Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Richard Brooks.

Cast

• Paul Newman as Chance Wayne
• Geraldine Page as Alexandra Del Lago
• Shirley Knight as Heavenly Finley
• Ed Begley as Tom 'Boss' Finley
• Rip Torn as Tom Finley Jr.
• Mildred Dunnock as Aunt Nonnie
• Madeleine Sherwood as Miss Lucy
• Philip Abbott as George Scudder
• Corey Allen as Scotty
• Barry Cahill as Bud
• Dub Taylor as Dan Hatcher
• James Douglas as Leroy
• Barry Atwater as Ben Jackson
• Charles Arnt as Mayor Henricks
• Dorothy Konrad as Maribelle Norris
• James Chandler as Brutus Haven Smith
• Mike Steen as Deputy
• Kelly Thordsen as Sheriff Clark
• Roy Glenn as Charles (uncredited)
• Bess Flowers as Spectator at Rally (uncredited)
• Cosmo Sardo as Bar Patron (uncredited)
• Jeffrey Sayre as Man at Rally (uncredited)
• Bert Stevens as Film Crew Member (uncredited)
• Rudy Germane as Man at Rally (uncredited)
• Herschel Graham as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Crew

• Richard Brooks — Director
• Richard Brooks — Screenplay
• Pandro S. Berman — Producer
• Milton Krasner — Director of Photography

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