In Tiger Tail County, Mississippi, Archie Lee Meighan and his 19-year-old wife, Baby Doll, are trapped in a loveless marriage. They agreed to consummate their relationship on her 20th birthday, but Baby Doll is reluctant, using her provocative behavior to assert her independence. Their marriage is built on financial security, with Archie Lee struggling to maintain their lavish lifestyle due to the arrival of a new cotton gin owner, Silva Vacarro, who has put many local farmers out of business.
Baby Doll
A young woman, still a child herself, finds herself trapped in a marriage and uses her charm to manipulate her anxious husband, all while secretly yearning for the romantic advances of a passionate Italian farmer.