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Mood:
- SexualCynicalContemplativeHumorousBiting
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Plot:
- Uninhibited RivalryDestructive RelationshipYouthCouplesCouple RelationsTeenage LifeLove and RomanceMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- DramaComedyRomanceThriller
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- MississippiUSASmall Town
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedMasterpieceGolden Globe WinnerPrestigious AwardsControversial
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Humor:
- SatireDark Humor
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Based on:
- Based on Play
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealisticSlow
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Look:
- B&W
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Baby Doll, 1956
English
USA
Profile of Baby Doll
Baby Doll can be described as cynical, sexual, and biting. The plot revolves around a destructive relationship, an uninhibited rivalry, and youth. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor and satire. Baby Doll's main genres are drama, comedy, and thriller. In approach, it is realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Baby Doll is set, at least in part, in a small town. It is located in Mississippi. It takes place in the 1950s. Visually, Baby Doll is black and white. It is adapted from a play. The movie has received attention for being a Golden Globe winner, a masterpiece, and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Baby Doll
Based on a play by Tennessee Williams, "Baby Doll" centers on Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden), a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll (Carroll Baker), 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 (Eli Wallach), who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 18 December 1956 |
| Runtime: | 114 min |
Cast and Crew
as Baby Doll Meighan
as Archie Lee Meighan
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