The Bad Seed Details

The Bad Seed

Combined with beautiful black-and-white photography and fabulous performances, THE BAD SEED is one of the eeriest films of the 20th century. The scientifically dubious theory behind the title is that an evil disposition can be an inherited trait. Patty McCormack plays Rhoda Penmark, a seemingly sweet, beautiful, smart grade school girl who is in attendance at a school picnic in which a classmate dies. No one suspects that the accident was the result of murder except for Rhoda's apartment building janitor, a simpleton named LeRoy (Henry Jones). But when Rhoda's mother, Christine Penmark (Nancy Kelly), finds out that her real mother is a cold-blooded killer, she begins to suspect her own daughter. Her fears of what Rhoda might do conflict with her protective instincts as a mother, forcing Christina to make terrible decisions - decisions that themselves might be too late.

Starring	Nancy Kelly, Patricia McCormack
Director	Mervyn LeRoy
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins
Certificate
Genres	Horror
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1956 To Rent: DVD: not available