A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Name: A Face in the Crowd
Released: 1957

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.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after A Face in the Crowd

Splendor in the Grass (1961) — Elia Kazan directed both
America America (1963) — Elia Kazan directed both
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — Elia Kazan directed both
Ace in the Hole (1951) — Same feel: cynical, critical
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
In the Heat of the Night (1967) — Same subject: southern usa