Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Alexander Mackendrick.

Cast

• Burt Lancaster as J.J. Hunsecker
• Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco
• Susan Harrison as Susan Hunsecker
• Martin Milner as Steve Dallas
• Jeff Donnell as Sally
• Sam Levene as Frank D' Angelo
• Joe Frisco as Herbie Temple
• Barbara Nichols as Rita
• Emile Meyer as Lt. Harry Kello
• Edith Atwater as Mary
• Chico Hamilton as The Chico Hamilton Quintet
• Paul Horn as The Chico Hamilton Quintet
• Fred Katz as The Chico Hamilton Quintet
• Buddy Clark as The Chico Hamilton Quintet
• Jay Adler as Manny Davis (uncredited)
• Mary Bayless as Bar Patron (uncredited)
• Nicky Blair as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
• Nick Borgani as Waiter (uncredited)
• Ralph Brooks as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• Brad Brown as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• Steve Carruthers as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• Robert Carson as Lou (Toots Shor's Headwaiter) (uncredited)
• Lewis Charles as Al Evans (uncredited)
• Dick Cherney as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
• Paul Cristo as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
• Joe Di Reda as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
• Lawrence Dobkin as Leo Bartha (uncredited)
• Tom Ferrandini as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• John Fiedler as Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited)
• Bess Flowers as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• William Forrest as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
• Joseph Forte as Toots Shor's Waiter (uncredited)
• Raoul Freeman as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
• Kay Garrett as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• Joe Gray as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• Marion Gray as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• James Hill as Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
• Charles Jordan as Man at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)
• Colin Kenny as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
• Joseph La Cava as Waiter at 21 (uncredited)

Crew

• Alexander Mackendrick — Director
• Clifford Odets — Screenplay
• Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer
• Ernest Lehman — Screenplay
• James Hill — Producer
• James Wong Howe — Director of Photography
• Ernest Lehman — Novel

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