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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
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Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. With him is a faded film star he picked up along the way... See full summary » Director:Richard BrooksWriters:Tennessee Williams (play) (implied by title card), Richard Brooks (written for the screen by) |
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Leroy
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Ben Jackson
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Mayor Henricks
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Storyline
Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. With him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. While trying to get her help to make a screen test, he also finds the time to meet his former girlfriend Heavenly, the daughter of the local politician Tom 'Boss' Finley, who more or less forced him to leave the town many years ago. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>
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Az ifjúság édes madara See more »Company Credits
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Chance Wayne: [Indifferently] A pill.
Dr. George Scudder: What kind of pill?
Chance Wayne: Oh, Benny. Benzedrine.
Dr. George Scudder: On prescription?
Chance Wayne: Yeah, sort of...
Chance Wayne: [Cynically] A goofball makes the world keep its balance.
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(1830) (uncredited)
Words by Augustus Montague Toplady (1776)
Music by Thomas Hastings
Sung by Dorothy Konrad at the festivities See more »
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Had its premier at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. The theater has been restored today and shows historic and retro films. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the scene where Chance comes from the bathroom with a white towel over his shoulder, at one point, he drops the towel, but an instant later, the towel is back on his shoulder. See more »Quotes
Dr. George Scudder: [He's just observed Chance popping a pill] What is that you just took?Chance Wayne: [Indifferently] A pill.
Dr. George Scudder: What kind of pill?
Chance Wayne: Oh, Benny. Benzedrine.
Dr. George Scudder: On prescription?
Chance Wayne: Yeah, sort of...
Chance Wayne: [Cynically] A goofball makes the world keep its balance.
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Soundtracks
"Rock of Ages"(1830) (uncredited)
Words by Augustus Montague Toplady (1776)
Music by Thomas Hastings
Sung by Dorothy Konrad at the festivities See more »
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