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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
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. ... See full summary »
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Chance Wayne -
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Heavenly Finley -
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Thomas J. Finley, Jr. -
Aunt Nonnie -
Miss Lucy -
Dr. George Scudder -
Scotty -
Bud -
Dan Hatcher -
Leroy
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Ben Jackson -
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Mrs. Maribelle Norris
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Director:
Richard BrooksWriters:
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Adapted from a Broadway play by Tennessee Williams that opened on Mar. 10, 1959 at the Martin Beck Theatre, and ran for 375 performances. Elia Kazan directed, with Paul Newman as Chance Wayne, Geraldine Page as Alexandra Del Lago, Rip Torn as Tom Junior, and Madeleine Sherwood as Miss Lucy, all of whom recreated their roles ... ...
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Chance Wayne:
George, George. You're the only grown man I know that still says "gee" and "golly" and "gosh."
Dr. George Scudder:
Well, I'm not as sophisticated as you.
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As Heavenly pulls the speedboat away from the lighthouse dock and Chance waves the contract at her, the document disappears from his right hand, then reappears.
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29 May 1962Language
English
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