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Sweet Smell of Sex

  • 1965
  • 1h 10m
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3.9/10
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Sweet Smell of Sex (1965)
Drama

A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.

  • Director
    • Robert Downey Sr.
  • Writers
    • Charles Martin
    • Barnard L. Sackett
  • Stars
    • Lawrence Wolf
    • Tom O'Horgan
    • Elmer Kline
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    • IMDb RATING
    3.9/10
    43
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Downey Sr.
    • Writers
      • Charles Martin
      • Barnard L. Sackett
    • Stars
      • Lawrence Wolf
      • Tom O'Horgan
      • Elmer Kline
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Lawrence Wolf
    • Joe
    Tom O'Horgan
    • The Fat Man
    Elmer Kline
    • The Bald Man
    John Fodor
    • The Photographer
    Dottie
    • Bebe Katsafannis
    Carrie
    • Smokey La Bare
    Myrna
    • Director
      • Robert Downey Sr.
    • Writers
      • Charles Martin
      • Barnard L. Sackett
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    • Trivia
      Robert Downey agreed to make the film only because he was broke and his wife was pregnant with his son, Robert Downey Jr.
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      Featured in Sr. (2022)

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sweet Smell of Love
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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