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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 .
A Face in the Crowd: Directed by Elia Kazan. With Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau. A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
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- Drama, Music
- Elia Kazan
- 1957-06-01
Summaries. 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.
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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 him on the air.
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- Andy Griffith
- Elia Kazan
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A Face in the Crowd (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Film Details. Also Known As. Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd, The Arkansas Traveler. Genre. Drama. Adaptation. Classic Hollywood. Music. Release Date. Jun 1957. Premiere Information. World premiere in New York: 28 May 1957; Los Angeles opening: 29 May 1957. Production Company.
Sound editor. Don Olson. Wardrobe. Florence Transfield. 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.
