1956 1h 54m Elia Kazan

Baby Doll

Name: Baby Doll
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1956
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock

★ 7.3 IMDb

Drama Comedy

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to consummate their marriage, he faces interference from business rival Silva Vacarro, who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.

Writer Tennessee Williams

Cast Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock

DP Boris Kaufman

Production Designer Richard Sylbert

Music Kenyon Hopkins

Essays and Criticism

On Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan: A Biography by Andrey Walkling, Screening the Past

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Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay