The Bad Seed Movie Review 1956

A mother makes the tortuous discovery that her cherubic eight-year-old daughter harbors an innate desire to kill. Based on Maxwell Anderson's powerful Broadway stage play.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Moms, Killer Kiddies, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Plays to Film: Maxwell Anderson

Screenplay

John Lee Mahin

Cast

Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Eileen Heckart, Henry Jones, Evelyn Varden, Paul Fix, Jesse White, Gage Clark, Joan Croyden, Frank Cady, William Hopper

Cinematography

Harold Rosson

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Music

Alex North

Producer

Mervyn LeRoy

Awards

Golden Globes 1957: Support. Actress (Heckart).