Baby Doll (1956)

12/29/1956 (US) • 1h 54m

Drama

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Karl Malden

Archie Lee Meighan

Carroll Baker

Baby Doll Meighan

Eli Wallach

Silva Vacarro

Mildred Dunnock

Aunt Rose Comfort

Eades Hogue

Town Marshal

R.G. Armstrong

Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)

Madeleine Sherwood

Nurse in Doctor's Office (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

italian american

marriage

sicilian

cotton gin

cotton

business rivalry

seducer

childlike woman

homme fatale

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