She's nineteen. She makes her husband keep away -- she won't let the stranger go.
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.
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Cast
- Karl MaldenArchie Lee Meighan
- Carroll BakerBaby Doll Meighan
- Eli WallachSilva Vacarro
- Mildred DunnockAunt Rose Comfort
- Lonny ChapmanRock
- Eades HogueTown Marshal
- Noah WilliamsonDeputy
- R.G. ArmstrongTownsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
- Madeleine SherwoodNurse in Doctor's Office (uncredited)
- Rip TornThe Dentist (uncredited)
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- Elia KazanDirector
- Tennessee WilliamsScreenplay
- Boris KaufmanDirector of Photography
- Kenyon HopkinsOriginal Music Composer
- Gene MilfordEditor
- Elia KazanProducer
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