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Baby Doll

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6.7
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Original title
Baby Doll
Year
Running time
115 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
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Producer
Genre
Drama. Romance | Southern Gothic
Movie Groups
Tennessee Williams Adaptations
Synopsis
Baby Doll Meighan is a pretty, vacuous Southern 'white trash' gal who at 17 still sleeps in a crib and sucks her thumb. She has been married for two years to ineffectual, bigoted Archie Lee. The couple have not yet consummated their marriage because Archie Lee promised Baby Doll's dying father that he would not touch his daughter until she said she was "ready for marriage." He is frustrated by this strain and obliged to peek at his squirmy half-dressed child-bride through a hole in her bedroom wall. Archie Lee is further humiliated ind incensed by a flashy Sicilian business rival who has recently managed to force Archie Lee's decrepit cotton gin out of business.
Awards
1956: Oscar: 4 Nom., included Actress (Baker), Supp. Actress (Dunnock), Screenplay
1956: Golden Globes: Best Director & Most Prom. Newcomer Female (Baker). 5 Nom.
1956: BAFTA Awards: Most Promising Newcomer (Eli Wallach). 4 Nominations
1956: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Director
1956: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nom. for Best Drama Screenplay
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