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Box office. $2.25 million (US) [3] Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, and Martin Milner, and written by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, and Mackendrick from the novelette by Lehman. The shadowy noir cinematography filmed on ...
Sweet Smell of Success: Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner. Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.
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- Drama, Film-Noir
- Alexander Mackendrick
- 1957-07-04
J.J. Hunsecker : Mr. Falco, let it be said at once, is a man of 40 faces, not one - none too pretty, and all deceptive.
1450x2175. New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to ...
Produced by. James Hill. Written by. Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman. Featuring. Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison. Running time. 96 minutes. Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis play tabloid baron J.J. Hunsecker and grasping press agent Sidney Falco in this jet-black satire on the venality of the newspaper business.
Jul 10, 2020 · Breaking the Mold with Sweet Smell of Success. After Tony Curtis made a splash in Hollywood with his electric two minute rumba dance in Criss Cross (1949), Tony and his perfect hair were put in a series of bit parts. Tony soon graduated to starring roles that solidified his status as a teen heartthrob.
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