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Sweet Bird of Youth

1962 120 min Drama, Romance

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom "Boss" Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.

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1 win

  • 1962 ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (Tom 'Boss' Finley) Ed Begley

2 nominations

director Richard Brooks

writer Richard Brooks

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