“A Face in the Crowd has never ceased to be relevant.”
Ambitious young radio producer Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal) finds a charming rogue named Larry ‘Lonesome Rhodes (Andy Griffith) in an Arkansas drunk tank and puts him on the air. Soon, Rhodes' local popularity gets him an appearance on television in Memphis, which he parlays into national network stardom that he uses to endorse a presidential candidate for personal gain. But the increasingly petulant star's ego, arrogance and womanising threaten his rise to the top.
