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Sweet Smell of Success

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

Year

Genre

drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions,United Artists,Norma Productions,Curtleigh Productions

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 4 nominations total

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J.J. Hunsecker

Sidney Falco

Susan Hunsecker

Steve Dallas

Sally

Frank D' Angelo

Herbie Temple

Rita

Barbara Nichols

Lt. Harry Kello

Mary

The Chico Hamilton Quintet

The Chico Hamilton Quintet

Manny Davis

Patron at Toots Shor's

Waiter

Patron at 21

Patron at 21

Steve Carruthers

Lou - Headwaiter at Toots Shor's

Al Evans

Patron at Toots Shor's

Buddy Clark - Bassist in Chico Hamilton Quintet

Patron at Toots Shor's

Patron at Toots Shor's

Leo Bartha

Lawrence Dobkin

Counterman at Hot Dog Stand

Patron at 21

Sen. Harvey Walker

William Forrest

Waiter at Toots Shor's

Waiter at 21

Trailer Narrator (voice)

Patron at 21 Club

Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton Quintet drummer & leader

Man Outside Theatre

Paul Horn - Chico Hamilton Quintet woodwind player

Man at Hot Dog Stand

Fred Katz - Chico Hamilton Quintet cellist

Patron at 21

Waiter at 21

Patron at Toots Shor's

Joe Robard

Waiter at 21

Patron at 21

Waiter at 21

Waiter

Patron at Toots Shor's

Waiter at 21

George Nardelli

Waiter at 21

William H. O'Brien

Man Outside Theatre

Stage Hand

Patron at Toots Shor's

Waiter at 21

Minor Role

Linda James

Bartender at Toots Shor's

Charles Sherlock

Carson Smith

Mildred Tam

Patron at 21

Elysian Club Patron

Loretta Bartha

Coffee Shop Counter Man

Radio Program Director

Philip Van Zandt

Otis Elwell

Patron at Toots Shor's

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J.j. Hunsecker Sidney Falco Lt. Harry Kello Sally Sen. Harvey Walker Mary Otis Elwell Manny Davis Linda James Susan Hunsecker Rita Loretta Bartha Leo Bartha

Come on, we haven't got all night.
Let's get going. - Sweet Smell of Success

Come on, we haven't got all night. Let's get going...

Read about the trouble, folks.
Get these papers while they're hot. - Sweet Smell of Success

Read about the trouble, folks. Get these papers while they&#...

I wish I could help
in some way, Sidney. - Sweet Smell of Success

I wish I could help in some way, Sidney.

Don't you get messages, Eyelashes?
I called you twice. - Sweet Smell of Success

Don't you get messages, Eyelashes? I called you twice.

If you knew Hunsecker
as well as I did... - Sweet Smell of Success

If you knew Hunsecker as well as I did...

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you
Chico Hamilton, Fred Katz... - Sweet Smell of Success

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you Chico Hamilton, Fred Katz...

Steve... - Sweet Smell of Success

Where do you want to get - Sweet Smell of Success

Where do you want to get

Push me through a window somewhere - Sweet Smell of Success

Push me through a window somewhere

The next time you want information - Sweet Smell of Success

The next time you want information

You're touchy, Sidney.
Don't be so touchy. - Sweet Smell of Success

You're touchy, Sidney. Don't be so touchy.

He thinks J - Sweet Smell of Success

Who could love a man who makes you jump into hoops like a trained poodle - Sweet Smell of Success

Who could love a man who makes you jump into hoops like a...

The act would be for my sake,
not for Steve's. - Sweet Smell of Success

The act would be for my sake, not for Steve's.

Wait for me.
I'll be back in a minute. - Sweet Smell of Success

Wait for me. I'll be back in a minute.

- In case I see J.J., any message?
- Tell him from me... - Sweet Smell of Success

- In case I see J.J., any message? - Tell him from me...

It's a dirty job - Sweet Smell of Success

It's a dirty job

If you're funny - Sweet Smell of Success

If you're funny

You're dead - Sweet Smell of Success

Don't you get messages - Sweet Smell of Success

Don't you get messages

I often wish I were deaf and wore a hearing aid - Sweet Smell of Success

I often wish I were deaf and wore a hearing aid

Now don't kid a kidder - Sweet Smell of Success

Now don't kid a kidder

Manny Davis - Sweet Smell of Success

Do you believe in capital punishment - Sweet Smell of Success

Do you believe in capital punishment

She sings a little - Sweet Smell of Success

She sings a little

That's the - Sweet Smell of Success

Mr Falco let it be said at once Is a man of 40 faces not one - Sweet Smell of Success

Mr Falco let it be said at once Is a man of 40 faces not one

Match me Sidney - Sweet Smell of Success

Match me Sidney

A press agent eats a columnist's dirt and is expected to call it manna - Sweet Smell of Success

A press agent eats a columnist's dirt and is expected...

The columnists can't do without us - Sweet Smell of Success

The columnists can't do without us

You rode in here on the Senator's shirt tails - Sweet Smell of Success

You rode in here on the Senator's shirt tails

My big toe would make a better President - Sweet Smell of Success

My big toe would make a better President

I like Harry but I can't deny he sweats a little - Sweet Smell of Success

I like Harry but I can't deny he sweats a little

I love this dirty town - Sweet Smell of Success

I love this dirty town

For instance - Sweet Smell of Success

Watch me run a 50 yard dash with my legs cut off - Sweet Smell of Success

Watch me run a 50 yard dash with my legs cut off

If I'm gonna go out on a limb for you - Sweet Smell of Success

If I'm gonna go out on a limb for you

Susie told you that? - Sweet Smell of Success

Susie told you that?

Cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river - Sweet Smell of Success

Cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river

Good evening, Mr. Falco. - Sweet Smell of Success

Good evening, Mr. Falco.

You're walking around blind - Sweet Smell of Success

You're walking around blind

He's got the scruples of a guinea pig and the morals of a gangster - Sweet Smell of Success

He's got the scruples of a guinea pig and the morals of...

What you do now - Sweet Smell of Success

What you do now

- Or two miles for a pretty girl.
- Three. - Sweet Smell of Success

- Or two miles for a pretty girl. - Three.

I can't think of a good reason why I should print anything you give me - Sweet Smell of Success

I can't think of a good reason why I should print...

Suppose I introduce you
to a, a lovely reason... - Sweet Smell of Success

Suppose I introduce you to a, a lovely reason...

A bowl of fruit - Sweet Smell of Success

A bowl of fruit

Sidney, I don't do this sort of thing. - Sweet Smell of Success

Sidney, I don't do this sort of thing.

You're a snake, Falco. - Sweet Smell of Success

You're a snake, Falco.

How many drinks does it take... - Sweet Smell of Success

How many drinks does it take...

Here's mud in your column. - Sweet Smell of Success

Here's mud in your column.

Here's mud in your column - Sweet Smell of Success

Here's mud in your column

Don't do anything I wouldn't do - Sweet Smell of Success

Don't do anything I wouldn't do

Palm Springs. - Sweet Smell of Success

Two years ago - Sweet Smell of Success

You sound happy - Sweet Smell of Success

You sound happy

How do you spell Picasso - Sweet Smell of Success

How do you spell Picasso

Have you seen this - Sweet Smell of Success

Have you seen this

If it's true - Sweet Smell of Success

You're an amusing boy - Sweet Smell of Success

You're an amusing boy

Who put this item in
about the comic? - Sweet Smell of Success

Who put this item in about the comic?

Every dog will have his day - Sweet Smell of Success

Every dog will have his day

- Let's go to the club.
- All right, take it easy, Steve. - Sweet Smell of Success

- Let's go to the club. - All right, take it easy, Stev...

Your mouth is as big as a basket and twice as empty - Sweet Smell of Success

Your mouth is as big as a basket and twice as empty

If I told Steve what I really think,
he'd tear your head off. - Sweet Smell of Success

If I told Steve what I really think, he'd tear your hea...

Y-You know, Sally,
I sometimes get the impression... - Sweet Smell of Success

Y-You know, Sally, I sometimes get the impression...

You make a living - Sweet Smell of Success

You make a living

You know, dear,
we're drifting apart, you and I... - Sweet Smell of Success

You know, dear, we're drifting apart, you and I...

What's this boy got that Susie likes - Sweet Smell of Success

What's this boy got that Susie likes

I'd hate to take a bite outta you - Sweet Smell of Success

I'd hate to take a bite outta you

I still think he's responsible
for the smears. - Sweet Smell of Success

I still think he's responsible for the smears.

Steve, before we go in,
could I - - Sweet Smell of Success

Steve, before we go in, could I -

When he dies - Sweet Smell of Success

You've got more twists than a barrel of pretzels - Sweet Smell of Success

You've got more twists than a barrel of pretzels

It looks like we have to call this game on account of darkness - Sweet Smell of Success

It looks like we have to call this game on account of...

Son, I don't relish shooting
mosquitoes with elephant guns. - Sweet Smell of Success

Son, I don't relish shooting mosquitoes with elephant g...

I don't relish shooting a mosquito with an elephant gun - Sweet Smell of Success

I don't relish shooting a mosquito with an elephant gun

Susie, I'd have to take it
very much amiss... - Sweet Smell of Success

Susie, I'd have to take it very much amiss...

Mary, call Van Cleve at this number.
Tell him I said he was right. - Sweet Smell of Success

Mary, call Van Cleve at this number. Tell him I said he was ...

Stop tinkering pal - Sweet Smell of Success

Stop tinkering pal

This syrup you're giving out with - Sweet Smell of Success

This syrup you're giving out with

Maybe I left my sense of humor in my other suit - Sweet Smell of Success

Maybe I left my sense of humor in my other suit

Don't remove the gangplank - Sweet Smell of Success

Don't remove the gangplank

And who do you suppose
writes the column... - Sweet Smell of Success

And who do you suppose writes the column...

Steve, I love the way
you stood up to my brother. - Sweet Smell of Success

Steve, I love the way you stood up to my brother.

That's fish four days old - Sweet Smell of Success

That's fish four days old

This coat is your brother. - Sweet Smell of Success

This coat is your brother.

Good-bye, Mr. D'Angelo.
Take care of Steve. - Sweet Smell of Success

Good-bye, Mr. D'Angelo. Take care of Steve.

Look back and see
if she's still standing there. - Sweet Smell of Success

Look back and see if she's still standing there.

I'll have a straight Coke. - Sweet Smell of Success

I'll have a straight Coke.

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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.

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Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Writer: Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, Alexander Mackendrick

Production: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions,United Artists,Norma Productions,Curtleigh Productions

Genre: drama, film-noir

Year: 1957

MetaScore: 100/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Jul 1957

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 4 nominations total

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