He challenges Lagana to "pinch-hit" for his "boy" - his strong-arm protector, before suddenly leaving.The film helped make co-star Jean Arthur a prominent leading lady for the rest of the decade and into the 40s - it was the first of her three films for Capra.damnation, he spirit world vs.worldly desires, sainthood vs.prostitution, etc.):If there was a dollar to be made - Gantry would make it...If there was a soul to be saved - Gantry would save it...Nobel Prize Winner Sinclair Lewis"" Bold Novel of Passion and Damnation Now Bursts Full-Life Across the Screen!Tell ""em, Gantry.And he was concerned about Lori""s welfare: "I need to know if she""s OK."Will""s roommate Mark Davis (Brendan Fletcher) set up a diversion to enable him to steal a key, to allow hem both to escape.