Top billed cast

1. 

   Patty McCormack

   Rhoda Penmark

2. 

   Nancy Kelly

   Christine Penmark

3. 

   Henry Jones

   Leroy Jessup

4. 

   Eileen Heckart

   Hortense Daigle

5. 

   Evelyn Varden

   Monica Breedlove

6. 

   William Hopper

   Col. Kenneth Penmark

7. 

   Paul Fix

   Richard Bravo

8. 

   Jesse White

   Emory Wages

9. 

   Gage Clarke

   Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2013-11-16

Sowing the seeds of evil.

The Bad Seed is directed by Mervyn LeRoy and adapted to screenplay by Maxwell Anderson from the novel of the same name written by William March. Anderson had also adapted for the stage play as well. It stars Nancy Kelly, William Hopper, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart and Evelyn Varden. Music is by Alex North and cinematography by Harold Rossen.

Is there such a thing as Bad Seed? Where I grew up there was a violent family of four brothers, each one would think nothing of doing a Begbie on you. It was the first time I heard the saying Bad Seed, with ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• lightning
• confession
• child murder
• murder
• lightning bolt
• psychotic
• evil child
• cautionary
• murder confession
• critical
• foreboding
• ominous