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A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

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!

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

7.595/10

Release Date

29 May 1957

Country

United States of America

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

Kay Medford

Kay Medford

First Mrs. Rhodes

Big Jeff Bess

Big Jeff Bess

Sheriff Big Jeff Bess

Henry Sharp

Henry Sharp

Abe Steiner

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

Lois Nettleton

Lois Nettleton

Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)

Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Homeless Woman (uncredited)

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Barry Mills (uncredited)

Beverly Bentley

Beverly Bentley

Page Girl (uncredited)

John Bliss

John Bliss

Barefoot Baritone (uncredited)

Noah Keen

Noah Keen

TV Director (uncredited)

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