Sweet Smell of Success
Selected by the Marketing and Public Relations Branch.
Ernest Lehman was inspired by his own experiences as a Broadway press agent to create his novelette “Tell Me About It Tomorrow!” as well as its classic film adaptation Sweet Smell of Success (written with Clifford Odets), with Tony Curtis giving arguably the greatest performance of his career as the desperate publicist Sidney Falco. Burt Lancaster is the fearsome Winchell-esque columnist, Alexander Mackendrick provided the taut direction, and James Wong Howe’s evocative cinematography are among the many highlights.
Selected by the Marketing and Public Relations Branch.
Ernest Lehman was inspired by his own experiences as a Broadway press agent to create his novelette “Tell Me About It Tomorrow!” as well as its classic film adaptation Sweet Smell of Success (written with Clifford Odets), with Tony Curtis giving arguably the greatest performance of his career as the desperate publicist Sidney Falco. Burt Lancaster is the fearsome Winchell-esque columnist, Alexander Mackendrick provided the taut direction, and James Wong Howe’s evocative cinematography are among the many highlights.
