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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) 7.3
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 » Director:Richard Brooks |
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Title: Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
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Leroy
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Ben Jackson
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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. 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
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The big difference between people is not between the rich and the poor, The big difference is between those who have ecstasy in love an' those who haven't See more »Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 May 1962 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
Az ifjúság édes madara See more »Company Credits
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Aunt Nonnie: [Parting words to Boss Finley] You? You can go straight to hell!
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Words by Henry F. Lyte (1847)
Music by William H. Monk
Sung in church by the congregation
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Rip Torn, as Tom Finley Jr., was nominated for the 1960 Tony Award for supporting or featured actor in a drama and recreated his role in the movie version. He later played "Boss" Tom Finley Sr. in a TV-movie version (Sweet Bird of Youth), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
Boss Finley: [to Nonnie] Me... What about me?Aunt Nonnie: [Parting words to Boss Finley] You? You can go straight to hell!
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Soundtracks
"Abide with Me: (1861) (uncredited)Words by Henry F. Lyte (1847)
Music by William H. Monk
Sung in church by the congregation
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If you have seen a picture of Geraldine Page, then you know she was a plain looking woman. Yet in this film, through great acting, she manages to convince the audience that she is a glamour movie queen, and pulls it off! After seeing this film, quickly followed by The Trip To Bountiful, I now know why Meryl Streep herself once said, that "Geraldine Page set the standard by which all actresses try to compete with."