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Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Director(s)	Alexander Mackendrick
Producer(s)	James Hill, Tony Curtis (executive uncredited), Harold Hecht (executive uncredited), Burt Lancaster (executive uncredited)
Top Genres	Drama, Film Adaptation, Film Noir
Top Topics	Book-Based, Brother Sister, Reporters

Featured Cast:

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Burt Lancaster
(as J.J. Hunsecker)

Martin Milner
(as Steve Dallas)

Sweet Smell of Success Overview:

Sweet Smell of Success (1957) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Alexander Mackendrick and produced by Tony Curtis, Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster and James Hill.

Sweet Smell of Success was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993.

Day 2 of Noirvember: Top Five Reasons Why I Love Sweet Smell of Success

By shadowsandsatin on Nov 2, 2019 From Shadows and Satin

For my money, one of noir?s most riveting films is the 1957 noir Sweet Smell of Success. Like all of my favorite noirs, I?ve seen this one numerous times, but every viewing is just as good as the last, and I simply can?t get enough of it. This first-rate feature stars Burt Lancaster as powerful goss... Read full article

Unsavory Duos: J.J. Hunsecker and Sidney Falco in Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

By shadowsandsatin on Jun 22, 2017 From Shadows and Satin

Brimming with repellent characters, Sweet Smell of Success, released in 1957 by United Artists, centers primarily on two: powerful Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) and self-serving press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis). The film?s rather straightforward plot, in a nutshell, concer... Read full article

My top 7 favorite quotes from Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

By Carol Martinheira on Apr 27, 2017 From The Old Hollywood Garden

My top 7 favorite quotes from Sweet Smell of Success (1957) On April 27, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized J. J.?Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) is a newspaper columnist and the most powerful man in New York City. Whatever he says, goes. And right now, he wants to break up his ... Read full article

1001 Classic Movies: Sweet Smell of Success

By Amanda Garrett on Sep 19, 2016 From Old Hollywood Films

Sweet Smell of Success (1957), starring Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster, is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). This year's best pict... Read full article

Sweet Smell of Success: Review

By Danilo Castro on Jun 26, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

?Match me, Sidney…? Hollywood had become overrun with expos?s by the 1950s. Films like Sunset Boulevard (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) peeled back the scum of their respective industries, dropping men and women into society?s underbelly with little in the ... Read full article

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Quotes from

Sidney Falco: Watch me run a 50-yard dash with my legs cut off!

J.J. Hunsecker: President? My big toe would make a better President!

J.J. Hunsecker: Don't remove the gangplank, Sidney - you may wanna get back onboard.

Facts about

In 2000, on their self-titled album, rock band Kitty Kat Stew released a song called "Cookie Full Of Arsenic". The song's lyrics relate to the movie and incorporates a snippet of its actual dialogue, featuring the famous line.

At the Turner Classic Movies 2010 Classic Film Festival, screenwriter and actor Buck Henry revealed that he was an extra in the scene when Tony Curtis gets his hand caught in the door. Unfortunately, said Henry, he ended up on the cutting room floor.

Hunsecker's apartment building is actually the show-business office tower at 1619 Broadway, also known as the Brill Bldg., a famous part of Tin Pan Alley.

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