成功的滋味于1957年上映。成功的滋味也被叫做成功的美味, 成功的甜头, Sweet Smell of Success。

J.J. Hunsecker, the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York, is determined to prevent his sister from marrying Steve Dallas, a jazz musician. He therefore covertly employs Sidney Falco, a sleazy and unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair by any means possible.

出演成功的滋味的明星有巴特·兰卡斯特, 托尼·柯蒂斯。