Baby Doll

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Baby Doll is a 1956 American black comedy–drama film, adapted from Tennessee Williams’s work, noted for its controversial sexual themes and Southern Gothic style.

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Baby Doll canonical 17
Baby Doll (film) 2
Baby Doll (1956 film) 1

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instanceOf black comedy-drama film
film
basedOn one-act play 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
one-act play The Long Stay Cut Short
work by Tennessee Williams
censorship banned in several countries
cinematographyBy Boris Kaufman
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception controversial but acclaimed
director Elia Kazan
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
distributorRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
editedBy Peter Zinner
filmFormat black-and-white
filmingLocation Benoit, Mississippi
genre Southern Gothic film
black comedy
drama film
hasTheme marital conflict
revenge
sexuality
includedInList National Society of Film Critics notable films of the 1950s
leadCharacter Archie Lee Meighan
Baby Doll Meighan
Silva Vacarro
MPAARatingAtRelease unrated
musicBy Kenyon Hopkins
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
notableFor Catholic Legion of Decency condemnation
controversial sexual themes
depiction of childlike bride
originalLanguage English
partOfMovement American New Wave precursors
productionCompany Newtown Productions
releaseDateUS 1956-12-18
releaseYear 1956
runtimeMinutes 114
screenplayAdaptationOf Tennessee Williams one-act plays
screenwriter Tennessee Williams
settingLocation Mississippi
settingRegion Southern United States
surface form: American South
starring Carroll Baker
Eli Wallach
Karl Malden
Mildred Dunnock

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Elia Kazan directed Baby Doll
Elias Kazantzoglou directed Baby Doll
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Eli Wallach notableWork Baby Doll
Carroll Baker notableWork Baby Doll
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Boris Kaufman notableWork Baby Doll
Boris Kaufman workedOnFilm Baby Doll
one-act play The Long Stay Cut Short hasDramaticSourceFor Baby Doll
subject surface form: The Long Stay Cut Short
one-act play The Long Stay Cut Short influencedWork Baby Doll
subject surface form: The Long Stay Cut Short
one-act play The Long Stay Cut Short expandedInto Baby Doll
subject surface form: The Long Stay Cut Short
one-act play The Long Stay Cut Short isSourceMaterialFor Baby Doll
subject surface form: The Long Stay Cut Short
this entity surface form: Baby Doll (film)
one-act play The Long Stay Cut Short isSourceMaterialFor Baby Doll
subject surface form: The Long Stay Cut Short
this entity surface form: Baby Doll (stage adaptation)
Mildred Dunnock notableWork Baby Doll
Mildred Dunnock notableWork Baby Doll
this entity surface form: Baby Doll (film)
Baby Doll Meighan appearsInFilm Baby Doll
Silva Vacarro appearsIn Baby Doll
Archie Lee Meighan appearsIn Baby Doll
Archie Lee Meighan appearsIn Baby Doll
this entity surface form: Baby Doll (1956 film)