Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

He used love like most men use money.

Cast

Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn

Overview

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.