Baby Doll
She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go.
1956 | 114m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Elia Kazan |
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| Writer: | Tennessee Williams |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 29, 1956 |
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| Director: | Elia Kazan |
| Writer: | Tennessee Williams |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | italian american, marriage, sicilian, cotton gin, cotton, business rivalry, seducer, childlike woman, homme fatale |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Newtown Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gene Milford | Editor |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Forrest E. Johnston | Production Manager |
| Edward J. Johnstone | Sound |
| Gene Callahan | Set Decoration |
| Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| Roberta Hodes | Script Supervisor |
| Richard Sylbert | Art Direction |
| Willis Hanchett | Hairstylist |
| Charles H. Maguire | Assistant Director |
| Florence Transfield | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Elia Kazan | Director |
| Tennessee Williams | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Kenyon Hopkins | Original Music Composer |
| Paul Sylbert | Assistant Art Director |
| Boris Kaufman | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Elia Kazan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
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