Sweet Bird of Youth

"He used love like most men use money."

May 3 1962 Approved 2h 0m
Drama

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.

Plot

Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. Arriving with him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. While trying to get her help to make a screen test, he also finds the time to meet his former girlfriend Heavenly, the daughter of the local politician Tom 'Boss' Finley, who more or less forced him to leave the town many years ago.

Written by

Tennessee Williams, Richard Brooks

Directed by

Richard Brooks

Cast

Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Roxbury Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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# of Votes
8,815
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
53
Popularity
NA