Lonesome Rhodes

[hmalsman]

he's pretty amazing in this film!. and, see him and, johnny cash in 'murder in coweta county!' they're amazing!!!

[jancivil]

JESUS what a voice!

[mkjmstl1]

THAT SONG. IS IT A REAL BLUES SONG? I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. ANYONE WHO KNOWS PLEASE TELL ME.

[1questionable]

Man, this movie is a classic. He reminds me of my father so much. He was good.

[humbuck]

Cocaine is a powerful drug.

[upsilon054]

Sort of a 1950s version of Glenn Beck.

[ARepublicanVictory]

Obama is a fail

[Epimpin101]

none of you guys would of been making this comparison to Glenn Beck, unless Keith Olberman told you that. It's funny how nobody can think for themselves, and they always take Keiths words, and try to play it off as their own unique thought.

[DrQuest44]

"Lonesome Rhodes is just like Glenn Beck. Glenn Beck should play Lonesome Rhodes."

You don't have to keep repeating it. We get the "joke". Oh, my side hurts. I can't stop laughing. How clever you are. Ha ha. I'm not a GB fan, by the way. I just think the joke isn't funny.

[shafterdave]

Andy Griffith before drug rehab..... All kidding aside this shows just how great and talented he really is... too bad he didn't get any more roles where he could show it...

[johny5519]

My All Time Favorite Movie! Speaks Volumes on So Many Different Levels. Take away the Politics & Andy might have won an Oscar!

[HippieStrand]

One of the greatest films ever made in my opinion.

I must have viewed it at least 7 times within a stretch of 4 years.

[incrediblehulkmovies]

So many are under his spell of horse shit and taking a big whiff. Just the american people with Obama.

[roshawnmarkwees]

This movie must have served as a template for the Obama campaign.

This clip looks like the inspiration for much of Tom Waits' persona.

[danger0usknowledge]

When I 1st saw this back in the 70's I was amazed. Someone please leave that mic on so Pat Neal can let the tea party see Brigham Beck applying the Vicks under his eyes getting ready for a good cry. Beck & Judge Nappy sound like bipartisan reasonable fellas when they're on CSPAN. But when on Fox "News" it's back to work shoveling lies. Rachel Maddow admired Beck's radio show when she was in college. But once you sign the RNC non-disclosure clause & the 1st million there is no going back.

[ARepublicanVictory]

@danger0usknowledge Glenn Becks tell the truth. The truth to some seems like fables. I hope some one is good enough to pull this off on that leftist loser Obama. Too bad they missed doing this to Bill Clinton, the liar, loser and wife cheater.

[danger0usknowledge]

@ARepublicanVictory - Beck tells the truth? Wife cheater? You mean like your man handsome Sen. Ensign? Like Ray-publican Gov. Sandford? It's like one of the editors for the WSJ once said to give away the whole right wing hypocrisy, "if a conservative is caught in adultery we will defend him..." I know, Clinton lied under oath & Cheney outed a CIA asset & got away with it. What's worse I wonder? Looks like you're in Jarad Laughner territory...shave your head yet?

[ARepublicanVictory]

@danger0usknowledge Democrats are still trash. Obama is the ultimate liar. The idiot talked about transparency while he tried to hide the fact that he is NOT AMERICAN. He also tries to hide the fact that he wants to keep plunging America into debt.

[danger0usknowledge]

@ARepublicanVictory Like ah said, have you shaved your head yet in solidarity with your brother & "patriot hero" Jared Loughner? In the 1990's Gingrich was screaming *fiscal responsibility* Starting in 2000 Bush proceeded to SPEND EVERY $, EVERY EARMARK w/o any vetoes from Bush. Supplemental funding for 3 wars, Iraq, Afpak & war on terror WERE ALL OFF BUSH'S BUDGET & ON Obama's budget as of 6/2009. Obama was 7 trillion in deficit b4 he took office counting Bush's recession bank bailout

[ARepublicanVictory]

@danger0usknowledge Obama wanted to add more the debt. Obama is a loser who has proven why Democrats destroy economies.

[danger0usknowledge]

@ARepublicanVictory? Trash is reserved for liars4hire

like Brigham Beck selling his *dream* gold mines by

telling everyone the end times are-a-coming.

They are always coming.-)

HOW DO YOU CONDONE SOMEONE LIKE THAT?

Gold just topped 1500 an ounce... did anyone

who bought a dream mine through Beck's sponsor

make a profit yet...OVER THE STEEP PREMIUM.

Do they have to pay again just to sell??? HA!

[ARepublicanVictory]

@danger0usknowledge lol

Gold is a gold anti depression commodity.



[tonyzoc]

Elia Kazan NY Times Interview 1952

Firsthand experience of dictatorship and thought control left me with an abiding hatred of these. It left me with an abiding hatred of Communist philosophy and methods and the conviction that these must be resisted always. It also left me with the passionate conviction that we must never let the Communists get away with the pretense that they stand for the very things which they kill in their own countries.

[jleoblues]

Andy Griffin did some recordings with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. I wonder it they still in existance

[thecoloradanempire]

OLBERMAN!!!! I really like this movie, and now I keep relating it to Glenn Fucking Beck! Thanks a lot Keith...

[MyBruno555]

a remake of this movie with Glen Beck in thet title role is warranted...

[billthebutcher2]

@MyBruno555 without a doubt, lol. 

[IoEstasCedonta]

@MyBruno555 I almost think he'd go for it.

[djb0110]

@MyBruno555

Glenn Beck is already playing the role. You can catch his act nightly on Fox.

[ARepublicanVictory]

@djb0110 I like to catch it better on MSNBC. That channel has nothing but leftist idiots and blowhards.

[crobarus]

@MyBruno555 Glen Beck is pimp

[mkjmstl1]

@MyBruno555

Be fair. Lonesome Rhodes has some talent.

[winterlandboy]

My favorite Andy Griffith is  in the scene where he chastises Aunt Bea for giving Opie too many cupcakes because it gavce him a stomach ache.Ha ha ha

[mesaeddie]

No Time for Sargeants is my favorite and Onion Head is great too .

[KroganWrex]

LOL Glenn Beck! haha oh sorry just a Keith Olbermann reference

[bookishmuch]

He is one smart son of a bitch. When he goes "plunge us into darkness...." you can see in his face that he's bullshitting her.

[dukeofpuke]

A 1957 film from the Hollywood Left. Love Elia Kazan's talent however he was literally a card carrying member of the American Communist Party. Despite the disdain resulting from HUAC, his perspective never changed.

[CandlestickKid]

Was lucky enough to catch this film on TCM the other day. As soon as it was over, I placed my order with Amazon. I grew up in the 1950's and remember seeing this movie years later on TV. Andy Griffith was a huge star -- Broadway, movies, TV -- but it always seemed to me that he was under-utilized and under-appreciated. Andy Griffith was always a welcome presence. When you watch his work in "A Face in the Crowd," you understand how moving an actor he was. Thank you, Elia Kazan!

[bookishmuch]

DIG that git-tar playin! Rock it Andy!

[Daveparts]

I love to show this film to people who have only seen The Andy Griffith Show.

So different, so powerfull and so mean spirited.

[ShawDAMAN]

Boy when he opens up and belts there- wow. O_O

Accustomed to his singing on the Andy Griffith show, spirituals, ballads etc, it's surprising.

[nanavarro]

does anyone know how to conjugate a verb?

[SpaceAceTX]

They did a documentary on this on Turner Classic Movies, the studio was investing in Andy to be the next great actor, the next Marlon Brando they claimed.

Had more talent then anyone in Hollywood.

But the Andy Griffith Show presented itself (through Danny Thomas show skit)

Andy loved it and took the role, hired his buddy Don Knotts and shot the studios dreams to hell

Anyway he said "I have to regrets, I loved that show, it was based on a rare thing, LOVE, every episode if you watch closely"

[ShawDAMAN]

Yeah I agree this film really showed he could have been a great feature film actor but I for one am glad he went the TAGS route.

[paint771]

Why'd you cut it off right before the song?

[Travisab1]

I loved Andy from the first time I heard his voice. He truly is country folk. Love you Andy...where ever you are.

[tmgore64]

Andy Kaufman took a lot of his villain characters from Lonesome Rhodes.

[TNPYesWeCan]

Great movie...Andy's best