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Baby Doll

  • 1956
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
9.1K
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Baby Doll (1956)
Theatrical Trailer from Warner Bros. Pictures
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Dark ComedyPsychological DramaSatireComedyDrama

An immature and naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer.An immature and naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer.An immature and naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer.

  • Director
    • Elia Kazan
  • Writer
    • Tennessee Williams
  • Stars
    • Karl Malden
    • Carroll Baker
    • Eli Wallach
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    9.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Elia Kazan
    • Writer
      • Tennessee Williams
    • Stars
      • Karl Malden
      • Carroll Baker
      • Eli Wallach
    • 93User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Photos57

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    Top Cast10

    Karl Malden
    Karl Malden
    • Archie Lee Meighan
    Carroll Baker
    Carroll Baker
    • Baby Doll Meighan
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Silva Vacarro
    Mildred Dunnock
    Mildred Dunnock
    • Aunt Rose Comfort
    Lonny Chapman
    Lonny Chapman
    • Rock
    Eades Hogue
    • Town Marshal
    Noah Williamson
    • Deputy
    R.G. Armstrong
    R.G. Armstrong
    • Townsman Sid
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Madeleine Sherwood
    Madeleine Sherwood
    • Nurse in Doctor's Office
    • (uncredited)
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • The Dentist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Elia Kazan
    • Writer
      • Tennessee Williams
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In retrospect, Eli Wallach called the film "one of the most exciting, daring movies ever made." But then he added, "People see it today and say, 'What the hell was all the fuss about?'"
    • Goofs
      After Silva Vacarro bursts through the attic door, Baby Doll is shown running from him with her blanket wrapped around her body. The instant before she falls onto the attic beam, she removes the blanket and holds it in her left hand. In the very next shot after she has fallen, the blanket is wrapped around her body once again.
    • Quotes
      • Baby Doll: Sometimes, big shot, you don't seem to give me credit for very much intelligence at all. I've been to school in my life - and I'm a magazine reader!
    • Connections
      Featured in Elia Kazan: An Outsider (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Shame, Shame, Shame
      (uncredited)
      Written by Kenyon Hopkins and Ruby Fisher
      Sung by Smiley Lewis

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 29, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBOMAX (United States)
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Mississippi Woman
    • Filming locations
      • Benoit, Mississippi, USA
    • Production company
      • Newtown Productions
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $51
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 54m(114 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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