Back to Explore
Baby Doll poster

Baby Doll

1956 · 1h 54m · Drama · United States of America

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

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.

Directed by
Elia Kazan
Written by
Tennessee Williams
Starring
Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock
Trailer
6.7Smart score

The TMDB rating, pulled toward the movie average (6.03) as if it had 82 extra average votes. Few votes means more pull.

TMDB7.0

152 TMDB votes · IMDb page

Trailers

Rate what worked

0 of 5 rated
Story
Writing
Acting
Pacing
Rewatch
Rate 10 titles to unlock picks matched to your taste0 / 10
Saved in this browser only.

Where to watch

Apple TV Store
Rent · Buy
Rent
Amazon Video
Buy · Rent
Rent

Where each service has it

Amazon Video: available in 12 countries
Rent or buy · 12Australia, Canada, Denmark, Guernsey, India, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Streaming data by JustWatch, via TMDB. Links open the JustWatch listing for Australia.

Style & content

business rivalrychildlike womancottoncotton ginhomme fataleitalian americanmarriageseducersicilian

Keywords from TMDB.

Connected through the crew

12 Angry Men1957 · Cinematographer Boris KaufmanOn the Waterfront1954 · Director Elia Kazan, Cinematographer Boris KaufmanA Streetcar Named Desire1951 · Director Elia Kazan, Writer Tennessee WilliamsEast of Eden1955 · Director Elia KazanL'Atalante1934 · Cinematographer Boris KaufmanSuddenly, Last Summer1959 · Writer Tennessee WilliamsSplendor in the Grass1961 · Director Elia Kazan, Cinematographer Boris KaufmanA Face in the Crowd1957 · Director Elia KazanGentleman's Agreement1947 · Director Elia KazanZero for Conduct1933 · Cinematographer Boris KaufmanViva Zapata!1952 · Director Elia KazanThe Pawnbroker1965 · Cinematographer Boris Kaufman

Browse lists

Best Drama Movies of the 1950sBest Drama Movies of All Time