Poster, Movie - "A Face in the Crowd"
Object number2012.089.11
Date1957
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions78 x 78 3/4 in. (198.1 x 200 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
“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.
Poster from the movie "A Face in the Crowd," which is set in Arkansas. The poster has a white background with black print and a red and black border. It shows an image of a man with his arms outstretched superimposed over a map of the United States. "Power! He took it raw like his bourbon and sin" is printed across the top in black lettering.
Status
Not on view
