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Sweet Smell of Success
UNITED STATES · 1957

Sweet Smell of Success

Alexander Mackendrick
Media Manipulation and Influence Sibling Obsession and Control Corruption and Moral Compromise Jazz Age New York Sabotage and Revenge
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Synopsis

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method

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