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Sweet Bird of Youth

19622h 0mDrama · Romance
directed by Richard Brooks

“He used love like most men use money.”

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6.7 / 10
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7.1 / 10
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53 / 100
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74%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Paul Newman·Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page·Alexandra Del Lago
Shirley Knight·Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley·Tom 'Boss' Finley
Rip Torn·Tom Finley Jr.
Mildred Dunnock·Aunt Nonnie
Madeleine Sherwood·Miss Lucy
Philip Abbott·George Scudder
Corey Allen·Scotty
Barry Cahill·Bud