A Face in the Crowd (1957)

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

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! 1957-05-29 United States of America 125 Min. PG-13
7.597 238 votes

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.

Cast

Andy Griffith is Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Patricia Neal is Marcia Jeffries
Marcia Jeffries
Anthony Franciosa is Joey DePalma
Joey DePalma
Walter Matthau is Mel Miller
Mel Miller
Lee Remick is Betty Lou Fleckum
Betty Lou Fleckum
Percy Waram is General Haynesworth
General Haynesworth
Marshall Neilan is Senator Worthington Fuller
Senator Worthington Fuller
Alexander Kirkland is Jim Collier
Charles Irving is Mr. Luffler
Mr. Luffler
Howard Smith is J.B. Jeffries
J.B. Jeffries