by David Krell | Apr 12, 2017 | David Krell
The tale of Lonesome Rhodes is a cautionary one. Written by Budd Schulberg and directed by Elia Kazan, the 1957 film A Face in the Crowd revolves around Rhodes, a drunk with a gift for guitar playing, singing, and folksiness. Arkansas radio producer Marcia Jeffries...
by David Krell | Oct 29, 2015 | David Krell
Corruption rooted in ego, fame, and power forms the foundation for A Face in the Crowd, a 1957 film; Budd Schulberg wrote the screenplay based on his short story The Arkansas Traveler. Andy Griffith stars as Lonesome Rhodes, a country bumpkin discovered by television...
by David Krell | Jun 28, 2015 | David Krell
In the 1986 song Modern Woman, Billy Joel asks, “And after 1986, what else could be new?” Nothing, considering the return of two television legends whose personas were extraordinarily familiar. Andy Griffith debuted as Ben Matlock, a defense attorney...
by David Krell | May 12, 2015 | David Krell
In The Andy Griffith Show episode Opie the Birdman, a lesson in creative parenting is exhibited to great effect. Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry, North Carolina foresees trouble if Opie, his son, uses a slingshot. Hence, he orders Opie not to use it. Opie, in turn,...
by David Krell | Apr 22, 2015 | David Krell
Today is Earth Day, so designated on April 22nd to honor a pioneer in the environmental movement. April 22nd is Eddie Albert’s birthday. The first Earth Day occurred in 1970. Albert is perhaps best known for playing Oliver Wendell Douglas, a successful New...
