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Baby Doll

Baby Doll

She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go.

1956 · 114 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Elia Kazan · Written by Tennessee Williams

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