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"Villain exposes self accidentally ...to a large crowd. The reason I love this often final plotbeat is that after exposing myself to countless and then countless more stories where bad guys get their comeuppance by death, I've come to appreciate public shaming as a more devastating defeat. The gist is, for anyone not familiar, that a person of power and popularity among the public unwittingly reveals their treacherous persona when someone secretly leaves a mic open and everything gets broadcast "
" Walter Matthau, Patricia Neal and Andy Griffith"
" Director: Elia Kazan His 13th movie My 12th movie watched from the director Wow, Andy Griffith delivers a powerhouse performances that is so good it doesn't matter how many episodes of his self-titled tv show you've you will see him in a whole new light with incredible Elia Kazan film. As good as Griffith is he doesn't matter without an amazing performance by Patricia Neal. Likely her best. Added to Lists: Top Ten Films - Elia Kazan Top Ten Performances - Patricia Neal "
"When: December 7th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: DVD from the library. What'd I Think?: A great cautionary tale that could've benefited from a little bit of trimming. My Rating: 8/10 Other Notes: NA."
"Though he’d become more divisive in later years (notable names like Nick Nolte and Ian McKellen refused to applaud when he was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 1999), Elia Kazan naming names to McCarthy didn’t prevent him from remaining an awards juggernaut even after his testimony. But one of Kazan’s best, 1957’s winningly sour media fable “A Face In The Crowd,” starring Andy Griffith, was a notable exception. Middlingly reviewed on release, it made no impact with the Academy, despite c"