Sweet Smell of Success

Dan and Mike tackle Alexander Mackendrick's 1957 Sweet Smell of Success. Mike gives his reasons why the film should not work on paper--but does beautifully--and Dan recalls previous episodes about character-driven suspense and how the film makes the seduction of a cigarette girl more suspenseful than any secret agent disarming a bomb. How the film nails the culture of celebrity and how "we get the celebrities we deserve" are in here, too. Match me, Sidney, and give it a listen!  Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Letterboxd. Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at [email protected]. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices