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Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Drama

Beware these “Gentlemen” of the press!

Release Date: 1957, July 4
Directors: Alexander Mackendrick
Countries: United States of America
Production: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, United Artists, Norma Productions, Norma Productions, Norma Productions, Curtleigh Productions, Curtleigh Productions, Curtleigh Productions
Cast: Lawrence Dobkin, Robert Carson, Burt Lancaster, Arthur Tovey, Marion Gray, Charles Perry, Bert Stevens, John Fiedler, Lurene Tuttle, Hans Moebus, Ralph Brooks, Bess Flowers

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.

Keywords:

new york city sibling relationship film noir black and white jazz singer or musician newspaper media tycoon gossip columnist