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Sweet Bird of Youth

He used love like most men use money.

6.8

1962•2h

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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Photo of Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Chance Wayne

Photo of Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Alexandra Del Lago

Photo of Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Heavenly Finley

Photo of Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Tom 'Boss' Finley

Photo of Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

Photo of Mildred Dunnock

Mildred Dunnock

Aunt Nonnie

Photo of Madeleine Sherwood

Madeleine Sherwood

Miss Lucy

Photo of Philip Abbott

Philip Abbott

Dr. George Scudder

Photo of Corey Allen

Corey Allen

Scotty

Photo of Roy Glenn

Roy Glenn

Charles

Photo of Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Spectator at political rally

Photo of Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Dan Hatcher

Photo of James Douglas

James Douglas

Leroy

Photo of Barry Atwater

Barry Atwater

Ben Jackson

Photo of Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

Mayor Henricks

Photo of James Chandler

James Chandler

Professor Brutus Haven Smith

Photo of Mike Steen

Mike Steen

Deputy

Photo of Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

Sheriff Clark

Photo of Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Bar Patron

Photo of Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Man at Political Rally

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