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A Face in the Crowd (1957)
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Release Date:
17 October 1957 (Sweden) morePlot:
An Arkansas hobo becomes an overnight media sensation. But as he becomes drunk with fame and power, will he ever be exposed as the fraud he has become? full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
An outstanding performance by Andy Griffith! moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Andy Griffith | ... | Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes |
 | Patricia Neal | ... | Marcia Jeffries |
 | Anthony Franciosa | ... | Joey DePalma |
 | Walter Matthau | ... | Mel Miller |
| Lee Remick | ... | Betty Lou Fleckum |
| Percy Waram | ... | Gen. Haynesworth |
| Paul McGrath | ... | Macey |
| Rod Brasfield | ... | Beanie |
| Marshall Neilan | ... | Senator Worthington Fuller |
| Alexander Kirkland | ... | Jim Collier |
| Charles Irving | ... | Mr. Luffler |
| Howard Smith | ... | J.B. Jeffries |
| Kay Medford | ... | First Mrs. Rhodes |
| Big Jeff Bess | ... | Sheriff Big Jeff Bess |
| Henry Sharp | ... | Abe Steiner |
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125 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)MOVIEmeter: 
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Charles Nelson Reilly's film debut. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The Variety cover announcing Lonesome Rhodes on-air meltdown not only mis-spells his last name as "Roads" but is also dated "November 21, 1956" which is well before the other dates in the movie, for example, earlier he was picking Miss Arkansas Twirler 1957. moreQuotes:
Lonesome Rhodes: I'm not just an entertainer. I'm an influence, a wielder of opinion, a force... a force! moreFAQ
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I just find it hard to believe that Andy Griffith received no kudos or award nominations for his role as Lonesome Rhodes in this movie. His performance is quite amazing. I think that because he played such an obnoxious person, one that we really come to dislike, that people confused the role with the actor. I just saw it on TV (Dec, 2002), and maybe the world of 1957 just was not ready for this kind of realism.