Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
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.
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Cast
Paul Newman
as Chance Wayne
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthus...
Geraldine Page
as Alexandra Del Lago
Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress. She earned acclaim for her work on Broadway as well as in major Hollywood films and television productions, garnering an...
Shirley Knight
as Heavenly Finley
Shirley Enola Knight (July 5, 1936 – April 22, 2020) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, in 1960 for...
Ed Begley
as Tom 'Boss' Finley
Edward James Begley Sr. (March 25, 1901 – April 28, 1970) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television..
Rip Torn
as Tom Finley Jr.
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was best known for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997-2...
Mildred Dunnock
as Aunt Nonnie
Mildred Dunnock (January 25, 1901 – July 5, 1991) was an American theater, film and television actress.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Mildred Dunnock, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full lis...
Director
Richard Brooks
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