Baby Doll

Baby Doll (1956)

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

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.

Date of release
1956-12-29
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (150)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama
Director
Elia Kazan

Casting

  • 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)

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