Baby Doll (1956)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

Elia Kazan

Guionista:

Tennessee Williams (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 diciembre 1956 (USA)

Genre:

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:

Teenager | Virginity | Self Destructive | African American | Hypocrite

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

We're definitely not in Kansas anymore!

Cast

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
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
R.G. Armstrong	...	Townsman Sid (voice) (uncredited)
Madeleine Sherwood	...	Nurse in Doctor's Office (uncredited)
Rip Torn	...	The Dentist (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Elia Kazan

Créditos del guión (in alphabetical order)
Tennessee Williams		screenplay

Producida por
Elia Kazan	....	producer
Tennessee Williams	....	producer

Música original por
Kenyon Hopkins

Fotografía por
Boris Kaufman

Montaje por
Gene Milford

Dirección artística
Richard Sylbert

Diseño de vestuario por
Anna Hill Johnstone

Departamento de maquillaje
Willis Hanchett	....	hair stylist
Robert Jiras	....	makeup artist (as Robert E. Jiras)

Dirección de producción
Forrest E. Johnston	....	production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Jack Garfein	....	assistant director
Charles H. Maguire	....	assistant director
Arthur Steckler	....	assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Paul Sylbert	....	associate art director

Departamento de sonido
Edward J. Johnstone	....	sound

Especialistas
Lucky Kargo	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Steckler	....	photographer: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Flo Transfield	....	wardrober (as Florence Transfield)

Otros miembros del equipo
Nicholas Demetroules	....	presenter
Jerry Gross	....	presenter
Roberta Hodes	....	continuity
Roberta Hodes	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Newtown Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1956) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinemation Industries (1970) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)

También conocida como:

Baby Doll (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

114 min | Argentina:115 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Black and White

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)

Filming Locations:

Benoit, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Newtown Productions

Trivialidades:

Feature film debut of Eli Wallach.

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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.

Quotes:

Baby Doll: Excuse me, Mr. Vacarro, but I wouldn't dream of eatin' a nut that a man had cracked in his mouth.
Silva Vacarro: You've got many refinements.
Baby Doll: Thank you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Shame, Shame, Shame

We're definitely not in Kansas anymore!

The crumbling ruins of a deep south plantation, circa 1956. Karl Malden running through empty rooms, yelling "BayBee DOLLLLL!" The dementia-ridden elderly aunt forgetting to turn on the stove before cooking the greens. The old guys lounging around the yard, laughing and watching Malden's frenzied activities like it's must-see TV. Kooky gorgeous Baby Doll sucking her thumb, sleeping in her crib. And Eli Wallach: ah, what a specimen. He's intense, he's irresistible. He's relentlessly "handsy" like a high school boy on a date; he never, ever, for a moment, lets up. It's impossible to take your eyes off of him.

This movie is perplexing and wonderful, it really is more of a place and an atmosphere than a story. Twisted, and in a good way. The characters are as wild and inexplicable as any you've seen in a David Lynch movie. Your jaw will drop, you'll laugh out loud, and the whole weird place just gets better each time you watch it.