The late Andy Griffith (1926-2012) in "A Face in the Crowd," 1957
By Eric Randall, The Atlantic, July 3, 2012
"Griffith is better remembered, of course, for his turn as
Sherriff Andy Taylor, and that too, is a reason people revisit Kazan's film:
It's a look at Griffith, in his first film performance, turning in a totally different
kind of role from the ones he was later known for. And while Griffith put in an
amazing, layered performance as Rhodes, it's the prescience of A Face in the
Crowd that's got media-watchers taking about the film today."
Though I dispised Elia Kazan's off-screen political doings, the man made some great films. This little film was one of them. No film awards for it, but it is sublime. A towering performance by Griffith as well as Patricia Neal. - Montana Cowboy
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ReplyDeleteThanks for this tribute. I grew up watching Andy Griffith. He had a way of making you feel as if you were part of his family even though we were out in "TV land". When I think of him and this show, I think of simpler times and a happier world (and I know this was perhaps a façade, but a happy one at that).
Encore, merci mon ami pour ce petit voyage nostalgique.