Sweet Bird of Youth

IMDb 6.8 1962 • 120 min • DramaRomance

Director

Richard Brooks

Country

US

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.

Top 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.