Sweet Bird of Youth (Richard Brooks, 1962, DCP, 120 mins)

A gigolo drifter (Paul Newman) and a fading film star (Geraldine Page) arrive at his southern hometown after misadventures in Hollywood, only to run afoul of the local kingpin (Ed Begley in an Oscar-winning performance). Page “portrays fallen grandeur with superb dash” (Janet Graves) and Newman’s in peak cad-era form.

The “Page 100” series is a celebration of the centenary of actress Geraldine Page, presented by the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Yale Film Archive.