The Baby

"What goes on in this nursery isn't for kids!"

1973 1h 24m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 96

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Synopsis

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A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, the baby is twenty-one years old.

“What goes on in this nursery isn't for kids!”

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Cast

Anjanette Comer
Ann Gentry
Ruth Roman
Mrs. Wadsworth
Marianna Hill
Germaine Wadsworth
Susanne Zenor
Alba Wadsworth
Tod Andrews
Doctor
Michael Pataki
Dennis
Beatrice Manley
Judith
Erin O'Reilly
Babysitter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ted Post
Writers: Abe Polsky
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ted Post, shot by Michael D. Margulies. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Gerald Fried. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dick Wormell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Anjanette Comer and Ruth Roman and Marianna Hill carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What goes on in this nursery isn't for kids!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ted Post directs. Michael D. Margulies behind the camera. Gerald Fried scores. Dick Wormell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ted Post, shot by Michael D. Margulies. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gerald Fried. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dick Wormell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anjanette Comer and Ruth Roman and Marianna Hill carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "What goes on in this nursery isn't for kids!".
9IMDB entry: tt0069754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.