & vocalists, Today.-Singing needs A Revival , BIG TIME , ,Harmony , Gospel , choir ,Three part etc..
To me the picture left the question of faith open; juxtaposing religion and spirituality.
Genesis 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Leviticus 25:38 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. Numbers 34:2
Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
Song of Solomon 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. Numbers 34:29
These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
Our real and ONLY enemy is Satan. We all need God; we are ALL loved by God. It was the devil's work that had some distort the Scriptures so that some used the Word of God as justification to enslave and dehumanize others... but we ALL BELONG TO GOD. Satan is the only and the TRUE enemy. The little girl in this clip, her eyes say it all. Love conquers all, and GOD is THAT LOVE. He is to be feared (revered, respected... but He is God of love). Praying for you all.
Rabbi Miz classic
The devil came to sing among them... The irony of this 😂
Welcome to Fundamentalism. A new form of Capitalism, or perhaps just an offshoot. And Elmer knew just which screws to turn.
1:55 GET BEHIND ME SATAN!
This song is about the children of Israel being gathered back into their land
any1 kno if this film is on the net anywhere?
You can buy it on RUclips; I did.
Just listen to Mahalia Jackson sing it!
Jesus chose not "ONE" Apostle from any Synagogue. All simple men of the earth.
funny seeing that elmer gantry was intended as satire to the belief in God
@MillaHead Not enough sex in this movie to satisfy people these people.......or so the movie producers think.
I love old movies because the acting is great and profanity and sex aren't used to make the movie better. They were good enough without it.
Nobody even knows what the song is about..
What's the movie about
It's about a scam artist who uses religion to make 💰...