Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

He used love like most men use money.

6.8(122 votes)
1962
2h 0m
Drama
Romance

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.

Production

Roxbury Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

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

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