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Final thought: Sweet Smell of Success remains a timeless warning about the price of fame and the danger of unchecked media power. Director: Alexander Mackendrick. Screenwriters: Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman. Cinematographer: James Wong Howe. Original Source: Based on the novelette by Ernest Lehman. Sweet Smell Of Success The DVD - Amazon UK

Explore J.J.'s disturbing overprotectiveness of his sister, Susan, and how he uses Sidney to destroy her relationship with a jazz musician to keep her under his thumb. 4. Historical & Cultural Significance subtitle Sweet.Smell.of.Success.1957.DVDRip

Set the scene in 1950s Manhattan—a world of neon, jazz, and ruthless ambition. Final thought: Sweet Smell of Success remains a

Note that the film was a box-office failure upon release because it was "too dark," but it is now considered one of the greatest American films and is preserved in the National Film Registry . Cinematographer: James Wong Howe

Summarize how the film's "sweet smell" is actually the stench of moral rot.

The script (by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman) is famous for its stylized, theatrical dialogue.

The desperate press agent. Focus on his moral decay—he is a man who "is a cookie full of arsenic." Discuss how he trades his integrity for a mention in J.J.'s column. 3. Thematic "Pillars"