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Baby Doll

"She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go."

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1956 · 1h 54m
Drama
Starring Karl Malden · Carroll Baker · Eli Wallach
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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.

Theatrical
Dec 29, 1956
DVD / Blu-ray
May 2, 2006
Theaters
1
Director
Elia Kazan
Writer
Tennessee Williams
Producer
Elia Kazan
Music
Kenyon Hopkins
Studio
Newtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
italian american marriage sicilian cotton gin cotton business rivalry seducer
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Cast

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K
Karl Malden
Archie Lee Meighan
C
Carroll Baker
Baby Doll Meighan
E
Eli Wallach
Silva Vacarro
M
Mildred Dunnock
Aunt Rose Comfort
L
Lonny Chapman
Rock
R
R.G. Armstrong
Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
M
Madeleine Sherwood
Nurse in Doctor's Office (uncredited)
R
Rip Torn
The Dentist (uncredited)

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