An early cautionary tale about the power of television that was ahead of its time but all too prescient to describe the US today. A drunken bum catapults to fame based on his country, home-spun persona and step-by-step becomes a dangerous megalomaniac.
AG was towering in this part...his first film. He overdid it a bit...indeed the entire film was over-egged some trying to make the point. Ms Neal was perfect...moving from enthusiastic girl reporter to sadder, wiser woman.
The story raced along dragging me with it in spite of my reservations.
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