A Face In a Crowd(1957).

A Face in the Crowd(1957). Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau, directed by Elia Kazan. The screenplay was written by Budd Schulberg, based on his short story "Your Arkansas Traveler".

Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, is discovered by a producer, who falls in love with him for what she thought he was. Walter Matthau, is the Princeton man, who becomes one of the many faceless writers behind "Lonesome" Rhodes.

Watch early on in the film for a scene taking place in the local jail. In one quick and brief flash of expression, Griffith reveals the true face of Lonesome Rhodes the rest of the film tries to hide. What amazing acting by, Andy Griffith.

Fun Fact:

Lonesome Rhodes character, may have been inspired by 1940s and '50s CBS radio-TV star Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey, would not advertise products he did not believe and would ridicule the sponsors. The more Godfrey did this, the more sales increased. Arthur Godfrey's popularity began to fade after his 1953 on-air firing of singer Julius LaRosa, which exposed of his less lovable, often controlling off-camera personality.

Andy Griffith (born June 1, 1926). Actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He gained prominence in the starring role in the epic film, A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead characters in the 1960–68 TV comedy, The Andy Griffith Show, and in the 1986–95 legal drama, Matlock. Griffith was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President George W. Bush on November 9, 2005.

 List of  Griffith's classic films:

A Face in the Crowd (1957)
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Onionhead (1958)
The Second Time Around (1961)
Angel in My Pocket (1969)
Hearts of the West (1975)
Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)

Walter Matthau.

Walter Matthau,is best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple(1968). Comedy. Written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, directed by Gene Saks. Cast: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Simon based the story on the observations of Mel Brooks living with a friend after his first divorce.

After TV news writer Felix Ungar's, marriage falls apart he becomes depressed and wants to end it all by trying to jumping out a window. But he ends up pulling a muscle in his back. Limping back onto the street he tries to get drunk and ends up hurting his neck. Finally, he stands on a bridge, thinking about jumping into the river. Instead... he finds his way to the weekly poker game in progress at his best friends, Oscar Madison's, apartment. Felix accepts an invitation to live with Oscar, but his hypochondria and cleanliness drives Oscar nuts, and the two men are soon arguing over everything.
In one of my favorite weekly poker game scenes:

Oscar Madison: I'm in for a quarter.
Murray: Aren't you going to look at your cards first?
Oscar Madison: What for? I'm gonna bluff anyway. Who gets a Pepsi?
Murray: I get a Pepsi.
Oscar Madison: My friend Murray the policeman gets a warm Pepsi.
Roy: You still didn't fix the refrigerator. It's been two weeks now - no wonder it stinks in here.
Oscar Madison: Temper, temper. If I wanted nagging, I'd go back with my wife. I'm out. Who wants food?
Murray: What do you got?
Oscar Madison: I got, uh, brown sandwiches and, uh, green sandwiches. Which one do you want?
Murray: What's the green?
Oscar Madison: It's either very new cheese or very old meat.
Murray: I'll take the brown.
[Oscar hands Murray a sandwich which Murray starts wolfing down]
Roy: Are you crazy? You're not going to eat that, are you?
Murray: I'm hungry!
Roy: His refrigerator has been out of order for two weeks now. I saw milk standing in there that wasn't even in the bottle!
Oscar Madison: What are you, some kind of health nut? Eat, Murray, eat!

Soon, Oscar suggests they double-date Cecily and Gwendolyn Pigeon, two quirky English sisters who also live in the building, and Felix offers to cook dinner. The evening quickly ends when Felix burns the meatloaf, and he breaks down into tears which causes sympathetic tears from the Pigeon sisters. Enraged, Oscar throws Felix out. After Felix moves out, their friends become angry with Oscar's mistreatment of Felix. They begin to search for Felix, he suddenly reappears and announces that he is moving in with Cecily and Gwendolyn. After Felix has left their weekly poker game, they are surprised when Oscar gets after them for making a mess in the apartment..

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, were perfect for this film. Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987). Also reminds me a little of the movie, Odd Couple.

Fun Fact:

The second pairing out of ten movies of actors and great friends Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

Matthau had many collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears.

 He won an Academy Award for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie.

CACTUS FLOWER (1969) and GOLDIE HAWN FUN FACTS.

Goldie Hawn, was born November 21, 1945 in Washinton D.C. to Laura Steinhoff a jewelry shop/dance school owner and Edward Rutledge Hawn, a band musician. She has one sister, Patricia. By the age of three Goldie was taking ballet and tap dance lessons, and by the time she turned ten, she was dancing in the chorus of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo production of "The Nutcracker". At 19 she was a ballet instructor. She became a film director and producer, whose career has spanned four decades. Hawn is best known for her performances in Private Benjamin, Foul Play, Wildcats, Overboard, Bird on a Wire, Death Becomes Her, The First Wives Club, and The Banger Sisters. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1969 film Cactus Flower. She is also the mother of actors Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson. Hawn has a relationship with her long-time boyfriend, actor Kurt Russell since 1983.

Fun facts:

Her father, Edward Rutledge Hawn, is descended from Edward Rutledge, the youngest person to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Goldie Hawn, Founder of the Bright Light Foundation for Children.

I've always felt Goldie Hawn to be an underrated actress. A couple of my favorite Goldie films Butterflies are Free, Shampoo, Overboard, The First Wives Club. She is one of my favorite comediennes.

CACTUS FLOWER (1969). Comedy directed by Gene Saks. Cast: Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, and Goldie Hawn. The film is based from an earlier Broadway stage play, written by Abe Burrows, which in turn was based upon the French play Fleur de cactus. The film was the seventh highest grossing film of 1970.

Middle-aged/Bachelor and dentist Julian Winston, falsely confesses to Toni a free spirited flower child, that he is married and the father of three children. Toni heartbroken, for being stood up once again.. attempts a half hearted suicide. Her bohemian neighbor smells the gas and saves her life. Upset by Toni's attempt on her life, Julian decides it's time to marry her. Julian tells Tony that he is getting a divorce from his nonexistent wife. He quickly comes up with a plan using his spinster assistant, Stephanie Dickinson, who secretly has loved him for 10 years.

Ingrid Bergman's performance is another reason why this film works. Who knew she could let loose? One of my favorite lines in the film is when Toni says to Julian (after he becomes concerned about her wearing Hot pants to work.) " not to worry..nobody around here looks. Most of our customers are classic..".

Fun Fact:

The three kids seen behind the GTO in the GM 5th Avenue showroom during Walter Matthau and Goldie Hawn's NY walkabout are David and Jenny Matthau. See if you can spot them.

Video: Movie trailer.

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