Baby Doll 1956

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

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Drama

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 1956-12-29
Runtime 1h 54m
Directors Elia Kazan, Boris Kaufman, Charles H. Maguire, Paul Sylbert
Producer Elia Kazan
Writers Tennessee Williams, Tennessee Williams