Sweet Smell of Success

1957 97 min Drama

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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IMDb 8.0 RT 98 Metacritic 100

budget $3,400,000 earnings $2,500,000 return 0.7x

director Alexander Mackendrick

writers Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman

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