A Face in the Crowd

Name: Face in the Crowd, A
Released: 2025-05-24
Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick

1957 Drama

Ambitious young radio producer Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal) finds a charming rogue named Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes (Andy Griffith) in an Arkansas drunk tank and puts him on the air. Soon, Rhodes' local popularity gets him an appearance on television in Memphis, which he parlays into national network stardom that he uses to endorse a presidential candidate for personal gain. But the increasingly petulant star's ego, arrogance and womanizing threaten his rise to the top.

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Photo of Anthony Franciosa — Anthony Franciosa

Photo of Walter Matthau — Walter Matthau

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A Face in the Crowd (1957)

A TV woman (Patricia Neal) turns Arkansas bum Lonesome Rhodes (Andy Griffith) into a homespun media hero rotten with power.

7:30 PM on Turner Classic Movies Canada

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