Sweet Bird of Youth

He used love like most men use money.

• Rated 6.7 out of 10
• Movie
• 1962
• 2h 0m
• Drama

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.

Director

Richard Brooks

Starring

Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley