Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1956-12-29
Languageen
Runtime1h 54m
Production
Newtown Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
7.0(146)
•1956•1h 54mBaby Doll
"She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go."
Overview
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.
Principal Cast
10 credited
EH
NW
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