Marjoe(1972)

movie - first aired/released 1972-07-24 - 88 min - audience 7.6

Documentary

Directed by Howard Smith, Sarah Kernochan

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.