Sweet Bird of Youth
6.803
122 reviews
Drama/Romance
2h
1962
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...
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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.
- DirectorRichard Brooks
- Release21 March 1962
- Genre
- Duration2h
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate6.803122 reviews
- Productions
Roxbury Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Paul Newman
Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago
Shirley Knight
Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley
Tom 'Boss' Finley
Rip Torn
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
Mildred Dunnock
Aunt Nonnie
Madeleine Sherwood
Miss Lucy
Philip Abbott
Dr. George Scudder
Corey Allen
Scotty
Roy Glenn
Charles
Bess Flowers
Spectator at political rally
Dub Taylor
Dan Hatcher
James Douglas
Leroy
Barry Atwater
Ben Jackson
Charles Arnt
Mayor Henricks
James Chandler
Professor Brutus Haven Smith
Mike Steen
Deputy
Kelly Thordsen
Sheriff Clark
Cosmo Sardo
Bar Patron
Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Political Rally
Bert Stevens
Film Crew Member
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