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    Sweet Smell of Success 1957 POSTER

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957

    English

    8.0

    ♡ 27

    98%

    91%

    Action

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    jazz singer or musician

    media tycoon

    newspaper

    new york city

    noir

    sibling relationship

    Alexander Mackendrick Alexander Mackendrick Director Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster as J.J. Hunsecker Lawrence Dobkin Lawrence Dobkin as Leo Bartha Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Patron at Toots Shor's William Forrest William Forrest as Sen. Harvey Walker
    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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