Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster in Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Jeff Donnell, Sam Levene, Joe Frisco, Barbara Nichols, Emile Meyer, Edith Atwater. Screenplay: Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, based on a novel by Lehman. Cinematography: James Wong Howe. Art direction: Edward Carrere. Film editing: Alan Crosland Jr. Music: Elmer Bernstein.
What do Sweet Smell of Success, His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940), Sullivan's Travels (Preston Sturges, 1941), and The Searchers (John Ford, 1956) have in common? They are all among the critically acclaimed films that, among other honors, have been selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. And none of them received a single nomination in any category for the Academy Awards. Sweet Smell is, of course, a wickedly cynical film about two of the most egregious anti-heroes, New York newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) and press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis), ever to appear in a film. They make the gangsters of Francis Ford Coppola's and Martin Scorsese's films look like Boy Scouts. So given the inclination of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to stay on the good side of columnists and publicists, we might expect it to shy away from honoring the film with Oscars. But consider the categories in which it might have been nominated. The best picture Oscar for 1957 went to The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean), a respectable choice, and Sidney Lumet's tensely entertaining 12 Angry Men certainly deserved the nomination it received. But in what ways are the other nominees -- Peyton Place (Mark Robson), Sayonara (Joshua Logan), and Witness for the Prosecution (Billy Wilder) -- superior to Sweet Smell? The best actor Oscar winner was Alec Guinness for The Bridge on the River Kwai, another plausible choice. But Tony Curtis gave the performance of his career as Sidney Falco, overcoming his "pretty boy" image -- in fact, the film makes fun of it: One character refers to him as "Eyelashes" -- by digging deep into his roots growing up in The Bronx. Burt Lancaster would win an Oscar three years later for Elmer Gantry (Richard Brooks), a more showy but less controlled performance than the one he gives here. Either or both of them would have been better nominees than Marlon Brando was for his lazy turn in Sayonara, Anthony Franciosa in A Hatful of Rain (Fred Zinnemann), Charles Laughton in Witness for the Prosecution, and Anthony Quinn in Wild Is the Wind (George Cukor). The dialogue provided by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman for the film crackles and stings -- there is probably no more quotable, or stolen from, screenplay, yet it went unnominated. So did James Wong Howe's eloquent black-and-white cinematography, showing off the neon-lighted Broadway in a sinister fashion, and Elmer Bernstein's atmospheric score mixed well with the jazz sequences featuring the Chico Hamilton Quintet. Even the performers in the film who probably didn't merit nominations make solid contributions: Martin Milner is miscast as the jazz musician who falls for Hunsecker's sister (Susan Harrison), but he hasn't yet fallen into the blandness of his famous TV roles on Route 66 and Adam-12, and Barbara Nichols, who had a long career playing floozies in movies and on TV, is surprisingly touching as Rita, one of the pawns Sidney uses to get ahead. As a director, Alexander Mackendrick is best known for the comedies he did at Britain's Ealing Studios with Alec Guinness, The Man in the White Suit (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955). His work on Sweet Smell was complicated by clashes with Lancaster, who was one of the film's executive producers, and after making a few more films he accepted a position at the film school at the California Institute of the Arts in 1967, where he spent the rest of his career.
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— MY TOP 10 FAVORITES CHARACTERS
asassination classroom:
1. gakushuu asano
2. tadaomi karasuma
3. ryunosuke chiba
4. itona horibe
5. karma akabane
6. yuma isogai
7. nagisa shiota
8. ryoma terasaka
9. ren sakakibara
10. rio nakamura
attack on titan:
1. armin arlert
2. ymir
3. jean kirstein
4. connie springer
5. levi ackerman
6. historia reiss
7. marco bott
8. sasha braus
9. niccolo
10. falco grice
black butler
1. vincent phantomhive
2. edward midford
3. snake
4. prince soma asman kadar
5. snake
6. sebastian michaelis
7. grell sutcliff
8. agni
9. lau
10. undertaker
bungo stray dogs:
1. chuuya nakahara
2. kenji miyazawa
3. sakunosuke oda
4. ryunosuke akutgawa
5. fyodor dostoevsky
6. ranpo edoagawa
7. gin akutagawa
8. edgar allan poe
9. sigma
10. ango sakaguchi
death note:
1. l lawliet
2. misa amane
3. mello
4. near
5. rem
6. ryuk
7. naomi misora
8. light yagami
9. touta matsuda
10. light’s sister
free:
1. natsuya kirishima
2. rin matsuoka
3. go matsuoka
4. kisumi shigino
5. isuzu mikoshiba
6. momotaro mikoshiba
7. ikuya kirishima
8. haruka nanase
9. ryuji azuma
10. seijuro mikoshiba
genshin impact:
1. thoma/tartaglia
2. kaveh
3. kazuha
4. chongyun
5. xiao
6. cyno
7. kaeya alberich/diluc ragnvindr
8. dainsleif
9. albedo
10. tomo
haikyuu:
1. yu nishinoya
2. tetsuro kuroo
3. kenma kozume
4. hajime iwaizumi
5. toru oikawa
6. hitoka yachi
7. keiji akaashi
8. kei tsukishima
9. lev haiba
10. ryunosuke tanaka
hunter x hunter:
1. kite
2. chrollo lucilfer
3. leorio paradinight
4. kurapika
5. alluka zoldyck
6. shalnark
7. killua zoldyck
8. pakunoda
9. shizuku murasaki
10. gon freecss
jujutsu kaisen:
1. toge inumaki
2. megumi fushiguro
3. mai zenin
4. yuta okkotsu
5. yuji itadori
6. choso
7. ryomen sukuna
8. utahime iori
9. kento nanami
10. suguru geto
kuroko’s basketball:
1. ryota kise
2. kazunari takao
3. tatsuya himuro
4. atsushi murasakibara
5. seijuro akashi
6. daiki aomine
7. tetsuya kuroko
8. taiga kagami
9. yukio kasamtsu
10. riko aida
moriarty the patriot:
1. james bonde
2. sebastian moran
3. william james moriarty
4. fred porlock
5. sherlock holmes
6. louis james moriarty
7. albert james moriarty
8. john h watson
9. lucien atwood
10. frida macaulay
my hero academia:
1. hitoshi shinso
2. hawks
3. oboro shirakumo
5. eijiro kirishima
4. dabi
5. mirko
6. shota aizawa
7. denki kaminari
8. rody soul
9. mirko
10. hanta sero
neon genesis evangelion:
1. rei ayanami
2. kaworu nagisa
3. toji sukuhara
4. shinji ikari
5. ryoji kaji
6. ritsuko akagi
7. asuka langley sohryu
8. kensuke aida
9. hikari horaki
10. pen pen
seraph of the end:
1. guren ichinose
2. shinya hiragi
3. mikaela hiyakuya
4. yuichiro hiyakuya
5. shiho kimizuki
6. lacus welt
7. yoichi saotome
8. makoto narumi
9. shinao hiragi
10. mitsuba sangu
sk8 the infinity:
1. reki kyan
2. miya chenin
3. cherry blossom
4. joe
5. langa hasegawa
6. nanako hasegawa
7. koyomi kyan
8. shokichi oka
9. shadow
10. reki’s childhood best friend
spy x family:
1. yor forger
2. anya forger
3. loid forger
4. becky blackbell
5. damian desmond
6. franky franklin
7. bond forger
8. sylvia sherwood
9. yuri briar (ik he’s obsessed with yor but still…)
10. henry henderson
the case study of vanitas:
1. astolfo granatum
2. dominique de sade
3. noé archiviste
4. louis de sade
5. vanitas
5. chloé d’apchier
6. jean-jacques chastel
7. olivier
8. roland fortis
9. murr
10. loki oriflamme
tokyo revengers:
1. takashi mitsuya/seishu inui
2. hajime kokonoi
3. kazutora hanemiya
4. keisuke baji
5. hakkai shiba
6. chifuyu matsuno
7. shuji hanma
8. atsushi sendo
9. naoto tachibana
10. kakucho
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Nintendo movie casts
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2
Chris Pratt as Mario
Charlie Day as Luigi
Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach
Jack Black as Bowser
Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
Jack Dylan Grazer as Yoshi
Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong
Ginnifer Goodwin as Princess Daisy
P!nk as Rosalina
Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong
Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek
Eric Bauza as Diddy Kong
Danny Trejo as Wario
Neil Patrick Harris as Waluigi
Khary Payton as Penguin King
Juliet Jelenic as Lumalee
Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike
Cassandra Lee Morris as Dixie Kong
Mae Whitman as Toadette
Kevin Afghani as Mario’s Dad
Jessica DiCicco as Mario’s Mom
Karan Soni as Chunky Kong
Eric Bauza as Koopa Troopa Soldiers
Eric Bauza as Toad General
Jessica DiCicco as Yellow Toad
Rino Romano as Uncle Tony
John DiMaggio as Uncle Arthur
Jessica DiCicco as Aunt Marie
Brian Hull as Mario’s Grandpa
Denis Leary as Swanky Kong
Jessica DiCicco as Mayor Pauline
Frank Todaro as Blue Toad Guard
Tru Valentino as Yellow Toad Guard
Anna Brisbin as Mario’s Niece
Richard Ayoade as Banktoad
Wallace Shawn as Mailtoad
John DiMaggio as Boom Boom
Cassandra Lee Morris as Pom Pom
Carlos Alazraqui as Toadsworth
Cristina Vee & Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Lumas
Kdin Jenzen as Birdo
Christina Aguilera as Perry the Parasol
Ice-T as Funky Kong
Rosario Dawson as Candy Kong
Terry Crews as Rambi
Zac Efron as Enguarde
Brian Hull as Squawks
Maurice LaMarche as Goomba
Ben Diskin as Koopa Paratroopa Soldiers
Brian Tyree Henry as Sledge Bro
Scott Menville as Dry Bones
Grant George as Hammer Bro
Nate Bihldorff as Shy Guy
Dee Bradley Baker as Snifit
Dee Bradley Baker as Bob-omb
Frank Welker as Piranha Plant
Todd Womack as Spiny
Jason Liebrecht as Buzzy Beetle
The Donkey Kong Country Movie
Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong
Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong
Oscar Isaac as King K. Rool
Eric Bauza as Diddy Kong
Cassandra Lee Morris as Dixie Kong
Karan Soni as Chunky Kong
Ice-T as Funky Kong
Rosario Dawson as Candy Kong
Cristina Vee as Tiny Kong
Jennifer Coolidge as Wrinkly Kong
Cristina Milizia as Kiddy Kong
Jordan Peele as Lanky Kong
Denis Leary as Swanky Kong
Terry Crews as Rambi
Zac Efron as Enguarde
Brian Hull as Squawks
Tim Blaney as Rattly
Kevin Michael Richardson as Squitter
Paul Tibbitt as Expresso
Justin Rupple as Winky
Torbin Xan Bullock as Clapper
Cheech Marin as Glimmer
Sloane Murray as Ellie
ExoParadigmGamer as Perry
Mr. T as Klubba
Jess Harnell as Klump General
Stephen Stanton as The Brothers Bear
Rob Izenberg as Very Gnawty
Alex Hirsch as Master Necky
Cree Summer as Queen B.
Jerry DeCaupa as Really Gnawty
MacInTalk as Dumb Drum
Greg Baldwin as Master Necky Snr.
Alan Tudyk as Krow
Matt Chapman as Kleever
ProtonJon as Kudgel
Steve Carell as King Zing
Steve Purcell as Belcha
Ian Hecox as Arich
Jeff Bennett as Squirt
Danny McBride as Bleak
Cheech Marin as Barbos
The Kirby Movie
Kate Micucci as Kirby
John Mulaney as King Dedede
Antonio Banderas as Meta Knight (in English & Spanish)
Karan Soni as Bandana Waddle Dee
Eric Bana as Rick
Dee Bradley Baker as Kine
Steve Buscemi as Coo
Henry Winkler as Chef Kawasaki
Richard Ayoade as Taranza
James Arnold Taylor as Magolor
Richard Horvitz as Daroach
Mela Lee as Susie Haltmann
Max Mittelman as Marx
Fryda Wolff as Gooey
The Star Fox Movie
Jason Schwartzman as Fox McCloud
Bill Hader as Falco Lombardi
Liam Neeson as Wolf O’Donnell
Blake Shelton as Peppy Hare
David Spade as Slippy Toad
Martin Short as Andross
Ed Harris as General Pepper
Kevin Michael Richardson as Leon Powalski
Bruce Campbell as ROB 64
Brian Hull as Pigma Dengar
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Andrew Oikonny
Jason Isaacs as James McCloud
Bonnie Hunt as Katt Monroe
Bobby Cannavale as Panther Caroso
Ariel Winter as Fara Phoenix
Carolyn Lawrence as Miyu
Deneen Melody as Fay
Anairis Quiñones as Krystal
EarthBound
Marissa Lenti as Ness
Amber Lee Connors as Lucas
Fryda Wolff as Paula
Issac Ryan Brown as Jeff
Roger Craig Smith as Poo
Cristina Vee as Kumatora
Frank Welker as Boney
Pikmin
Timothy Dalton as Olimar
Kevin Michael Richardson as Louie
Red Van Buskirk as Alph
Christopher Wehkamp as Charlie
Tati Gabrielle as Brittany
Keston John as President
Hajime Wakai as the Pikmin
Brian Sommer as Bulborb
Animal Crossing
Kimiko Glenn as Isabelle
Dee Bradley Baker as Tom Nook
Jason Liebrecht as K.K. Slider
Marc Maron as Mr. Resetti
Splatoon
Emichuu as Squid Sister Callie
Cristina Vee as Squid Sister Marie
EmuEmi as Marina Ida
Casey Lee Williams as Pearl Houzuki
Amalee as Shiver Hohojiro
Arryn Zech as Frye Onaga
Caleb Hyles as Big Man
The ARMS Movie
Peter Von Gomm as Spring Man & Springtron
Utada Hikaru as Ribbon Girl (in English & Japanese)
Tadanobu Asano as Ninjara (in English & Japanese)
Mena Massoud as Master Mummy (in English & African)
Dilraba Dilmurat as Min Min (in English & Mandarin Chinese)
Romi Dames as Mechanica (in English & Japanese)
Eva Green as Twintelle (in English & French)
Thomas Doherty as Byte
Doug the Pug as Barq
Miyu Irino as Kid Cobra (in English & Japanese)
Frank Welker as Helix
Kellen Goff as Max Brass
Rose McGowan as Lola Pop (in English & Italian)
Brian Tee as Misango (in English & Japanese)
Maia Mitchell as Dr. Coyle
Sonic the Hedgehog
Ben Schwartz as voice of Sonic
James Marsden as Tom Wachowski
Colleen O’Shaughnessey as voice of Tails
Idris Elba as voice of Knuckles
Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski
Nicolas Cage as voice of Shadow
Megan Hilty as voice of Amy
Natasha Wothwell as Rachel Handel
Adam Pally as Wade Whipple
Shemar Moore as Randall Handel
Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone
Tom Butler as Commander Walters
Melody Niemann as Jojo
Sarah Surh as Faucet
Jesse McCartney as voice of Silver
Lake Bell as voice of Rouge
John Mulaney as voice of Vector
Bruce Campbell as voice of Espio
Kaley Cuoco as voice of Charmy
Cristina Pucelli as voice of Cream
Eva Longoria as voice of Blaze
Ella Purnell as voice of Sticks
John C. Reilly as voice of Big
David Spade as voice of Jet
Jessica DiCicco as voice of Wave
Bobby Cannavale as voice of Storm
Ryan Reynolds as voice of Mighty
Jake Johnson as voice of Ray
Peter Weller as voice of E-123 Omega
Lindsay Jones as voice of Cheese
Jason Isaacs as voice of Metal Sonic
Gaten Materazzo as voice of Chip
Jack Black as voice of Mephiles
Hamish Blake as voice of Infinite
Chloë Grace Moretz as voice of Sage
Hugh Jackman as voice of Orbot
Marc Maron as voice of Cubot
M.C. Gainey as voice of Zavok
Andy Samberg as voice of Zazz
Diane Guerrero as voice of Zeena
Dennis Quaid as voice of Master Zik
John Goodman as voice of Zomon
Ryan Potter as voice of Zor
Frank Welker as voice of Chaos
Cherami Leigh as voice of Omochao
McKenna Grace as Maria Robotnik
Khary Payton as voice of E-102 Gamma
Anairis Quiñones as voice of Tikal
PAC-MAN
Jesse McCartney as Pac-Man
Andy Samberg as Blinky
Kaite Crown as Pinky
Spike Jonze as Inky
Joe Mantegna as Clyde
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