- StatusReleased
- Release Date1957-05-29
- Runtime125 minutes
- TaglinePOWER! He loved it! He took it raw in big gulpfuls … he liked the taste, the way it mixed with the bourbon and the sin in his blood!
- RevenueNot Available
- GenreDrama
- Production
CompaniesNewtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures - BudgetNot Available
Movie Overview
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.
Casts
Andy Griffith
Patricia Neal
Anthony Franciosa
Walter Matthau
Lee Remick
Percy Waram
Paul McGrath
Rod Brasfield
Marshall Neilan
Alexander Kirkland
Howard Smith
Kay Medford
