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Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
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Ratings: 8.2/10 from 11,892 users
Metascore:
100/100
Reviews: 99 user | 73 critic | 5 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Alexander Mackendrick |
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Susan Harrison | ... |
Susan Hunsecker
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| Martin Milner | ... |
Steve Dallas
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Jeff Donnell | ... |
Sally
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Sam Levene | ... |
Frank D' Angelo
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Joe Frisco | ... |
Herbie Temple
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Barbara Nichols | ... |
Rita
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Emile Meyer | ... |
Lt. Harry Kello
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Edith Atwater | ... |
Mary
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The Chico Hamilton Quintet | ... |
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Storyline
J.J. Hunsecker, the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York, is determined to prevent his sister from marrying Steve Dallas, a jazz musician. He therefore covertly employs Sidney Falco, a sleazy and unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair by any means possible. Written by David Levene <D.S.Levene@durham.ac.uk>
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The Motion Picture That Will Never Be Forgiven... Or Forgotten! See more »Parents Guide:
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Dein Schicksal in meiner Hand See more »Company Credits
Production Co:
Norma Productions, Curtleigh Productions, Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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1.66 : 1
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Sen. Harvey Walker: [amused] Why?
Sidney Falco: [pointing to the phone] A man has just been sentenced to death.
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Gossip columnist Elwell (David White) is also a character in The Comedian. Both productions are from material by Ernest Lehman. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In opening sequence, when Sidney buys a newspaper, then lays it out on luncheonette counter to read it, configuration of stories and graphics on page don't match newspaper seen in closeup. See more »Quotes
Sidney Falco: Do you believe in capital punishment, Senator?Sen. Harvey Walker: [amused] Why?
Sidney Falco: [pointing to the phone] A man has just been sentenced to death.
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introducing 'Susan Harrison (II)' (qv). See more »
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