The Bad Seed | |
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Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
Screenplay by | John Lee Mahin |
Based on | The Bad Seed by Maxwell Anderson The Bad Seed by William March |
Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
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Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
Edited by | Warren Low |
Music by | Alex North |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1 million |
Box office | $4.1 million (rentals)[1] |
The Bad Seed is a 1956 American psychological thriller film 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.