A Face in the Crowd

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Andy Griffith Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

Patricia Neal Marcia Jeffries

Anthony Franciosa Joey DePalma

Walter Matthau Mel Miller

Lee Remick Betty Lou Fleckum