A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
R.G. Armstrong
- Teleprompter Operator
- (uncredited)
Beverly Bentley
- Page Girl
- (uncredited)
John Bliss
- Barefoot Baritone
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Patricia Neal's return to the screen after a four-year absence from Hollywood, an absence that was precipitated by a much-publicized affair with Gary Cooper (who was married at the time) and a subsequent nervous breakdown.
- GoofsJust before Larry goes on air during his first TV appearance, the straw in his mouth disappears between shots.
- Quotes
Mel Miller: [commenting on one of Lonesome Rhodes' on-air tirades after the two have had a falling out] I'll say one thing for him, he's got the courage of his ignorance.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Featured review
Entertain the ignorant masses and they'll follow you anywhere.
The fictional story of a vagabond who is discovered and becomes a mega entertainment star who not only aquires fame and fortune but also political power. I came away from this film with the thinking that in 1957 when the picture came out in a strange way it must have terrified viewers. The film was clearly ahead of its time. By todays standards the egotistical, cynical and power hungry Lonesome Rhodes actually is quite tame but in 57 he must have been viewed as a cross between Hitler and Arthur Godfrey. Andy Griffith is nothing less than brilliant as Rhodes. Superb support from Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau, Anthony Franciosa and Lee Remick in her first motion picture. The movie never lags as it grips the viewer from the opening right to the final scene.
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- yenlo
- May 11, 2000
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- Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd
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- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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