The Bad Seed (1956) *REACTION*
Added 2023-04-18 14:02:27 +0000 UTCAir Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark (William Hopper) and his wife, Christine (Nancy Kelly), dote on their pig-tailed daughter, Rhoda (Patty McCormack) -- as does their lonely landlady, Monica Breedlove (Evelyn Varden). But self-centered Rhoda has a secret tendency for selfishness and loves to accumulate gifts, whether given or stolen, in her room. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.
Release date: September 12, 1956
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Loved your reaction to this David! I have a Blu-ray copy of this and was thinking of giving it to you but I didn't feel like giving it away yet. But I'm glad you were able to watch it anyway so I get to keep my own copy. Back in the 1950s, the censors were not allowed to show any onscreen graphic violence. Of course, things changed a few years later with Psycho. The performances by everyone in this film was just superb! Nancy Kelly who played Christine, Eileen Heckart who played the mother of the dead boy and Patty McCormack who played Rhoda all received Oscar nominations. This movie inspired the killer kid sub-genre of horror films. I have several I'm thinking of giving you! 😁
Jason Dominguez
2023-04-18 16:37:04 +0000 UTC
