Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noirdrama film made by HillHechtLancaster Productions and released by United Artists. It was directed by Alexander Mackendrick and stars Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison and Martin Milner. The screenplay was written by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman and Mackendrick from the novelette by Lehman. Mary Grant designed the films costumes.

Manhattan press agent Sidney Falco Tony Curtis has been unable to gain mentions for his clients in J.J. Hunseckers Burt Lancaster influential, nationally syndicated newspaper column of late because of Falcos failure to make good on a promise to break up the romance between Hunseckers younger sister Susan Susan Harrison and musician Steve Dallas Martin Milner, an upandcoming jazz guitarist.Falco is losing money and clients. Given one last chance by the bullying, intimidating Hunsecker, he schemes to plant a false rumor in a rival column that Dallas is a dopesmoking Communist, then encourages Hunsecker to rescue Dallass reputation, certain that the headstrong boyfriend will reject Hunseckers favor and end up looking bad to Susan. ........

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