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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.

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Tennessee Williams

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Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock

6.7Smart score

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