Sweet Smell of Success

"Son, I don't relish shooting a mosquito with an elephant gun, so why don't you just shuffle along?"

"I'd hate to take a bite outta you. You're a cookie full of arsenic."

"Don't remove the gangplank, Sidney - you may wanna get back on board."

"You sound happy, Sidney. Why should you be happy when I'm not?"

"Sidney, this syrup you're giving out with... you pour over waffles, not J. J. Hunsecker."

"I'd rather be dead than living with you. For all the things you've done, J.J., I know I should hate you. But I don't. I pity you."

"The next time you want information, don't scratch for it like a dog, ask for it like a man!"

"Tell me, sir: when he dies, do you think he'll go to the dog-and-cat heaven?"

"This is the story of J.J. - But not the way he wants it told!"

"The almighty J.J. ...the columnist with sixty million believers ...his wrath is feared by the great and near great who worship the sweet smell of success!"

"The Motion Picture That Will Never Be Forgiven... Or Forgotten!"

"They know him - and they shiver - the big names of Broadway, Hollywood and Capitol Hill. They know J.J.- the world-famed columnist whose gossip is gospel to sixty million readers! They know the venom that flickers in those eyes behind the glasses - and they fawn - like Sid Falco, the kid who wanted "in" so much, he'd sell out his own girl to stand up there with J.J., sucking in the sweet smell of success! This is J.J.'s story - but not the way he would have liked it told!"

"Burt Lancaster - J.J. Hunsecker"

"Tony Curtis - Sidney Falco"

"Susan Harrison - Susan Hunsecker"

"Martin Milner - Steve Dallas"

"Sam Levene - Frank D'Angelo"

"Chico Hamilton - Himself"

"Emile Meyer - Harry Kello"

"Barbara Nichols - Rita"