Sweet Smell of Success

(1957)

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Synopsis

A powerful celebrity gossip columnist tries to destroy the reputation of the jazz musician who falls for his sister by employing the help of an ambitious press agent who does the legwork required to have the man arrested on trumped-up drug charges.

Directors

Alexander Mackendrick, Clifford Odets, James Hill, Alan Crosland Jr., Mary Grant, Ernest Lehman, Elmer Bernstein

Production year

1957

Rating

TV-PG

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Runtime

96 minutes

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Sam Levene