"Orginally dismissed as little more than a pretty boy, Tony Curtis overcame a series of bad reviews and undistinguished pictures to emerge as one of the most successful actors of his one of the most successful actors of his era, appearing in a number of the most popular and acclaimed films of the late ‘50s and early’60s. Born Bernard Schwartz in the New York in 1925, his performance as the seedy, ruthless Sidney Falco in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS led to more substantial parts, most notably in THE DEFIANT ONES opposite Sidney Poitier, and SOME LIKE HOT…"Extract