Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Jay Adler: Manny Davis
Quotes
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J.J. Hunsecker : Manny, what exactly are the UNSEEN gifts of this lovely young thing that you manage?
Manny Davis : Well, she sings a little... you know, sings...
Linda James : Manny's faith in me is simply awe-inspiring, Mr. Hunsecker. Actually, I'm still studying, but...
J.J. Hunsecker : What subject?
Linda James : Singing, of course... straight concert and...
J.J. Hunsecker : [glance flicks between the Girl and the Senator] Why "of course"? It might, for instance, be politics...
Linda James : Me? I mean "I"? Are you kidding, Mr. Hunsecker? With my Jersey City brains?
J.J. Hunsecker : The brains may be Jersey City, but the clothes are Traina-Norell.