The Story of Marjoe
A Wolf's Confession





Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner (generally known as Marjoe Gortner; born 14 January 1944 in Long Beach, California) is a former revivalist and actor who first gained attention during the late 1940s when, aged four, he became the youngest-known ordained preacher. He then gained notoriety in the 1970s when he starred in Marjoe, an Oscar-winning behind-the-scenes documentary about the lucrative business of Pentecostal preaching. The name "Marjoe" is a portmanteau of the biblical names "Mary" and "Joseph".





This video is a story about a child preacher who as an adult eventually exposes himself and other preachers as money grabbing frauds.



For those of us who have experienced this type of church it is very eye opening.
I suggest the same thing is happening today in many churches around the world. The same theme, just different settings.





After all this Marjoe work as an actor in many films.


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This film is an Oscar Winning "best Documentary" 1972