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Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Screenplay

"Sweet Smell of Success": Read The Screenplay By Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman

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Type ...
SCANNED
Version ... Shooting ScriptRevised
Date ... 03.18.1957
Pages ... 174
Genres ... DramaFilm Noir
Screenplay ... Clifford OdetsErnest Lehman
IMDb ID ... 0051036

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