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Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 4, 1957

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama

User Score

76%

Original Title

Sweet Smell of Success

Production Companies

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

Director

Alexander Mackendrick

Budget

$3,400,000

Revenue

$2,500,000

Description

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.