Baby Doll (1956)
7.1|29 Dec, 1956|114 min
She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go.
7.1|29 Dec, 1956|114 min
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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.
Keywords
italian american
marriage
sicilian
cotton gin
cotton
business rivalry
seducer
childlike woman
homme fatale
Casts
Karl Malden
Archie Lee Meighan
Carroll Baker
Baby Doll Meighan
Eli Wallach
Silva Vacarro
Mildred Dunnock
Aunt Rose Comfort
Lonny Chapman
Rock
Eades Hogue
Town Marshal
Noah Williamson
Deputy
R.G. Armstrong
Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
Madeleine Sherwood
Nurse in Doctor's Office (uncredited)
Rip Torn
The Dentist (uncredited)
Crews
Elia Kazan
Director
Tennessee Williams
Screenplay
Elia Kazan
Producer
Paul Sylbert
Assistant Art Director
Tennessee Williams
Theatre Play
Boris Kaufman
Director of Photography
Gene Milford
Editor
Richard Sylbert
Art Direction
Gene Callahan
Set Decoration
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Willis Hanchett
Hairstylist
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
Forrest E. Johnston
Production Manager
Charles H. Maguire
Assistant Director
Kenyon Hopkins
Original Music Composer
Edward J. Johnstone
Sound
Florence Transfield
Wardrobe Supervisor
Roberta Hodes
Script Supervisor
Backdrops & Posters
