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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:

Sidney Falco: Every dog will have his day.
J.J. Hunsecker: Sidney, this syrup you're giving out with... you pour over waffles, not J.J. Hunsecker.
Loretta Bartha: What you do now, Mr. Falco, is crow like a hen. You have just laid an egg.
J.J. Hunsecker: Sidney, conjugate me a verb. For instance, "to promise."
Sidney Falco: Sure, the columnists can't do without us, except our good and great friend J.J. forgets to mention that. You see, we furnish him with items.
J.J. Hunsecker: What, some cheap, gruesome gags?
Sidney Falco: You print 'em, don't ya?
J.J. Hunsecker: Yes, with your clients' names attached. That's the only reason the poor slobs pay you - to see their names in my column all over the world. Now, I make it out, you're doing *me* a favor?... The day I can't get along without a press agents' handouts, I'll close up shop and move to Alaska, lock, stock, and barrel.
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Sweet Smell of Success Facts
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.
Gossip columnist Elwell (David White) is also a character in The Comedian. Both productions are from material by Ernest Lehman.
The narc in the film, Lt Harry Kello, is based on NYPD detective Eddie Egan, immortalized by Gene Hackman as 'Popeye' Doyle in The French Connection.
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."
The character of J.J. Hunsecker is based on famed New York columnist Walter Winchell.
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