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After unsuccessfully trying his luck in Hollywood, charming gigolo Chance Wayne wanders back to his hometown, accompanied by Alexandra Del Lago, a movie star on the wane.
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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #SweetBirdofYouth Handsome Chance Wayne never found the Hollywood stardom he craved, but he’s always been a star with the ladies.
Sex, money, hypocrisy, financial and emotional blackmail are familiar elements in Williams' literary realm and combine powerfully in Sweet Bird of Youth as Chance (Newman) battles his private demons in a desperate bid to redeem his wasted life and recapture his lost sweet bird of youth.
Overview. Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies.
Oscar-winning Tennessee Williams adaptation stars Paul Newman as a womanizing drifter who returns to his Florida home town with an aging movie actress (Geraldine Page). 406IMDb 7.21 h 59 min1962. X-RayR.
Sweet Bird of Youth - Metacritic. 1962. Approved. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) 2 h. Summary A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again. Drama. Romance. Directed By: Richard Brooks. Written By: Tennessee Williams, Richard Brooks. Sweet Bird of Youth.
