Baby Doll

Baby Doll

1956 | 1h 55m | Drama, Comedy | TV-14

Brief Synopsis

This steamy drama stars Oscar winner Karl Malden as Archie, a cotton-gin owner married to a childish bride who refuses to consummate the marriage until she turns 20. Meanwhile, Archie's rival seeks revenge by pursuing and seducing Baby Doll himself.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Elia Kazan

CAST

Karl Malden

Eli Wallach

Carroll Baker

Mildred Dunnock

Lonny Chapman

Eades Hogue

PRODUCERS

Elia Kazan

WRITERS

Tennessee Williams

Host Intros

02:26
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Baby Doll (1956)
Intro Aired: Jan 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Baby Doll, 1956.
01:47
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Baby Doll (1956)
Intro Aired: Aug 2018
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Baby Doll, 1956.
01:34
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Baby Doll (1956)
Intro Aired: Feb 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Baby Doll, 1956.

Related Videos

Baby Doll (1956) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Archie
Clip
Following the credits, the point of view of Archie (Karl Malden) is made clear in the first scene from Elia Kazan's Baby Doll, 1956, also starring Carroll Baker, from Tennesse Williams' script.
Baby Doll (1956) -- (Movie Clip) I Ain't Got You Yet!
Clip
Much of the marital arrangement between Mississippi husband Archie (Karl Malden) and wife "Baby Doll" (Carroll Baker) is explained in this early scene from Elia Kazan's Baby Doll, 1956, from Tennessee Williams' original screenplay.
05:09
Baby Doll (1956) -- (Movie Clip) Good Neighbor Policy
Clip
Carroll Baker (title character), with her husband's business rival Silva (Eli Wallach), in the heated scene often credited with securing her Academy Award nomination, from Elia Kazan's Baby Doll, 1956.
02:59
Baby Doll - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
Carroll Baker stars as the child bride Baby Doll (1956) in the most notorious movie from a Tennessee Williams' play, directed by Elia Kazan.

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