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Mood:
- SuspensefulScaryDisturbing
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Plot:
- Serial KillerPsychologicalParents and ChildrenMurderPsychopathCrimesDeadlyMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- HorrorThrillerDramaMystery
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on BookBased on Play
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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The Bad Seed, 1956
English
USA
Profile of The Bad Seed
The mood of The Bad Seed is scary, suspenseful, and disturbing. The plot centers around a psychopath, a serial killer, and psychological motives. It is a thriller, horror, and drama movie. In approach, The Bad Seed is serious and realistic. It happens in the 1950s. It is adapted from a play and based on a book. The Bad Seed is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Bad Seed
The plot of William March's successful novel was tailor made for Hollywood. 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.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 12 September 1956 |
| Runtime: | 129 min |
Cast and Crew
as Christine Penmark
as Rhoda Penmark
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