5) Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success, set in the New York press scene, is about a columnist - Sidney Falco. Sidney can only make it if he gets the approval of J.J. Hunsecker, a powerful journalist. To gain Hunsecker’s approval, Sidney walks a path of crime. He is so desperate for his own success that he doesn’t think twice about destroying lives, be it his sisters.
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Edited by Mudeet Arora