| Other author/creator | Kazan, Elia director. |
| Other author/creator | Schulberg, Budd screenwriter, author. |
| Other author/creator | Griffith, Andy, 1926-2012 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Franciosa, Anthony, 1928-2006, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Matthau, Walter actor. |
| Other author/creator | Remick, Lee actor. |
| Other author/creator | Waram, Percy, 1881-1961, actor. |
| Other author/creator | McGrath, Paul, 1904-1978, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Brasfield, Rod actor. |
| Other author/creator | Neilan, Marshall A., 1891-1958 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Kirkland, Alexander actor. |
| Other author/creator | Irving, Charles, 1912-1981, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Howard, 1893-1968 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Medford, Kay actor. |
| Other author/creator | Bess, Jeff, 1920-1998, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Sharp, Henry, 1887-1964, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Glazer, Tom, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) |
| Other author/creator | Newtown Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Uniform title | Face in the crowd (Motion picture) |
| Contents |
Credits -- Face in the crowd -- Lonesome Rhodes -- One-day trial offer -- Housewives' heartthrob -- To the dogs -- Getting the idea -- TV debut -- Potent pitchman -- His own man -- In Marcia's door -- In Vita Jex's door -- Moving merchandise -- Mass persuasion -- Don't hurt me -- Mrs. Rhodes -- Deeply involved -- Betty Lou Fleckum -- Another bride -- Heart problems -- Marcia's cut -- Coaching Sen. Fuller -- I'm a force -- Book on Lonesome -- In bed with Joey -- My flock of sheep -- Whole show -- Grabbing control -- All the way down -- Get out of everybody's life -- Face to face -- Whatever happened to him? |
| Abstract |
Larry Rhodes is a hobo with a powerful personality and a mean streak as wide as the Mississippi River. He is 'discovered' by Marcia Jeffries, who christens him "Lonesome" Rhodes, and makes him the star of her morning radio show, "A Face in the Crowd." Listeners are enthralled by his down-home, folksy charm, and after developing a large following, Rhodes begins a journey to national fame and TV stardom. A powerful business tycoon realizes that he can use Rhodes's popularity to change the course of a national election in his favor--provided that he can keep the star from self-destructing under the weight of his own megalomania, narcissism, and contempt for his audience. Marcia's journey, by contrast, is a long and painful one. From a rather innocent young woman to betrayed loyal ally who recognizes the monster she has helped to create and knows she must destroy, she finally reaches her limit and rejects his emotional blackmail. |
| General note | Budd Schulberg's "A face in the crowd" [based on his story "The Arkansas Traveler"]. |
| General note | Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1957. |
| General note | Special features: Facing the Past [featurette] (29 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
| Credits | Director of photography, Harry Stradling, Gayne Rescher ; songs by Tom Glazer and Budd Schulberg ; score composed by Tom Glazer ; editor, Gene Milford ; art directors, Richard Sylbert, Paul Sylbert ; costume designer, Anna Hill Johnstone. |
| Cast |
Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick, Percy Waram, Paul McGrath, Rod Brasfield, Marshal Nielan, Alexander Kirkland, Charles Irving, Howard Smith, Kay Medford, Big Jeff Bess, Henry Sharp. |
| Audience |
MPAA Rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| ISBN | 0790792133 |
| ISBN | 9780790792132 |
| ISBN | 1419809377 (set) |
| ISBN | 9781419809378 (set) |
| UPC |
085393352622 |
| UPC |
012569701793 (set) |
| Publisher number | 33526 Warner Home Video |
| Publisher number | 70179 Warner Home Video (set) |
| Stock number | Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com |
