Baby Doll

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Baby Doll
Image:BabyDollPoster.jpg
Directed by	Elia Kazan
Produced by	Elia Kazan Tennessee Williams
Written by	Tennessee Williams
Starring	Karl Malden Carroll Baker Eli Wallach Mildred Dunnock
Release date(s)	December 18, 1956
Running time	114 min
Country	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Language	English
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Baby Doll is a 1956 film which tells the story of the childlike bride of a Mississippi cotton gin owner, who becomes the pawn in a battle between her husband and his enemy. It stars Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach and Mildred Dunnock. This was Wallach's feature film debut.

The movie was written by Tennessee Williams and was based on his one act play 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. It was directed by Elia Kazan.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Carroll Baker (Academy Award for Best Actress), Mildred Dunnock (Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

While the costume design was not nominated, the film is credited with both the name and originating the popularity of the babydoll nightgown, which derives from the costume worn by Baker's character.

The Catholic Legion of Decency succeeded in having the film withdrawn from release in most U.S. theaters because of their objections over its sexual themes. The movie was banned in many countries like Sweden, due to its allegedly exaggerated sexual content. The film was also condemned by Time, which called it the "dirtiest American-made motion picture that had ever been legally exhibited".