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Sweet Bird of Youth
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.
1962 · Directed by Richard Brooks · 120 min · Drama · 8 frames
Tagline
He used love like most men use money.
Crew
- Screenplay: Richard Brooks
- Cinematography: Milton Krasner
- Edited by: Henry Berman
- Produced by: Pandro S. Berman
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
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Roxbury Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Themes: florida, gigolo, based on play or musical, womanizer, drifter, corrupt politician, movie star, fading star
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