Baby Doll

Name: Baby Doll
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 29, 1956
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 83
Cast: Carroll Baker, Eades Hogue, Eli Wallach, Karl Malden, Lonny Chapman

1956

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 29, 1956 | Approved

Starring: Carroll Baker, Eades Hogue, Eli Wallach, Karl Malden, Lonny Chapman, Madeleine Sherwood, Mildred Dunnock, Noah Williamson, R.G. Armstrong, Rip Torn

Summary: A steamy tale of two Southern rivals and a sensuous nineteen-year-old virgin.

Director: Elia Kazan

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 114 min

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Michael Wilmington

Baby Doll failed because it was stigmatized as dirty. Watching it now, it seems fresh and witty, knowing but not lewd. [26 May 2006, p.C1]

Mark Chalon Smith

A near-classic, balanced evenly between camp and carnality. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

It's largely Kazan's authentic feeling for the locale, aided by Boris Kaufman's superb black-and-white cinematography, that makes this movie so special, combined with a first-rate ensemble. Read full review

Pauline Kael

Williams doesn't seem sure how to resolve the movie, but it's wonderfully entertaining.

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Although Baby Doll feels tame today, the cinematography and appropriately sleazy setting still have a sizzling effect, especially in a notorious porch-swing tryst between stars Carroll Baker and Eli Wallach. Read full review

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Except for moments of humor that are strictly inherent in the character of the principals, Baby Doll plays off against a sleazy, dirty, depressing Southern background. Over it hangs a feeling of decay, expertly nurtured by director Elia Kazan. Read full review

Bosley Crowther

Mr. Kazan keeps the courtship bouncing between the emotional and the ludicrous. The nonchalance of the pursuer is its most entertaining grace. Read full review

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