Forum / Baby Doll

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  whatwouldbukowskido

  Jul 05, 04:21pm

  I always thought this would be a cheap/floozy/exploitative/50s B movie because of the photos of Caroll Baker from the opening scene and the fact that it's not that well known.

  Never knew it was based on a Tennessee Williams play.

  Watched it last night and thought it was incredible.

  Karl Malden and Eli Wallach are fantastic, as were all the supporting cast.

  Though I thought Carroll Baker's southern accent was (as Hollywood amost NEVER gets it right) just a bit much.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Doll

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  Chris Okum

  Jul 05, 06:11pm

  There were a lot of subversive movies in the Fifties. The Fifties were not as milky and rigid as historians would like us all to think. There was a lot of bubbly under that composed surface.

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  J.A. Pak

  Jul 05, 06:22pm

  She was fantastic in The Big Country.

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  Sam Rasnake

  Jul 06, 02:09am

  Powerful performances all around. Strong film.

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