A Face in the Crowd
Elia Kazan1957-05-29
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!
7.587
125 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Andy Griffith | Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes | Unowned |
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Patricia Neal | Marcia Jeffries | Unowned |
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Anthony Franciosa | Joey DePalma | Unowned |
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Walter Matthau | Mel Miller | Unowned |
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Lee Remick | Betty Lou Fleckum | Unowned |
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Percy Waram | General Haynesworth | Unowned |
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Paul McGrath | Macey | Unowned |
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Rod Brasfield | Beanie | Unowned |
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Marshall Neilan | Senator Worthington Fuller | Unowned |
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Alexander Kirkland | Jim Collier | Unowned |
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Charles Irving | Mr. Luffler | Unowned |
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Howard Smith | J.B. Jeffries | Unowned |
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Kay Medford | First Mrs. Rhodes | Unowned |
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Big Jeff Bess | Sheriff Big Jeff Bess | Unowned |
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Henry Sharp | Abe Steiner | Unowned |
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R.G. Armstrong | Teleprompter Operator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lois Nettleton | Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Diana Sands | Homeless Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rip Torn | Barry Mills (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Beverly Bentley | Page Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Bliss | Barefoot Baritone (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Noah Keen | TV Director (uncredited) | Unowned |