Sweet Bird of Youth

Name: Sweet Bird of Youth
Director: Richard Brooks
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1962-03-21
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.766
Cast: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn

“He used love like most men use money.”

6.8

1962

DramaRomance

Director: Richard Brooks

Overview

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.