The viewer sees things from Burt Lancaster's (J.J. Hunsecker) point of view in this scene brilliantly directed by Alexander Mackendrick from the classic film "Sweet Smell of Success".
The 1957 movie stars Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay. James Wong Howe was the cinematographer.
(Audio excerpted from "They Shoot Films" Podcast Episode 11: https://www.theyshootfilms.com/the-sweet-smell-of-success/)
