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Jet · 10-10-2010, 08:23 PM

I finally saw Sweet Smell of Success tonight. Carmen had been after me for along time to catch it.

It's okay. I didn't save the recording of it. It has great lines, but that would be expected from Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman—two giant writers with huge credits. It's not my favorite, but I did pick up on the casting. Burt Lancaster with that icey treatment of J.J. Hunsecker and Tony Curtis who's played the hustling Sidney Falco. This movie was about columnist Walter Winchell who is said to have flew into a rage when he saw it. It's a pathetic statement on the cruelty and power of the press. Personally, I'd give 3 stars for the clever lines.
Just my .02.

I didnt save my recoding of it. I erased it with The Defiant Ones which I didn't have in my collection. It's a favorite Tony Curtis movie of mine.

10-10-2010, 08:23 PM	#11
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	I finally saw Sweet Smell of Success tonight. Carmen had been after me for along time to catch it. It's okay. I didn't save the recording of it. It has great lines, but that would be expected from Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman—two giant writers with huge credits. It's not my favorite, but I did pick up on the casting. Burt Lancaster with that icey treatment of J.J. Hunsecker and Tony Curtis who's played the hustling Sidney Falco. This movie was about columnist Walter Winchell who is said to have flew into a rage when he saw it. It's a pathetic statement on the cruelty and power of the press. Personally, I'd give 3 stars for the clever lines. Just my .02. I didnt save my recoding of it. I erased it with The Defiant Ones which I didn't have in my collection. It's a favorite Tony Curtis movie of mine.