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 -
Alexandra Del Lago -
Heavenly Finley -
'Boss' Finley -
Thomas J. Finley, Jr. -
Aunt Nonnie -
Miss Lucy -
Dr. George Scudder -
Scotty -
Bud -
Dan Hatcher -
Leroy
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Ben Jackson -
Mayor Henricks -
Mrs. Maribelle Norris
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Director:
Richard BrooksWriters:
Tennessee Williams (play), Richard Brooks (written for the screen by)All Cast & Crew
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The unusual four-door convertible is a Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton. There were three made, and according to a Wikipedia entry, the color scheme matches at what the time was the Los Angeles car.
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Chance Wayne:
Princess, each of us has his own private hell to go to.
Goofs
Just after the opening scene in which he and the Ms. Page character are leaving Florida, the Paul Newman character pulls their Cadillac off the road and parks it in front of a liquor store, where he goes in to get Ms. Page's character a bottle of Smirnoff vodka. Look carefully at the neon signs in the liquor store display window. One of them clearly advertises Coors beer. But this is supposed to be the eastern United States (presumably a Gulf Coast state), and Coors was only sold in Colorado and western states at that time.
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Auld Lang Syne(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Played by the band when Finley announces Wayne will lead the band
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DramaDetails
Release Date:
3 May 1962Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Malibu, California, USA
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