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A familiar face in the crowd

The late Andy Griffith (1926-2012) in "A Face in the Crowd," 1957

How Andy Griffith Predicted Glenn Beck

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."

High bar

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Stare decisis

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