Sweet Smell of Success
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Jeff Donnell, Sam Levene, Joe Frisco, Barbara Nichols, Emile Meyer, Edith Atwater
Sad / low
ExhaustedNew 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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
- Cinematography
- James Wong Howe
- Cast
- Martin Milner, Jeff Donnell, Sam Levene, Joe Frisco, Barbara Nichols, Emile Meyer, Edith Atwater, Chico Hamilton, Paul Horn
Updated July 22, 2026
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