All the Fine Young Cannibals is a 1960 American film directed by Michael Anderson, based on the novel by Rosamond Marshall, starring Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, Susan Kohner, George Hamilton and Pearl Bailey. Hamilton said that the film "combined Southern Gothic with a biopic of jazzman Chet Baker." Plot Two young people in love, musician Chad Bixby and Sarah "Salome" Davis, are forced apart despite Salome's pregnancy and marry others, but are then brought together again by chance. A downtrodden blues singer mothers Bixby while guiding his career. Cast Robert Wagner as Chad Bixby Natalie Wood as Sarah "Salome" Davis Susan Kohner as Catherine McDowall George Hamilton as Tony McDowall Pearl Bailey as Ruby Jack Mullaney as Putney Tinker Onslow Stevens as Joshua Davis Anne Seymour as Mrs. Bixby Virginia Gregg as Ada Davis Mabel Albertson as Mrs. McDowall Louise Beavers as Rose Production All the Fine Young Cannibals was the first film that Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood made together. George Hamilton says that director Vincente Minnelli shot some scenes when Michael Anderson was unavailable, including an ending for the film that was not used. Wagner's character is loosely based on the jazz trumpeter Chet Baker. Box office According to MGM records, the film earned $950,000 in the U.S. and Canada, and $860,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $1,108,000. Influence The film's title was the inspiration for the name of the musical group Fine Young Cannibals. See also List of American films of 1960 References External links 1960 films 1960 romantic drama films 1960s romantic musical films American musical drama films American romantic drama films American romantic musical films 1960s English-language films Films about music and musicians Films based on American novels Films based on romance novels Films directed by Michael Anderson Films set in New York City Films set in Texas Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Cultural depictions of Chet Baker CinemaScope films 1960s American films