A Face in the Crowd 

Andy Griffith as Lonesome Rhodes

‘A Face in the Crowd’• starring Andy Griffith

• Andy Griffith in his spellbinding portrayal of drifter and grifter Lonesome Rhodes from ‘A Face In the Crowd’ • 1957 •

Starring: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Walter Matthau

Directed By: Elia Kazan

An overall revelation of artistic expression for the era. It only continues to inherit new audiences and profound meaning as the nightmare of fame culture and the cult of fame have become indistinguishable with the innovations of technology.

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A ‘Face in the Crowd’ is an American satirical drama based on the Budd Shulberg short story ‘Your Arkansas Traveler

‘A Face in the Crowd’ is eerily ahead of its time, with subject matter, plot, character development and artistic downfall of the antagonist lead character ‘Lonesome Rhodes’ played in an brilliant, courageous and chilling performance by Andy Griffith

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