easy wasy does it Andy.

This movie is fucking awesome. I can't stand most movies from the Hayes Code era and this is one of my favorites.

Awesome, like most of Kazan's films.

Predicting the future.

Apparently, Griffith found himself incorporating a lot of Rhodes' mannerisms into his real life, and became so disgusted with how much of a jerk he was being, that he swore off playing villains ever again. The few times he broke that rule are amazing, such as this TV-movie where he played a heartless judge that was shot at the height of his "Matlock" fame, and actually made my sister cry, because "he usually plays such a nice guy!".

Incredibly, Andy Griffith's obit on NPR didn't mention this. I've never seen it, and I first became aware of it when Keith Olbermann kept referring to Glenn Beck as "Lonesome Rhodes". Looks like an apt allusion.

I wonder if there was ever a chance of Andy Griffith actually becoming the next Brando or James Dean, like the trailer suggests. His IMDB page seems to suggest that he very shrewdly didn't fall for that PR. His next film was NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS, which I have seen, and it's a great comedy. My favorite part is the standout film debut of Don Knotts.

Walk the Line before Walk the Line?