Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 dramatic film with a screenplay by playwright Clifford Odets. It centers on influential columnist J.J. Hunsecker and his ruthless efforts to prevent his sister's marriage. He uses a press agent, desperate to be a success, to carry out the schemes, as both become increasingly unscrupulous in the process.
References[]
- Granny Fanny Nesslerode tosses the book The Sweet Smell of Success into the air while rummaging through her bag in the 1975 Sesame Street book See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil.
Connections[]
- Elmer Bernstein scored the film
- Chico Hamilton and His Quartet appeared and performed music in the film
- Burt Lancaster played J.J. Hunsecker in the film
- John Lithgow played J.J. Hunsecker in the Broadway musical