Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
Release: 1962-03-21
·Runtime: 120m
·★ 6.7
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Roxbury Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Mike Steen
as Deputy
Cosmo Sardo
as Bar Patron
Bert Stevens
as Film Crew Member
Paul Newman
as Chance Wayne
Shirley Knight
as Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley
as Tom 'Boss' Finley
Rip Torn
as Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
Dub Taylor
as Dan Hatcher
James Douglas
as Leroy
Charles Arnt
as Mayor Henricks
Kelly Thordsen
as Sheriff Clark
Corey Allen
as Scotty
Jeffrey Sayre
as Man at Political Rally
Geraldine Page
as Alexandra Del Lago
Mildred Dunnock
as Aunt Nonnie
Madeleine Sherwood
as Miss Lucy
Philip Abbott
as Dr. George Scudder
Roy Glenn
as Charles
Bess Flowers
as Spectator at political rally
Barry Atwater
as Ben Jackson
James Chandler
as Professor Brutus Haven Smith