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A Face in the Crowd is a 1957 American satirical drama film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Andy Griffith (in his film debut), Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Budd Schulberg is based on his short story "Your Arkansas Traveler", from the 1953 collection Some Faces in the Crowd . The story centers on Larry "Lonesome ...
A Face in the Crowd: Directed by Elia Kazan. With Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau. Female radio reporter Marcia Jeffries turns folk-singing drifter Larry "Lonesome" Rhoades into a powerful media star who becomes utterly detestable during his meteoric rise.
A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star. "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.
Ambitious young radio producer Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal) finds a charming rogue named Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes (Andy Griffith) in an Arkansas drunk tank and puts...
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A Face in the Crowd chronicles the rise and fall of Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes (Andy Griffith), a boisterous entertainer discovered in an Arkansas drunk tank by Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal), a local radio producer with ambitions of her own.
A Face in the Crowd is given an unmistakable air of authenticity by the presence of a number of well-known television personalities playing themselves - Mike Wallace, John Cameron Swayze, Betty Furness, Fave Emerson, Virginia Graham, and Burl Ives, among others.
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A Face in the Crowd, American film drama, released in 1957, that was especially noted for the performance by Andy Griffith in his movie debut. Griffith portrayed the charismatic, but manipulative, country singer Larry (“Lonesome”) Rhodes, who is idolized by the very masses he disdains in private.
Philosophical country/western singer Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes is "discovered" in the local lock-up by television talent coordinator Marcia Jeffries. 1,059 IMDb 8.2 2 h 5 min 1957. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Music Videos and Concerts · Compelling · Stunning. Available to rent or buy.
A Face in the Crowd is a 1957 film starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau, directed by Elia Kazan. The screenplay was written by Budd Schulberg, based on his short story "Your Arkansas Traveler", from the collection, Some Faces in the Crowd (1953).
