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by George_Chabot  in Movies,  - Top 50, Mar 15 '07
Pros: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Score, Story, Dialog, NYC Locations
Cons: That smell ain't perfume :o
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) "My right hand hasn't seen my left hand in 30 years." JJ Hunsecker Hold on to your hat! Sweet Smell of Success is as hard hitting a look at life as you are likely to see in movieland. The thing about ...
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by tbrown - Top 500, Jun 18 '01
Pros: Lancaster's tight-lipped performance
Cons: none
The 1957 United Artists release Sweet Smell of Success was one of the last movies of the film noir "era". Directed by Alex MacKendrick, the original story was written by Broadway press agent Ernest Lehman. The story earned Lehman the...
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by MsHooterville - Top 200, Mar 20 '01
Pros: Burt Lancaster is a classic power-hungry jerk, Tony Curtis is a classic bootlicker.
Cons: A depressing movie, but well worth watching. No likable characters.
Almost any film with Burt Lancaster in a starring role will grab my attention, and The Sweet Smell of Success was more than just a Lancaster vehicle. It was a movie he took great professional risks to produce himself, because it is a...
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by BrianKoller - Top 50, Apr 08 '00
Pros: cast, direction, cinematography
Cons: unsympathetic or boring characters, script
"Sweet Smell of Success" was a commercial and critical failure when first released. It wasn't nominated for any Academy Awards. It nearly ruined the career of director Alexander MacKendrick. But over time, the film has acquired a reputation....
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