Sweet Smell of Success

Year: 1957

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Drama

Powerful New York columnist J.J. Hunsecker dominates public opinion with his Broadway column, yet he cannot control his sister Susan’s romance with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Outraged, Hunsecker enlists ruthless publicist Sidney Falco, demanding he devise any scheme—no matter how ruthless—to end the relationship and restore his authority.

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