 Curtis made a Western, "The Rawhide Years" (1957); was a gambler in "Mister Cory" (1957); and was a cop in "The Midnight Story" (1957).Lancaster asked for him again, to play scheming press agent Sidney Falco in "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957), starring and co-produced by Lancaster.The film was a box office disappointment, but Curtis, for the first time in his career, received sensational reviews.