Sweet Smell of Success
- Released on
- Runtime
- 97 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Tony Curtis
- Burt Lancaster
- Susan Harrison
- Martin Milner
- Jeff Donnell
- Sam Levene
- Joe Frisco
- Barbara Nichols
- Emile Meyer
- Edith Atwater
- Jay Adler
- Mary Bayless
- Nicky Blair
- Ralph Brooks
- Brad Brown
- Steve Carruthers
- Robert Carson
- Lewis Charles
- Dick Cherney
- Buddy Clark
- Paul Cristo
- Joe Di Reda
- Lawrence Dobkin
- Tom Ferrandini
- John Fiedler
- Bess Flowers
- William Forrest
- Joseph Forte
- Raoul Freeman
- Kay Garrett
- Joe Gray
- Marion Gray
- Chico Hamilton
- James Hill
- Paul Horn
- Charles Jordan
- Fred Katz
- Colin Kenny
- Joseph La Cava
- Mike Lally
- Joseph Leon
- King Lockwood
- Thomas Martin
- Hans Moebus
- King Mojave
- Sol Murgi
- Forbes Murray
- George Nardelli
- William H. O'Brien
- Clifford Odets
- Charles Perry
- Bill Raisch
- Waclaw Rekwart
- Edward Rickard
- Jane Ross
- Autumn Russell
- Charles Sherlock
- Carson Smith
- Queenie Smith
- Bert Stevens
- Arthur Tovey
- James Turley
- Lurene Tuttle
- Harry Tyler
- Philip Van Zandt
- George Washburn
- David White
- H.M. Wynant
Director
- Alexander Mackendrick
Producers
- James Hill
Screenwriter
- Clifford Odets
- Ernest Lehman
