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Baby Doll (1956) -- Steamy tale of two Southern rivals and a sensuous 19-year-old virgin.

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   1,696 votes
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Director:
Elia Kazan
Writer:
Tennessee Williams (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 December 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Her role is raw electricity! Her portrayal is a sensation! CARROLL BAKER more
Plot:
Steamy tale of two Southern rivals and a sensuous 19-year-old virgin. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Karl Malden (1912 - 2009)
 (From SoundOnSight. 4 July 2009, 8:57 AM, PDT)

Black Malden Moan: 'Baby Doll'
 (From Huffington Post. 2 July 2009, 8:27 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Eli Wallach shines more

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
114 min | Argentina:115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System) | Stereo
Certification:
USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:Unrated (video rating) | USA:R (re-rating 1969) | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating)
Filming Locations:
Benoit, Mississippi, USA more

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Trivia:
Tennessee Williams's first choice for the title role of Baby Doll was Marilyn Monroe, (who was straining to improve herself as an actress at the time and wanted the role badly), although Elia Kazan preferred newcomer Carroll Baker, whose work he was familiar with from the Actors' Studio in New York. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Silva bursts through the door in the attic, Baby Doll is shown running from him with her blanket wrapped around her. The instant before she falls on to the attic beam, she removes the blanket, and holds it in her left hand. In the very next shot, after she has fallen, the blanket is wrapped around her body once again. more
Quotes:
Silva Vacarro: So, the wedding was postponed?
Baby Doll: Oh, no, not the wedding. We had the wedding. My daddy gave me away.
Silva Vacarro: But you said Archie Lee waited.
Baby Doll: Yeah, after the wedding he waited.
Silva Vacarro: For what?
Baby Doll: For me to be ready for marriage.
Silva Vacarro: How long did he have to wait?
Baby Doll: Oh, he's still waiting.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Shame, Shame, Shame more

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23 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Eli Wallach shines, 4 January 2004
10/10
Author: Regi214 from Cincinnati, Oh

I've seen quite a few films in my life, but none such as this. Elia Kazan's quirky, off-the-wall romp about revenge and justice in 1950's Mississippi is truly remarkable. The first time I saw this movie I didn't know how to take it; I turned on my TV one day right at the scene where Eli Wallach and Carroll Baker are upstairs playing hide and seek... It seemed disturbing, but something about it held my interest.

A second viewing of this film was powerful. Karl Malden is right on the money as the loud-mouthed, frustrated, alcoholic husband; Carroll Baker, brilliant (and stunning) as Baby Doll; but I have to say, Eli Wallach SHINES as Silva Vacarro. He is so smooth, calculated, and mesmerizing as the one who "does his own justice". Hard to believe he didn't win an Oscar for his performance.

It is worth noting Kazan's use of the extras in this film (most of whom are African-American). Often you'll see a man or two in the background or off to the side, observing the story as it unfolds; they are the silent and wise observers to the craziness around them. Like the scene where Karl Malden is yelling "Babeee Dolllll!!!!" from his car, and the men just sit there and watch him--you wonder what they're thinking.

A superb film! The dining room scene at the end is choice.

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