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  • Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
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    96 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Approved
96 min | Drama, Film-Noir

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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Writers
Clifford Odets (screenplay) | Ernest Lehman (screenplay) (novelette)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
James Wong Howe (photographed by)
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Release date
Jul 4, 1957 (United States)

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Cast

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