A Face in the Crowd (1957) - "Dark Night of the Soul" scene

A radio / TV host drunk with power aspires to sway and control the masses for a Senator running for the President of the US. His long time producer / girl friend finally sees the problem with the personality she has created.

Written 52 years ago by Budd Schulberg as a cautionary tale about the abuse of power available via radio and television. Prophetic.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Politics
• Power
• Radio
• TV
• Media Influence
• Glenn Beck
• Rush Limbaugh
• Bill O'Reilly

[mrbubbles4q]

Rahm Emanuel

[UsefulClips]

@mrbubbles4q Huh? Since when was Rahm Emanuel a radio or tv show host? You've completely missed the entire point of the clip. It's about the abuse of power by those in the media backed by political figures and working to promote those political figures for their own gain. Some have ascribed this behavior to Glenn Beck and it's an apt analogy. It also applies to others. However, it doesn't in any way apply to Rahm Emanuel. That's just off the mark completely.

[PixelPlox]

Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Faux News in general.

[LeseMajeste]

This movie was right on, being decades ahead in predicting what has taken place in the Zionist owned MSM.

Democrat or Republican, doesn't make a difference, both party's are corrupt to the core, leading us sheeple around like neutered pets, helping Wall Street steal trillions of American's wealth, while hiding the thefts behind the 'Wars for Wall Street and Israel.'

And if you don't cheer lead for endless death and destruction, you'll be labeled as not being patriotic.

[crazyforcanada]

Reminds me of Alex Jones pushing Ron Paul.

[slowdream101]

Where's Aunt Bee when you need her?

[kevindblanch]

One of the greatest rants and seen in history what a great performance and a great move and a great seen, brilliant brilliant talk about ahead of your time

[Skeety7]

@AlexDittmer

People are not blind its just a fact that The Right has become bullies.All the politicians are bought and paid for

but the Right is bent on taking everything and giving it to the rich.

[Skeety7]

It also refers to the rampant problem of lack of education and ignorance.These are the same sheep being led today by Beck and Limbaugh. Andy Griffiths greatest performance !!!! One of my all time favorite films. Patricia Neal was a very beautiful lady.

[mjstbnsn]

Rush Limbaugh in the Bill Clinton years is good analogy, becoming the voice for George W. Bush, in the 2000 election.

[11shariles]

Romney owns ClearChannel-owns Glenn Beck et al. They don't call it programming for nuthin'.

[fabrizzzio48]

Feliz cumpleaños Sr Andy

[AlexDittmer]

To those of you who think this only happens to the GOP, you are either blind or ignorant to politics.