Watch A Face in the Crowd (1957) Official Trailer
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!
7.6 / 10 IMDb May 29, 1957 2h 5m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 5m
Release Date
May 29, 1957
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Andy Griffith
as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Patricia Neal
as Marcia Jeffries
Anthony Franciosa
as Joey DePalma
Walter Matthau
as Mel Miller
Lee Remick
as Betty Lou Fleckum
Percy Waram
as General Haynesworth
Paul McGrath
as Macey
Rod Brasfield
as Beanie
Marshall Neilan
as Senator Worthington Fuller
Alexander Kirkland
as Jim Collier
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Charles Irving
as Mr. Luffler
Howard Smith
as J.B. Jeffries
Kay Medford
as First Mrs. Rhodes
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Big Jeff Bess
as Sheriff Big Jeff Bess
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Henry Sharp
as Abe Steiner
R.G. Armstrong
as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)
Lois Nettleton
as Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)
Diana Sands
as Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Rip Torn
as Barry Mills (uncredited)
Beverly Bentley
as Page Girl (uncredited)
Production Companies
Newtown Productions
Warner Bros. PicturesA Face in the Crowd Official Trailer 1957
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