Card, Lobby - "A Face in the Crowd"
Object number2012.046.01
Date1957
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionLobby card from the movie "A Face in the Crowd," starring Andy Griffith. The movie is based on Budd Schulberg's short story "Your Arkansas Traveler" and portions of the film are set and were filmed in Northeast Arkansas. “A Face in the Crowd” was written by Budd Schulberg and was based on his short story "Your Arkansas Traveler." The story centers on a drifter named Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, who is discovered by the producer (Neal) of a small-market radio program in rural northeast Arkansas. Rhodes gains celebrity as a singer and becomes drunk with power. The movie takes place in a fictional Arkansas town called Pickett and was filmed in Piggott (Clay County), Arkansas and Paragould (Greene County), Arkansas.
In 2008 the film was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry.
Colored lobby card from the movie "A Face in the Crowd" starring Andy Griffith. The image shows Griffith and Patricia Neal standing on the steps of a train and waving to a crowd. Griffith is wearing a brown suit with a white shirt and holding a hat in his right hand. Neal is standing behind Griffith in a green dress and waving as well. Card has blue and black print on the bottom.
Status
Not on view
