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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!
May 29, 1957 2h 5m
7.6
241 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title A Face in the Crowd
Companies Newtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords arkansas, fame, black and white, personality
Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Marcia Jeffries
Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Betty Lou Fleckum
Percy Waram

Percy Waram

General Haynesworth
Marshall Neilan

Marshall Neilan

Senator Worthington Fuller
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)