Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962-03-21)

Drama | Romance |

6.8

Overview

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.

Directed By: Richard Brooks

Star Cast: Paul Newman , Geraldine Page , Shirley Knight , Ed Begley ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 120m
Popularity: 0.7313
Language: en

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 6.8
Vote Count: 126

Keywords

florida gigolo based on play or musical womanizer drifter corrupt politician movie star fading star

Star Cast
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Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Chance Wayne

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Alexandra Del Lago

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Heavenly Finley

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Tom 'Boss' Finley

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

Mildred Dunnock

Mildred Dunnock

Aunt Nonnie

Madeleine Sherwood

Madeleine Sherwood

Miss Lucy

Philip Abbott

Philip Abbott

Dr. George Scudder

Corey Allen

Corey Allen

Scotty

Roy Glenn

Roy Glenn

Charles

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Spectator at political rally

Barry Cahill

Barry Cahill

Bud

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Dan Hatcher

James Douglas

James Douglas

Leroy

Barry Atwater

Barry Atwater

Ben Jackson

Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

Mayor Henricks

Dorothy Konrad

Dorothy Konrad

Mrs. Maribelle Norris

James Chandler

James Chandler

Professor Brutus Haven Smith