An Arkansas drifter becomes an overnight media sensation. As he becomes drunk with fame and power, will he ever be exposed as the fraud he has become?
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Cast
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| 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 | |
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Rod Brasfield | ... | Beanie |
| Marshall Neilan | ... | Sen. Worthington Fuller | |
| Alexander Kirkland | ... | Jim Collier | |
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Charles Irving | ... | Mr. Luffler |
| Howard Smith | ... | J.B. Jeffries | |
| Kay Medford | ... | First Mrs. Rhodes | |
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Big Jeff Bess | ... | Sheriff Big Jeff Bess |
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Henry Sharp | ... | Abe Steiner |
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"A Face in the Crowd" charts the rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawrence girl who discovers the great man in a back-country jail and is the first to fall under his spell. Written by alfiehitchie
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POWER! He loved it! He took it raw in big gulpfuls...he liked the taste, the way it mixed with the bourbon and the sin in his blood! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 June 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd See more »Company Credits
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Lonesome Rhodes: Marcia, I put my whole self into everything I do.
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(1957) (uncredited)
Music by Tom Glazer
Lyrics by Budd Schulberg
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According to Patricia Neal, the production would have been too expensive to film in Hollywood, which necessitated the need for on-location shooting. See more »Goofs
When Lonesome Rhodes is critiquing Senator Worthington Fuller's presentation style, the camera angle switches several times. From the front, his left arm/hand is pointed towards the ceiling; however, the reverse angle shows his left arm lowered and pointed to the side. See more »Quotes
Marcia Jeffries: You put your whole self into that laugh, don't you?Lonesome Rhodes: Marcia, I put my whole self into everything I do.
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Vitajex Jingle(1957) (uncredited)
Music by Tom Glazer
Lyrics by Budd Schulberg
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The fictional story of a vagabond who is discovered and becomes a mega entertainment star who not only aquires fame and fortune but also political power. I came away from this film with the thinking that in 1957 when the picture came out in a strange way it must have terrified viewers. The film was clearly ahead of its time. By todays standards the egotistical, cynical and power hungry Lonesome Rhodes actually is quite tame but in 57 he must have been viewed as a cross between Hitler and Arthur Godfrey. Andy Griffith is nothing less than brilliant as Rhodes. Superb support from Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau, Anthony Franciosa and Lee Remick in her first motion picture. The movie never lags as it grips the viewer from the opening right to the final scene.