The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic53/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
140 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard BrooksDirector
- Richard BrooksScreenplay
Cast
- Paul NewmanChance Wayne
- Geraldine PageAlexandra Del Lago
- Shirley KnightHeavenly Finley
- Ed BegleyTom 'Boss' Finley
- Rip TornTom Finley Jr.
- Mildred DunnockAunt Nonnie
- Madeleine SherwoodMiss Lucy
- Philip AbbottGeorge Scudder
- Corey AllenScotty
- Barry CahillBud
- Dub TaylorDan Hatcher
- James DouglasLeroy
Stills
Themes
floridagigolobased on play or musicalwomanizerdriftercorrupt politicianmovie starfading star