1.3K views · 38 reactions | On September 12, 1956 “The Bad Seed” was released in theaters! Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones and Eileen Heckart. The film is based upon the 1954 play of the same name by Maxwell Anderson, which in turn is based upon William March's 1954 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by John Lee Mahin. | On This Day In Horror | Facebook

Evil Kids of The Film History, Patty McCormack and Henry Jones in “The Bad Seed”, 1956 (She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the age of 11) ————————————————————————- The “evil child” motif has been done to death in horror. From a whole Village of the Damned and McCauley Culkin throwing dummies off a bridge to “There’s Something Wrong With Esther,” it’s been drilled in our eyeballs not to trust ankle-biters. But in 1954, William March’s bestselling novel The Bad Seed jarred the

At age 9, Patty McCormack originated the role of fledgling serial killer Rhoda Penmark in the Broadway production of THE BAD SEED. Two years later she starred in the film and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM