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"Sweet Smell of Success" quotes

Sweet Smell of Success poster
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
Writer: Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, Alexander Mackendrick
Production: N/A
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

59 video clips

J.j. HunseckerSidney FalcoLt. Harry KelloSallySen. Harvey WalkerMaryOtis ElwellManny DavisLinda JamesSusan HunseckerRitaLoretta BarthaLeo Bartha
You make a living - Sweet Smell of Success 00:35 You make a living I'd rather be dead than living with you - Sweet Smell of Success 00:28 I'd rather be dead than living with you What's your hurry - Sweet Smell of Success 00:04 What's your hurry But I can't deny he sweats a little - Sweet Smell of Success 00:04 But I can't deny he sweats a little Cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river - Sweet Smell of Success 00:04 Cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river I'd hate to take a bite outta you - Sweet Smell of Success 00:07 I'd hate to take a bite outta you You're dead - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 You're dead Match me Sidney - Sweet Smell of Success 00:04 Match me Sidney Maybe I left my sense of humor in my other suit - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 Maybe I left my sense of humor in my other suit That's the - Sweet Smell of Success 00:46 That's the I love this dirty town - Sweet Smell of Success 00:04 I love this dirty town You've got more twists than a barrel of pretzels - Sweet Smell of Success 00:05 You've got more twists than a barrel of pretzels I don't relish shooting a mosquito with an elephant gun - Sweet Smell of Success 00:08 I don't relish shooting a mosquito with an elephant gun Don't do anything I wouldn't do - Sweet Smell of Success 00:07 Don't do anything I wouldn't do I wanna chastise you - Sweet Smell of Success 00:07 I wanna chastise you You rode in here on the Senator's shirt tails - Sweet Smell of Success 00:56 You rode in here on the Senator's shirt tails Manny Davis - Sweet Smell of Success 00:08 Manny Davis I often wish I were deaf and wore a hearing aid - Sweet Smell of Success 00:08 I often wish I were deaf and wore a hearing aid Watch me run a 50 yard dash with my legs cut off - Sweet Smell of Success 00:05 Watch me run a 50 yard dash with my legs cut off This syrup you're giving out with - Sweet Smell of Success 00:08 This syrup you're giving out with For instance - Sweet Smell of Success 00:07 For instance Every dog will have his day - Sweet Smell of Success 00:05 Every dog will have his day By the way - Sweet Smell of Success 01:10 By the way Gentlemen I'm toasting my favorite new perfume - Sweet Smell of Success 00:09 Gentlemen I'm toasting my favorite new perfume What's this boy got that Susie likes - Sweet Smell of Success 00:24 What's this boy got that Susie likes The next time you want information - Sweet Smell of Success 00:08 The next time you want information If I'm gonna go out on a limb for you - Sweet Smell of Success 00:08 If I'm gonna go out on a limb for you A bowl of fruit - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 A bowl of fruit He's got the scruples of a guinea pig and the morals of a gangster - Sweet Smell of Success 00:08 He's got the scruples of a guinea pig and the morals of... What you do now - Sweet Smell of Success 00:07 What you do now I can't think of a good reason why I should print anything you give me - Sweet Smell of Success 00:31 I can't think of a good reason why I should print... She sings a little - Sweet Smell of Success 00:42 She sings a little Do you believe in capital punishment - Sweet Smell of Success 00:09 Do you believe in capital punishment If you're funny - Sweet Smell of Success 00:05 If you're funny He thinks J - Sweet Smell of Success 00:24 He thinks J It's a dirty job - Sweet Smell of Success 00:05 It's a dirty job My big toe would make a better President - Sweet Smell of Success 00:04 My big toe would make a better President That's fish four days old - Sweet Smell of Success 00:05 That's fish four days old Two years ago - Sweet Smell of Success 00:10 Two years ago You're an amusing boy - Sweet Smell of Success 00:07 You're an amusing boy Here's mud in your column - Sweet Smell of Success 00:04 Here's mud in your column A press agent eats a columnist's dirt and is expected to call it manna - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 A press agent eats a columnist's dirt and is expected... If it's true - Sweet Smell of Success 00:09 If it's true When he dies - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 When he dies How do you spell Picasso - Sweet Smell of Success 00:09 How do you spell Picasso You sound happy - Sweet Smell of Success 00:11 You sound happy Where do you want to get - Sweet Smell of Success 00:04 Where do you want to get You're walking around blind - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 You're walking around blind Now don't kid a kidder - Sweet Smell of Success 00:05 Now don't kid a kidder Your mouth is as big as a basket and twice as empty - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 Your mouth is as big as a basket and twice as empty Stop tinkering pal - Sweet Smell of Success 00:05 Stop tinkering pal Don't remove the gangplank - Sweet Smell of Success 00:07 Don't remove the gangplank It looks like we have to call this game on account of darkness - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 It looks like we have to call this game on account of... Start thinking with your head instead of your hips - Sweet Smell of Success 00:18 Start thinking with your head instead of your hips Don't you get messages - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 Don't you get messages Who could love a man who makes you jump into hoops like a trained poodle - Sweet Smell of Success 00:06 Who could love a man who makes you jump into hoops like a... Have you seen this - Sweet Smell of Success 00:24 Have you seen this The columnists can't do without us - Sweet Smell of Success 00:27 The columnists can't do without us Push me through a window somewhere - Sweet Smell of Success 00:07 Push me through a window somewhere

Cast

J.J. Hunsecker - Burt Lancaster
Sidney Falco - Tony Curtis
Susan Hunsecker - Susan Harrison
Steve Dallas - Martin Milner
Sally - Jeff Donnell
Frank D' Angelo - Sam Levene
Herbie Temple - Joe Frisco
Rita - Barbara Nichols
Lt. Harry Kello - Emile Meyer
Mary - Edith Atwater
The Chico Hamilton Quintet - The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Manny Davis - Jay Adler
Patron at Toots Shor's - Nicky Blair
Waiter - Nick Borgani
Patron at 21 - Ralph Brooks
Patron at 21 - Steve Carruthers
Lou - Headwaiter at Toots Shor's - Robert Carson
Al Evans - Lewis Charles
Patron at Toots Shor's - Dick Cherney
Buddy Clark - Bassist in Chico Hamilton Quintet - Buddy Clark
Patron at Toots Shor's - Paul Cristo
Patron at Toots Shor's - Joe Di Reda
Leo Bartha - Lawrence Dobkin
Counterman at Hot Dog Stand - John Fiedler
Patron at 21 - Bess Flowers
Sen. Harvey Walker - William Forrest
Waiter at Toots Shor's - Joseph Forte
Waiter at 21 - Raoul Freeman
Trailer Narrator (voice) - Paul Frees
Patron at 21 Club - Joe Gray
Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton Quintet drummer & leader - Chico Hamilton
Man Outside Theatre - James Hill
Paul Horn - Chico Hamilton Quintet woodwind player - Paul Horn
Man at Hot Dog Stand - Charles Jordan
Fred Katz - Chico Hamilton Quintet cellist - Fred Katz
Patron at 21 - Colin Kenny
Waiter at 21 - Joseph La Cava
Patron at Toots Shor's - Mike Lally
Joe Robard - Joseph Leon
Waiter at 21 - Thomas Martin
Patron at 21 - Hans Moebus
Waiter at 21 - King Mojave
Waiter - Sol Murgi
Patron at Toots Shor's - Forbes Murray
Waiter at 21 - George Nardelli
Waiter at 21 - William H. O'Brien
Man Outside Theatre - Clifford Odets
Stage Hand - Charles Perry
Patron at Toots Shor's - Bill Raisch
Waiter at 21 - Waclaw Rekwart
Minor Role - Jane Ross
Linda James - Autumn Russell
Bartender at Toots Shor's - Charles Sherlock
Carson Smith - Carson Smith
Mildred Tam - Queenie Smith
Patron at 21 - Bert Stevens
Elysian Club Patron - Arthur Tovey
Loretta Bartha - Lurene Tuttle
Coffee Shop Counter Man - Harry Tyler
Radio Program Director - Philip Van Zandt
Otis Elwell - David White
Patron at Toots Shor's - H.M. Wynant