Summary
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
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Cast
Tony Curtis
Sidney Falco
Burt Lancaster
J.J. Hunsecker
Susan Harrison
Susan Hunsecker
Martin Milner
Steve Dallas
Jeff Donnell
Sally
Sam Levene
Frank D' Angelo
Joe Frisco
Herbie Temple
Barbara Nichols
Rita
Emile Meyer
Lt. Harry Kello
Edith Atwater
Mary
Jay Adler
Manny Davis (uncredited)
Nicky Blair
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Al Evans (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin
Leo Bartha (uncredited)
John Fiedler
Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
William Forrest
Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Toots Shor's Waiter (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Man at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Waiter (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
Bill Raisch
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Toots Shor's Bartender (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
Mildred Tam (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Elysian Club Patron (uncredited)
Lurene Tuttle
Loretta Bartha (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Coffee Shop Counter Man (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Radio Program Director (uncredited)
David White
Otis Elwell (uncredited)
H.M. Wynant
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)