Director: Richard Brooks

Writer: Richard Brooks

From a play: Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams

Producer: Pandro S. Berman

Keywords: Drama

Meandering gigolo golddigger Chance Wayne hooks up with fading and perpetually drunken film star Alexandra Del Lago; the pair return to Chance's hometown where he wants to get back together with his ex-girlfriend Heavenly, who is also the daughter of the town's political boss. Ed Begley won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor; the film received additional nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles Arnt	Actor	20-Aug-1906	6-Aug-1990	Remember the Night
Barry Atwater	Actor	16-May-1918	24-May-1978	The Night Stalker
Ed Begley, Sr.	Actor	25-Mar-1901	28-Apr-1970	Juror #10 in 12 Angry Men
Mildred Dunnock	Actor	25-Jan-1901	5-Jul-1991	Death of a Salesman
Shirley Knight	Actor	5-Jul-1936		Sweet Bird of Youth
Paul Newman	Actor	26-Jan-1925	26-Sep-2008	Salad dressing magnate
Geraldine Page	Actor	22-Nov-1924	13-Jun-1987	Toys in the Attic
Dub Taylor	Actor	26-Feb-1907	3-Oct-1994	Bonnie and Clyde
Rip Torn	Actor	6-Feb-1931		Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show

CAST

Starring
Paul Newman	...   Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page	...   Alexandra Del Lago
Co-Starring
Shirley Knight	...   Heavenly Finley
Ed Begley, Sr.	...   Boss Finley
Rip Torn	...   Thomas J. Finley, Jr.
With
Mildred Dunnock	...   Aunt Nonnie
Madeleine Sherwood	...   Miss Lucy
Philip Abbott	...   Dr. George Scudder
Corey Allen	...   Scotty
Barry Cahill	...   Bud
Dub Taylor	...   Dan Hatcher
James Douglas	...   Leroy
Barry Atwater	...   Ben Jackson
Charles Arnt	...   Mayor Henricks
Dorothy Konrad	...   Mrs. Maribelle Norris
James Chandler	...   Prof. Brutus H. Smith
Mike Steen	...   Deputy
Kelly Thordsen	...   Sheriff Clark

REVIEWS

Review by Tennessee Williams (posted on 10-Jan-2009)

Tennessee at his decadent best. The performance of Geraldine Page is so over the top it's classic camp, she's just devine. Paul Newman so beautiful at this time in his life, it was like looking at a grecian GOD. There has been no one to replace Tennesee Williams even with the constraints of the cinema in those years you could never forget one of his screen plays. Can you just imagine Cat On A Hot Tin Roof being performed today with Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman with all the censored words left in?

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