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Sweet Bird of Youth

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

DramaRomance

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 NewmanGeraldine PageShirley KnightEd BegleyRip TornMildred DunnockMadeleine SherwoodPhilip AbbottCorey AllenBarry CahillDub TaylorJames Douglas

Director

Richard Brooks

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