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  1. Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1962 American drama film starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, with Shirley Knight, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock in support. Based on the 1959 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams , the film was adapted and directed by Richard Brooks .

  2. Summaries. A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again. Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. Arriving with him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago.

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  4. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #SweetBirdofYouthHandsome Chance Wayne never found the Hollywood stardom he craved, but he’s always bee...

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  5. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, I Want A Drink! Opening title sequence from director Richard Brooks' Sweet Bird of Youth, 1962, from the Tennessee Williams play, features would-be movie star Chance Wayne (Paul Newman) and has-been actress Alexandra Del Lago (Geraldine Page).

    • Richard Brooks, Hank Moonjean
    • Paul Newman
  6. Advertise With Us. After unsuccessfully trying his luck in Hollywood, charming gigolo Chance Wayne (Paul Newman) wanders back to his hometown, accompanied by Alexandra Del Lago (Geraldine Page), a ...

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  8. There are numerous qualities that make SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH a stellar film, starting with the tremendous source material. Williams' tale of fading film actress and princess-by-marriage Alexandra Del Largo escaping Hollywood after a failed comeback attempt and being taken advantage of by aspiring actor/gigolo Chance Wayne is full of ripe drama, all of which is fully exploited by the 1962 film.

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