Timeline for Why is the movie titled "Sweet Smell of Success"?
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| Sep 7 at 15:11 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | Hasn't the phrase existed for far longer than the movie? I know I've heard variants on it, like "The sweet taste of victory, the bitter smell of defeat". Given the number of possible variants, it might be hard to trace back the first use of such a metaphor, but I suspect it's pretty ancient. | |
| Aug 30 at 22:46 | vote | accept | Shane Tyson | ||
| Aug 30 at 20:47 | comment | added | gidds | I'm also curious as to why it's Sweet Smell Of Success with no leading article; I'd expect The Sweet Smell Of Success. | |
| Aug 30 at 18:21 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Aug 30 at 12:39 | comment | added | blobbymcblobby | @Valorum hehe I know, reminds me of peoples reaction to the word, moist | |
| Aug 30 at 12:25 | comment | added | Valorum | @blobbymcblobby - i.sstatic.net/EDbtqDZP.png According to David Brown of Cosmo; goodreads.com/book/show/6479406-let-me-entertain-you | |
| Aug 30 at 12:01 | answer | added | Valorum | timeline score: 9 | |
| Aug 30 at 11:14 | comment | added | blobbymcblobby | Is this watching and not understanding the movie or just not understanding its title? Watch Mean Spirited People Use Others to Climb Up might not make such a good title. The movie is based on the screenwriters real life experience and originally was called Tell Me About It Tomorrow!, but Sweet Smell of Success was his preferred title for it. | |
| Aug 30 at 11:05 | comment | added | Paulie_D | I think the point is that success might smell sweet but it has a bitter aftertaste. | |
| Aug 30 at 10:42 | history | edited | galacticninja | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Aug 30 at 10:19 | history | asked | Shane Tyson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
