Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
Release: 1957-07-04
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 7.6
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
United Artists
Norma Productions
Curtleigh Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Chico Hamilton
as The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Jay Adler
as Manny Davis (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Burt Lancaster
as J.J. Hunsecker
Susan Harrison
as Susan Hunsecker
Colin Kenny
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Toots Shor's Bartender (uncredited)
John Fiedler
as Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited)
Joseph Leon
as Joe Robard (uncredited)
H.M. Wynant
as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Jeff Donnell
as Sally
William Forrest
as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
as Mildred Tam (uncredited)
Martin Milner
as Steve Dallas
Barbara Nichols
as Rita
Steve Carruthers
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Emile Meyer
as Lt. Harry Kello
Bess Flowers
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
as Toots Shor's Waiter (uncredited)
Clifford Odets
as Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Nicky Blair
as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bill Raisch
as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Elysian Club Patron (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin
as Leo Bartha (uncredited)
Tony Curtis
as Sidney Falco
Joe Frisco
as Herbie Temple
Bert Stevens
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Edith Atwater
as Mary
George Nardelli
as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
as Coffee Shop Counter Man (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
as Radio Program Director (uncredited)
Lurene Tuttle
as Loretta Bartha (uncredited)
David White
as Otis Elwell (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
as Al Evans (uncredited)
Sam Levene
as Frank D' Angelo
Charles Jordan
as Man at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)
Crew
Tony Curtis
Executive Producer
Alexander Mackendrick
Director, Additional Writing
Burt Lancaster
Executive Producer
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer, Conductor
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Ernest Lehman
Screenplay, Novel
Clifford Odets
Screenplay
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Editor, Editorial Coordinator
Janet Leigh
Executive Producer