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7.6/10 • 30

1972-07-241h 28m

Documentary

You Keep the Faith...Marjoe Keeps the Money

Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

Directors
Howard Smith, Sarah Kernochan
Editors
Lawrence Silk

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Marjoe Gortner

    Marjoe Gortner

    Himself

  2. Sarah Kernochan

    Sarah Kernochan

    Herself

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Chimpanzee

Oct 20, 2018

5/10

It's a weird one. On the one hand it's an interesting insight into the shady world of evangelism and the mind of a man who doesn't believe what he's preaching. But the film doesn't really go anywhere or tell much of a story. It just seems like a lot of footage of Marjoe evangelising inter-cut with interviews, all of which ends rather abruptly without making any real point or coming to much of a conclusion.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
businessreligionchurchevangelismevangelistwoman directorpreserved film