Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

He used love like most men use money.

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom "Boss" Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.

Date of release
1962-03-21
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (141)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama
Director
Richard Brooks

Casting

  • Paul Newman — Chance Wayne
  • Geraldine Page — Alexandra Del Lago
  • Shirley Knight — Heavenly Finley
  • Ed Begley — Tom 'Boss' Finley
  • Rip Torn — Tom Finley Jr.
  • Mildred Dunnock — Aunt Nonnie
  • Madeleine Sherwood — Miss Lucy
  • Philip Abbott — George Scudder
  • Corey Allen — Scotty
  • Barry Cahill — Bud
  • Dub Taylor — Dan Hatcher
  • James Douglas — Leroy

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