Baby Doll
1956 · directed by Elia Kazan
- Rating
- 76/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Baby Doll (1956), directed by Elia Kazan, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Karl Malden
- Carroll Baker
- Eli Wallach
- Mildred Dunnock
- Lonny Chapman
- Eades Hogue
- Noah Williamson
- R.G. Armstrong
- Madeleine Sherwood
- Rip Torn
Crew
- Boris Kaufman — Director of Photography
- Gene Milford — Editor
- Kenyon Hopkins — Original Music Composer
- Tennessee Williams — Screenplay
More from Elia Kazan
- On the Waterfront (1954) — 98/100 · hit
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — 97/100 · hit
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — 84/100 · hit
- Panic in the Streets (1950) — 81/100 · hit
- Wild River (1960) — 81/100 · hit
- A Face in the Crowd (1957) — 80/100 · hit
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