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Building on the friendship established on "A Streetcar Named Desire," director Elia Kazan and playwright Tennessee Williams collaborated again on this Southern-fried potboiler. Carroll Baker is the Baby Doll of the title, the teenaged bride of Cotton Gin owner Karl Malden. She's an unconscionable tease, refusing to sleep with her husband until she's twenty, while still parading around in a very high-cut nightgown. She also attracts the attention of some rivals played by Rip Torn and Eli Wallach, both in their film debuts. Soon all hell breaks loose in typical florid Tennessee Williams style. This sharp satire got the Catholic Legion of Decency all fired up back in the day, for its filthy and sexually-charged themes and that, of course, makes it a must-see. This film is credited with originating the style of nightgown which bears the film's name, the Baby Doll. And for that, all the sexes must be eternally thankful. :) [b]From IMDb:[/b] Author: zestygirl from Washington -- 10/10 -- 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 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. [b]My 2-cents worth:[/b]For extras, there's a short (13-min) doc called "Baby Doll: See No Evil," and some trailers. Personally, I think this film is nuts... but in a good way. I love it. It's another in my list of Perversity Deluxe uploads. Baby Doll was made and released in... [b]1956[/b]! Kazan truly did love to push the envelope. Big Thanks to [b]rhymes[/b] at 'tik for use of the poster image. Please enjoy this crazy sexy film!