Sweet Bird of Youth

6.8
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 120 min
  • Premiere: 1962. March 21.

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.

Discover

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

Philip Abbott

Dr. George Scudder

Corey Allen

Scotty

Roy Glenn

Charles

Bess Flowers

Spectator at political rally

Dub Taylor

Dan Hatcher

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)

Art

Urie McCleary

Art Direction

George W. Davis

Art Direction

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

Hugh Hunt

Set Decoration

Camera

Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Crew

Lee LeBlanc

Special Effects

Directing

Richard Brooks

Director

Hank Moonjean

Assistant Director

Editing

Charles K. Hagedon

Color Assistant

Production

Kathryn Hereford

Associate Producer

Sound

Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

Writing

Tennessee Williams

Theatre Play

Richard Brooks

Screenplay

Art

Urie McCleary

Art Direction

George W. Davis

Art Direction

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

Hugh Hunt

Set Decoration

Camera

Milton Krasner

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Crew

Lee LeBlanc

Special Effects

Directing

Richard Brooks

Director

Hank Moonjean

Assistant Director

Editing

Charles K. Hagedon

Color Assistant

Production

Kathryn Hereford

Associate Producer

Sound

Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

Writing

Tennessee Williams

Theatre Play

Richard Brooks

Screenplay