Andy Griffith … as Satan! One of the most frighteningly intense performances of all-time by one of America’s favorite “nice guys.” As much as I love “The Andy Griffith Show,” this performance makes me wish he had gone an edgier route in his career. He certainly had the chops for it. Seriously, as great as Burt Lancaster was in “Elmer Gantry,” could you imagine Griffith tearing it up? Regardless, this is the performance of a lifetime and of course, was ignored by every major film awards society and group back in the day.
Andy Griffith in “A Face in the Crowd” dir. Elia Kazan
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