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1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1957
Based on The Arkansas Traveler / by Budd Schulberg
Wide screen (1.85:1)
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A chronicle of the rise and fall of Larry ₁Lonesome₂ Rhodes, a boisterous entertainer discovered in an Arkansas drunk tank by Marcia Jeffries, a local radio producer with ambitions of her own. His charisma and cunning soon shoot him to the heights of television stardom and political demagoguery, forcing Marcia to grapple with the manipulative, reactionary monster she has created. Directed by Elia Kazan, this incisive satire features an extraordinary debut screen performance by Andy Griffith
Special features: New interviews with Ron Briley and Evan Dalton Smith; Facing the past, a 2005 documentary; trailer; essay
Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick
Rating: Not rated
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); mono; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)