# I was just watching "A Face in the Crowd" and Andy Griffith is very good actor!

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**Created:** [August 11, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-just-watching-a-face-in-the-crowd-and-andy-griffith-is-very-good-actor/549900 "2010-08-11T02:00:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-just-watching-a-face-in-the-crowd-and-andy-griffith-is-very-good-actor/549900/1 "2010-08-11T02:00:59Z")

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I though he did an excellent job with Andy of Mayberry, but in this role in ["A Face In The Crowd"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Face_in_the_Crowd_(film))he really shines as a charismatic, borderline malovelent grifter.

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**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-just-watching-a-face-in-the-crowd-and-andy-griffith-is-very-good-actor/549900/2 "2010-08-11T02:06:18Z")

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One of my favorite movies! Great turns not just by Griffith but from Walter Matthau and Patricia Neal as well, and I think the movie introduced Lee Remick as well.

I assume you watched (rewatched?) because of Neal’s recent passing?