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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.

Details

Release Date: May 29, 1957

Runtime: 125 minutes

Genres: Drama

Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (259 votes)

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Cast

  • Andy Griffith

    Andy Griffith

    Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

  • Patricia Neal

    Patricia Neal

    Marcia Jeffries

  • Anthony Franciosa

    Anthony Franciosa

    Joey DePalma

  • Walter Matthau

    Walter Matthau

    Mel Miller

  • Lee Remick

    Lee Remick

    Betty Lou Fleckum

  • Percy Waram

    Percy Waram

    General Haynesworth

  • Paul McGrath

    Paul McGrath

    Macey

  • Rod Brasfield

    Rod Brasfield

    Beanie

  • Alexander Kirkland

    Alexander Kirkland

    Jim Collier

  • Howard Smith

    Howard Smith

    J.B. Jeffries

  • Kay Medford

    Kay Medford

    First Mrs. Rhodes

  • R.G. Armstrong

    R.G. Armstrong

    Teleprompter Operator (uncredited)

  • Lois Nettleton

    Lois Nettleton

    Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)

  • Diana Sands

    Diana Sands

    Homeless Woman (uncredited)

  • Rip Torn

    Rip Torn

    Barry Mills (uncredited)

  • Beverly Bentley

    Beverly Bentley

    Page Girl (uncredited)

  • John Bliss

    John Bliss

    Barefoot Baritone (uncredited)

  • Noah Keen

    Noah Keen

    TV Director (uncredited)