: Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden) has married the 19-year-old Baby Doll (Carroll Baker) on the condition that they do not consummate the marriage until her 20th birthday.
: The film popularized the "babydoll" nightgown, which became a fashion staple and later inspired the 1990s "kinderwhore" aesthetic popularized by Courtney Love . Baby Doll (1956)
: Desperate and failing, Archie Lee burns down the modern cotton gin of his competitor, Silva Vacarro (Eli Wallach). : Archie Lee Meighan (Karl Malden) has married
: The Catholic National Legion of Decency gave it a "C" (Condemned) rating, calling it "grievously offensive". Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York personally denounced it from the pulpit, leading to a boycott that saw the film pulled from nearly 77% of its scheduled theaters . Baby Doll (1956)