The Bad Seed (1956)

Film details

Featuring

Nancy Kelly Patty McCormack Henry Jones
Director

Mervyn Leroy
Country

USA
Year

1956
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Story of a woman who discovers that her daughter, a sweet, innocent-faced child, is a killer, who deliberately murdered a schoolmate in order to steal a medal. From the play by Maxwell Anderson, which was adapted from the novel by William March.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Christine
    
    Nancy Kelly
  - Rhoda Penmark
    
    Patty McCormack
  - Le Roy
    
    Henry Jones
  - Mrs. Daigle
    
    Eileen Heckart
  - Monica
    
    Evelyn Varden
  - Kenneth
    
    William Hopper
  - Bravo
    
    Paul Fix
  - Emory
    
    Jesse White
  - Tasker
    
    Gage Clarke
  - Miss Fern
    
    Joan Croyden
  - Mr. Daigle
    
    Frank Cady
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Mervyn Leroy
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Warner Bros.
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    John Lee Mahin
  - Original play
    
    Maxwell Anderson
  - Original novel
    
    William March
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Harold Rosson
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Warren Low
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    John Beckman
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Alex North
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Stanley Jones

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Cast & Credits

Cast

Credits

Direction:

Production:

Writing:

Photography:

Editing:

Design:

Music:

Sound:

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