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Saturday, 31 January 2009

Along Alexander conducted Mackendrick produced James Hill written Ernest Lehman (novelette) Clifford Odets Ernest Lehman Starring Burt Lancaster Tony Curtis music Elmer Bernstein cinematography James Wong Howe spending Jr. Alan Crosland. Spread along united artists the date of the version 27 June, 1957 current time 96 minutes country the V.S. language English

plot :
The Falco de Sidney of the press agent (Curtis) has not been able to secure to its clients a mention in J.J. Hunsecker' influential newspaper column of s (Lancaster) because he has not been able to do good in his promise for breaking above for the romance between Hunsecker' one more a sister younger Susan (Harrison) and Steve Dallas (Milner), promising guitarist of s of the jazz. The Falco decides to separate false rumors that Scythes are a Communist drug-who smokes in a rival column, later to animate to Hunsecker that rescues Dallas' the reputation of s and does that Scythes choose between their integrity and to have something to Hunsecker, for which he does not have ninguÌ n respect. The works of the plan, a way; Scythes insult Hunsecker, and Susan is broken above for with Scythes protecting it against its brother. Hunsecker, nevertheless, deciding not to leave to anything chance, and against Falco' advice of s, Falco of the orders to plant to reefers in the musician and to have arrested it and roughed for above by Harry Kello (Meyer), official of corrupt police. The Falco is summoned to Hunsecker' apartment of the attic of s by a message in the view of Hunsecker, to only find Susan around to try suicide. Hardly saves he it like his long walks of the brother inside; Hunsecker, encouraging by Susan' the silence of s accuses, it to violate to Susan. In a culminating confrontation with Hunsecker, the Falco reveals in front of Susan that his brother had said to him to destroy Dallas' reputation. Hunsecker says Kello to arrest the Falco to plant to the reefer in Scythes. Susan admits that she tried to trust suicide and leaves in its brother to assemble to Steve; she says to Hunsecker that to it doesn' t hardly hates but the compassions he. The Falco is arrested by Kello and Hunsecker loses to Susan.