
Sweet Bird of Youth ( 1962 )
"He used love like most men use money."
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.
Top Cast

Paul Newman
Chance Wayne

Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago

Shirley Knight
Heavenly Finley

Ed Begley
Tom 'Boss' Finley

Rip Torn
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

Mildred Dunnock
Aunt Nonnie

Madeleine Sherwood
Miss Lucy

Philip Abbott
Dr. George Scudder

Corey Allen
Scotty

Roy Glenn
Charles

Bess Flowers
Spectator at political rally

Barry Cahill
Bud

Dub Taylor
Dan Hatcher

James Douglas
Leroy

Barry Atwater
Ben Jackson

Charles Arnt
Mayor Henricks

Dorothy Konrad
Mrs. Maribelle Norris

James Chandler
Professor Brutus Haven Smith

Mike Steen
Deputy

Kelly Thordsen
Sheriff Clark

Cosmo Sardo
Bar Patron

Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Political Rally

Bert Stevens
Film Crew Member

Rudy Germane
Man at Political Rally (uncredited)

Herschel Graham
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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