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Sweet Smell of Success Overview:

Sweet Smell of Success (1957) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Alexander Mackendrick and produced by Tony Curtis, Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster and James Hill.

Sweet Smell of Success was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993.

Sweet Smell of Success BlogHub Articles:

The Sweet Smell of Success: The Cat's in the Bag and the Bag's in the River

By FlickChick on Nov 19, 2023 From A Person in the Dark

My local library is kind enough to indulge my desire to share my passion for classic film by allowing me to show a classic film once a month. And once in a while, a few film fans wander in and share the enjoyment. November's Film: The Sweet Smell of Success1957's "The Sweet Smell of Success" is a gl... Read full article

Day 2 of Noirvember: Top Five Reasons Why I Love Sweet Smell of Success

By shadowsandsatin on Nov 2, 2019 From Shadows and Satin

For my money, one of noir’s most riveting films is the 1957 noir Sweet Smell of Success. Like all of my favorite noirs, I’ve seen this one numerous times, but every viewing is just as good as the last, and I simply can’t get enough of it. This first-rate feature stars Burt Lancaster as powerfu... Read full article

Unsavory Duos: J.J. Hunsecker and Sidney Falco in Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

By shadowsandsatin on Jun 22, 2017 From Shadows and Satin

Brimming with repellent characters, Sweet Smell of Success, released in 1957 by United Artists, centers primarily on two: powerful Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) and self-serving press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis). The film’s rather straightforward plot, in a nutshell, conc... Read full article

My top 7 favorite quotes from Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

By Carol Martinheira on Apr 27, 2017 From The Old Hollywood Garden

My top 7 favorite quotes from Sweet Smell of Success (1957) On April 27, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized J. J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) is a newspaper columnist and the most powerful man in New York City. Whatever he says, goes. And right now, he wants to break up his... Read full article

Sweet Smell of Success: Review

By Danilo Castro on Jun 26, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

“Match me, Sidney…” Hollywood had become overrun with exposés by the 1950s. Films like Sunset Boulevard (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) peeled back the scum of their respective industries, dropping men and women into society’s underbelly with little ... Read full article

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Sweet Smell of Success Quotes:

J.J. Hunsecker: Look, Manny, you rode in here on the Senator's shirt tails, so shut your mouth!
Sen. Harvey Walker: Now, come, J.J., that's a little too harsh. Anyone seems fair game for you tonight.
J.J. Hunsecker: This man is not for you, Harvey, and you shouldn't be seen with him in public. Because that's another part of a press agent's life - he digs up scandal among prominent men and shovels it thin among columnists who give him space.
Sen. Harvey Walker: There is some allusion here that escapes me...
J.J. Hunsecker: We're friends, Harvey - we go as far back as when you were a fresh kid Congressman, don't we?
Sen. Harvey Walker: Why does everything you say sound like a threat?
J.J. Hunsecker: Maybe it's a mannerism - because I don't threaten friends, Harvey. But why furnish your enemies with ammunition? You're a family man. Someday, with God willing, you may wanna be President. Now here you are, Harvey, out in the open where any hep person knows that this one...
[points at Manny Davis]
J.J. Hunsecker: [points at Linda James] ... is toting THAT one...
J.J. Hunsecker: [points at Senator] around for you.
Sidney Falco: You're walking around blind, Frank, without a cane.
J.J. Hunsecker: Now don't kid a kidder.
J.J. Hunsecker: What's this boy got that Susie likes?
Sidney Falco: Integrity - acute, like indigestion.
J.J. Hunsecker: What does that mean - integrity?
Sidney Falco: A pocket fulla firecrackers - looking for a match!
[grinning]
Sidney Falco: It's a new wrinkle, to tell the truth... I never thought I'd make a killing on some guy's "integrity."
Steve: [to B.L., of his flunky] Tell me sir, when he dies, do you think he'll go to the dog and cat heaven?
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Sweet Smell of Success Facts
Robert Vaughn originally landed the part of Steve Dallas, but was drafted into the Army before he could film any footage.
In 2000, on their self-titled album, rock band Kitty Kat Stew released a song called "Cookie Full Of Arsenic". The song's lyrics relate to the movie and incorporates a snippet of its actual dialogue, featuring the famous line.
At the Turner Classic Movies 2010 Classic Film Festival, screenwriter and actor Buck Henry revealed that he was an extra in the scene when Tony Curtis gets his hand caught in the door. Unfortunately, said Henry, he ended up on the cutting room floor.
The character of J.J. Hunsecker is based on famed New York columnist Walter Winchell.
This film's shoot was filled with macho tensions and at one point, the temperamental Burt Lancaster threatened to punch the film's writer, Ernest Lehman. The witty scribe replied, "Go ahead, I need the money."
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