Editing Andy Griffith (section)

===Dramatic role in ''A Face in the Crowd'' (1957)===
[[File:Andy Griffith-Neal-Remick.jpg|thumb|Griffith with [[Lee Remick]] (l) and [[Patricia Neal]] (r) on the set of ''A Face in the Crowd'' (1957)]]
In 1957, Griffith made his film debut starring in the film ''[[A Face in the Crowd (film)|A Face in the Crowd]]''. He plays a "country boy" who is manipulative and power-hungry: a [[vagabond (person)|drifter]] who becomes a television host and uses his show as a gateway to political power. The film was directed by [[Elia Kazan]] and written by [[Budd Schulberg]] and co-stars [[Patricia Neal]], [[Walter Matthau]], [[Tony Franciosa]], and [[Lee Remick]] (in her film debut).

A 2005 DVD reissue of ''A Face in the Crowd'' includes a mini-documentary on the film, with comments from Schulberg and cast members Griffith, Franciosa, and Neal. In his interview, Griffith recalls Kazan prepping him to shoot his first scene with Remick's teenaged [[baton twirling|baton twirler]], who captivates Griffith's character on a trip to [[Arkansas]]. Griffith also expresses his belief that the film is more popular in recent decades than it was when originally released.<ref>{{cite AV media  | people = Andy Griffith; Patricia Neal; Anthony Franciosa; Budd Schulberg; Leo Braudy; Jeff Young  | date = 2005  | title = Facing the Past (included on A Face in the Crowd DVD) | medium = DVD  | time = 21:00-21:30; 27:30-27:45  | publisher = The Criterion Collection}}</ref>