Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)
He used love like most men use money.
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.
Movie: Sweet Bird of Youth
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Chance Wayne
Alexandra Del Lago
Heavenly Finley
Tom 'Boss' Finley
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
Aunt Nonnie
Miss Lucy
Dr. George Scudder
Scotty
Charles
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