: Suspecting Archie, Vacarro spends the day at the Meighan's dilapidated mansion, using his charm and manipulation to seduce Baby Doll and extract a confession. The 1956 Scandal
: Desperate and failing, Archie Lee burns down the modern cotton gin of his competitor, Silva Vacarro (Eli Wallach).
: Time Magazine labeled it "just possibly the dirtiest American-made motion picture that has ever been legally exhibited".
: 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.