- HD 1080
- Runtime: 120m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Richard Brooks
- Stars: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn
- keywords: florida, gigolo, based on play or musical, womanizer, drifter, corrupt politician, movie star, fading star
- Production_studio: Roxbury Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Slogan: He used love like most men use money.
- The Sweet Bird of Youth is featured in the top rankings of 1962
- #17 in Top Romance Movies of 1962
- #66 in Top Drama Movies of 1962
Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his home town 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.