Baby Doll

Storyline

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.

• Released

  1956

• Runtime

  1h 54min

• Director

  Elia Kazan

Genre

Drama

• Status

  Released

• Language

  English

• Production

  Newtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures