Who Wrote baby doll?

Tennessee Williams
Baby Doll/Screenplay

What is Baby Doll about?

Based on a play by Tennessee Williams, “Baby Doll” centers on Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden), a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll (Carroll Baker), 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 (Eli Wallach), who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
Baby Doll/Film synopsis

What is Baby Doll doing when she dances?

Baby Doll receives the lobotomy, and her last shot at survival is to retreat into her mind where she creates Sweet Pea, the sexy, confident dancer. The rest of the film only covers a few seconds in real life, the small amount of time it takes to perform a lobotomy.

How did the movie Baby Doll end?

In the final act of the film, Archie Lee returns to find Baby Doll in her slip, alone in the house with Vacarro, who has spent the day with her. The lovers proceed to flaunt their relationship—feeding each other, sharing private jokes—until the enraged husband runs off to get his gun.

Who was Archie Meighan in the movie Baby Doll?

Wallach had reservations about taking the role, as he was unfamiliar with acting on film and lacked confidence in his ability to perform. Karl Malden, also an Actors Studio alumnus, was cast as Archie Lee Meighan, Baby Doll’s middle-aged husband.

Who was Silva Vacarro in the movie Baby Doll?

Eli Wallach was cast as Silva Vacarro, the rival cotton gin owner who seduces Baby Doll, marking his first screen role. Wallach had reservations about taking the role, as he was unfamiliar with acting on film and lacked confidence in his ability to perform.

Who was the inspiration for the movie Baby Doll?

It is also widely believed that Carroll Baker’s style in the film as Baby Doll was a main inspiration for the 1990s kinderwhore fashion that was popularized by Hole vocalist/guitarist Courtney Love.

What did Cardinal Spellman say about Baby Doll?

Baker received a phone call from a journalist on a Sunday morning, saying “Your film Baby Doll has been condemned by the Legion of Decency and Cardinal Spellman has just stepped up to the pulpit and denounced it from St. Patrick’s Cathedral.