Baby Doll (1956)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

Elia Kazan

Guionista:

Tennessee Williams (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

18 diciembre 1956 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Drama

Frase comercial:

Her role is raw electricity! Her portrayal is a sensation! CARROLL BAKER

Plot:

Steamy tale of two Southern rivals and a sensuous 19-year-old virgin.

Plot Keywords:

Cotton | Cotton Gin | Marriage | Child Bride | Maturation

Premios:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

My how views change!

Reparto

Karl Malden	...	Archie Lee Meighan
Carroll Baker	...	Baby Doll Meighan
Eli Wallach	...	Silva Vacarro
Mildred Dunnock	...	Aunt Rose Comfort
Lonny Chapman	...	Rock
Eades Hogue	...	Town Marshal
Noah Williamson	...	Deputy

También conocida como:

Baby Doll (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

114 min | Argentina:115 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound System) | Stereo

Clasificación:

USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:Unrated (video rating) | USA:R (re-rating 1969) | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Benoit, Mississippi, USA

Compañía:

Newtown Productions

Trivialidades:

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Church in the US, condemned the film as immoral, and despite the efforts of director Elia Kazan, were able to get it withdrawn from release.

Errores:

Errores Reales: The interval between rings of the phone varies irregularly from 3 to 8 seconds, as though it was being rung manually, but it is on a dial system.

Citas:

Baby Doll: Sometimes, big shot, you don't seem to give me credit for very much intelligence at all. I've been to school in my life - and I'm a magazine reader!

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)

Banda de Sonido:

Shame, Shame, Shame

My how views change!

Back in 1956 when this movie came out it was the Legion of Decency run by the Catholic church that decided what was proper or improper to see. I remember my parents checking that list whenever I wanted to see a movie. They were divided into groups. Unobjectionable, Objectionable with certain restrictions and others but the worst one was rated Condemned. I laugh when I think about it. Baby Doll did not play in my town of 100,000 as the church would have made a big stink about it, but it did play in Boston which was 25 miles away. I did not see it then but I heard from others that did and they told me that it was very steamy. There was so much controversy about this movie that no one dared mention that they saw it in mixed company as being branded as liking porno movies. I finally saw this movie on AMC about 15 years ago and I had to smile because this was such a mild movie by today's standards. This movie could be shown today on regular TV unedited with a PG rating. It had no nudity nor swearing. Karl Malden, Eli Walich and Carol Baker were outstanding. Still today Carol Baker is still being mentioned as Carol "Baby Doll" Baker, truly a role she will never live down. One more thing, the musical score throughout the movie is very moving. I bought the LP soundtrack long before I saw the movie and it was interesting to see how it fit. I have recorded it onto a cassette and still play it in my car. I think that it was the church and it's censorship that made this movie so popular.