A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

1957
2h 5m
7.6

7.6/10

269 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"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!"

Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Newtown Productions Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

new york city southern usa politics arkansas rise and fall memphis, tennessee fame black and white based on short story hick personality

Quick Facts

Release Date May 29, 1957
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0050371

Cast

Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith

Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal

Marcia Jeffries

Anthony Franciosa
Anthony Franciosa

Joey DePalma

Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau

Mel Miller

Lee Remick
Lee Remick

Betty Lou Fleckum

Percy Waram
Percy Waram

General Haynesworth

Paul McGrath
Paul McGrath

Macey

Rod Brasfield
Rod Brasfield

Beanie

Marshall Neilan
Marshall Neilan

Senator Worthington Fuller

Alexander Kirkland
Alexander Kirkland

Jim Collier

Charles Irving
Charles Irving

Mr. Luffler

Howard Smith
Howard Smith

J.B. Jeffries

Key Crew

Elia Kazan
Director
Budd Schulberg
Screenplay
Elia Kazan
Producer