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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

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.

Released March 21, 1962 120 min 7+

Genres: Drama, Romance

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Production Companies: Roxbury Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English

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Runtime: 120 min.
Released: March 21, 1962
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 7+

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