Baby Doll (1956) Access
: The film marked the screen debuts of Eli Wallach and Rip Torn. Despite the controversy, it earned four Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress for Carroll Baker and Best Adapted Screenplay for Tennessee Williams.
: 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)
: Time Magazine labeled it "just possibly the dirtiest American-made motion picture that has ever been legally exhibited". : The film marked the screen debuts of
The film was the subject of a massive "cause célèbre" due to its suggestive themes. it earned four Academy Award nominations