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Sweet Smell of Success

Beware these “Gentlemen” of the press!

1957★ 7.6 · 5901h 37mDrama

Overview

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 find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

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Cast

Tony Curtis
as Sidney Falco

Sam Levene
as Frank D' Angelo

Burt Lancaster
as J.J. Hunsecker

John Fiedler
as Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited)

Martin Milner
as Steve Dallas

David White
as Otis Elwell (uncredited)

Barbara Nichols
as Rita

Bess Flowers
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)

Dick Cherney
as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Mike Lally
as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

Lurene Tuttle
as Loretta Bartha (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin
as Leo Bartha (uncredited)

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Release date: 1957-07-04

Budget: $3,400,000

Revenue: $2,500,000

Runtime: 1h 37m

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Drama

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