Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962120 min
6.7/10
DramaRomance

Plot Summary

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.

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👥Cast (25)

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

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Barry Cahill

Bud

🎬Crew

Director

Richard Brooks

Writers

Richard Brooks, Tennessee Williams

Producers

Pandro S. Berman

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🏷️Keywords

floridagigolobased on play or musicalwomanizerdriftercorrupt politicianmovie starfading star

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer