Baby Doll

Name: Baby Doll
Director: Elia Kazan
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956-12-29
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 7.057
Cast: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock, Lonny Chapman

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

1956

1h 54m

Drama

Director: Elia Kazan

Writer: Tennessee Williams

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Overview

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.