A Face in the Crowd (1957)
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:
Elia Kazan
Writer:
Budd Schulberg
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Andy Griffith as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes |
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Patricia Neal as Marcia Jeffries |
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Anthony Franciosa as Joey DePalma |
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Walter Matthau as Mel Miller |
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Lee Remick as Betty Lou Fleckum |
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Percy Waram as General Haynesworth |
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Paul McGrath as Macey |
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Rod Brasfield as Beanie |
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Marshall Neilan as Senator Worthington Fuller |
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Alexander Kirkland as Jim Collier |
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Charles Irving as Mr. Luffler |
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Howard Smith as J.B. Jeffries |
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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 |
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R.G. Armstrong as Teleprompter Operator (uncredited) |
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Lois Nettleton as Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited) |
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Diana Sands as Homeless Woman (uncredited) |
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Rip Torn as Barry Mills (uncredited) |
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Beverly Bentley as Page Girl (uncredited) |
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John Bliss as Barefoot Baritone (uncredited) |
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Noah Keen as TV Director (uncredited) |
| Camera | Gayne Rescher | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Budd Schulberg | Story |
| Directing | Elia Kazan | Director |
| Editing | Gene Milford | Editor |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tom Glazer | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Budd Schulberg | Screenplay |
| Production | Elia Kazan | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Production | George Justin | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willis Hanchett | Hairstylist |
| Art | Paul Sylbert | Art Direction |
| Sound | Ernest Zatorsky | Sound |
| Sound | Don Olson | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
