Home
Showtimes & Tickets
Top Box Office
Trailers & More
In Theaters
Coming Soon
New on DVD
Critics' Reviews
Photos
News
Blog
Superfans
Overview
Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Critics' Reviews
User Reviews
Trailers &
Clips
Photos
News
Similar Movies
Showtimes &
Tickets
Awards &
Nominations
On DVD

The Bad Seed

:

Overview
The Bad Seed
Critics' Rating:
read review
Avg. User Rating:
108 ratings
Your Rating:
write a review
NR,2hrs 9min
Genres:
Action,Drama,Horror
Release:
1956
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones  ...more
Synopsis: Can evil be inherited? That's the question posed by Maxwell Anderson in his stage play The Bad Seed. This 1956 film adaptation stars many actors from the Broadway version, including Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones and Eileen Heckart. Young McCormack plays Rhoda, a too-good-to-be-true grade schooler who occasionally exhibits a vicious streak whenever things don't turn out her way. During a picnic, one of Rhoda's schoolmates is drowned; the victim is a boy who'd won a penmanship medal that ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
View Full Reviews
Craig Butler, AMG Review
The Bad Seed, the film version of Maxwell Anderson's Broadway play, was especially topical in the 1950s, when Americans were dealing with a rising tide of juvenile delinquency. While Seed can't really be taken seriously as sociology, it's tremendous fun as film. Director Mervyn LeRoy keeps things moving at a steady clip, stressing the thriller aspects of the story. Although he has only a few opportunities ... Full Review
Featured Cast
View More Cast & Crew
Nancy Kelly
Mrs. Christine Penmark
Patty McCormack
Rhoda Penmark
Henry Jones
LeRoy, Handyman, Radio Voice
Eileen Heckart
Mrs. Daigle
Photos
View All
Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack), "The Bad Seed" (1956)Though "The Omen" and "The Good Son" tried,...
Similar Movies
View All (10)
Bloody Birthday (1981) Clifford (1994) Mikey (1992) The Omen (1976) The Other (1972) Spider Baby (1964)
advertisement


Privacy
Legal
Advertise
RSS
Site map
Feedback
Help
|
© 2009 Microsoft