Punchy drama dominated by Burt Lancaster's ferocious portrayal of a cynical newspaper magnate as unscrupulous as his famous fictional columnist J J Hunsecker from almost 30 years earlier in 'Sweet Smell of Success'. Lancaster's shameless scheming provides a springboard for some solid support from such players as Lauren Hutton, Trey Wilson, Robert Urich and the too-seldom-seen Pamela Reed.
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