Baby Doll (1956)

Name: Baby Doll
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956-12-29
Cast: Eli Wallach, R.G. Armstrong, Rip Torn, Carroll Baker, Lonny Chapman

Drama

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

Release Date:	1956, December 29
Directors:	Elia Kazan
Countries:	United States of America
Production:	Newtown Productions, Newtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast:	Eli Wallach, R.G. Armstrong, Rip Torn, Carroll Baker, Lonny Chapman, Karl Malden, Madeleine Sherwood, Mildred Dunnock, Eades Hogue, Noah Williamson

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.

Keywords:

marriage business rivalry italian american seducer sicilian homme fatale cotton childlike woman cotton gin

BigList Rating:	0
Critics Rating:	70.5

Baby Doll (1956)

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