Sweet Bird of Youth (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 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.
- Released
- 1962-03-21
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Brooks, Richard Brooks
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 141 votes
Cast
- Paul Newman as Chance Wayne
- Geraldine Page as Alexandra Del Lago
- Shirley Knight as Heavenly Finley
- Ed Begley as Tom 'Boss' Finley
- Rip Torn as Tom Finley Jr.
- Mildred Dunnock as Aunt Nonnie
- Madeleine Sherwood as Miss Lucy
- Philip Abbott as George Scudder
- Corey Allen as Scotty
- Barry Cahill as Bud
- Dub Taylor as Dan Hatcher
- James Douglas as Leroy