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Andy Griffith could be creepy as hell…

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Rob Archer
Jul 03, 2012
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A Face In The Crowd

Andy Griffith was much beloved as the Sheriff of Mayberry and as Matlock, but if you want to see some really fine acting and a completely creepy performance - not to mention one that spookily presages today's modern political media pundits like Glenn Beck (remember him?) - check out the 1957 film A Face in the Crowd. And marvel at how prescient it was.

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