Baby Doll (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Elia Kazan |
| Producer(s) | Elia Kazan |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Revenge |
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Baby Doll (1956) was a Drama - Comedy Film directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Elia Kazan.
SYNOPSIS
Still controversial, this adaptation (by the playwright) of a Tennessee Williams play caused an outrage upon its release. From this vantage point, Kazan's claustrophobic depiction of the sweaty competition between a dim cotton-mill owner and his business rival for the attention of the mill owner's simpering child bride is less shocking than harrowing.
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Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Carroll Baker | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mildred Dunnock | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Boris Kaufman | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Tennessee Williams | Nominated |
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Breaking the Code: Baby Doll (1956) Article
By Google profile on Nov 25, 2007 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogAbout MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Here is my entry in the booklet for Elia Kazan's Baby Doll. This one was by far the easiest to write.Broken Code: Impure love must not be presented in such a way to arouse passion or morbi... Read full article
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Baby Doll: Ain't that sweet of you to remember. Where's my birthday present?
Archie Lee Meighan: Oh, you'll get your birthday present, providin' you haven't forgotten the agreement between us, which comes due on that day.
Baby Doll: Oh, the agreement?
Archie Lee Meighan: Yeah, the agreement, that you swore on a Bible to keep your side of... Have I ever laid hands on you since we've been married?
Baby Doll: Yeah, as often as possible.
Baby Doll: I told him I'd be ready on my 20th birthday.
Silva Vacarro: But that's tomorrow. And will you be ready?
Baby Doll: Well, that all depends.
Silva Vacarro: What on?
Baby Doll: Whether or not the furniture comes back.
[he looks sideways at her]
Baby Doll: I guess.
Silva Vacarro: Mrs. Meighan your husband sweats more than any man I know and now I can understand why.
Baby Doll: I feel so weak. Oh, my head is buzzy.
Silva Vacarro: Fuzzy?
Baby Doll: Hmm. Fuzzy and buzzy. My head is swingin' round. Must have been that swingin' that done it.
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Facts about
The Legion of Decency, an organization of the Roman Catholic Church in the US, condemned the film as immoral, and despite the efforts of director Elia Kazan, were able to get it withdrawn from release.
Feature film debuts of Eli Wallach and Rip Torn.
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