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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

NR ★ 6.8/10 120 min Drama, Romance United States English
Theatre Play: Tennessee Williams
Screenplay by: Richard Brooks
Writer: Tennessee Williams
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He used love like most men use money.

Description

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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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 Tom Finley Jr.
Mildred Dunnock
Mildred Dunnock Aunt Nonnie
Madeleine Sherwood
Madeleine Sherwood Miss Lucy
Philip Abbott
Philip Abbott George Scudder

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