7.3
Baby Doll
ComedyDramaR
"She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go."
Duration
1h 54mRelease
29 Dec 1956Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
An immature and naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer.
Cast
Karl MaldenCarroll BakerEli Wallach
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10Rotten Tomatoes: 83%Metacritic: 83/100
Details
Director
Elia Kazan
Writers
Tennessee Williams
Awards
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 13 nominations totalTrailer
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