The Bad Seed
“Talk all you want about the man and the woman -- but please don't tell about the girl!”
1956 · 2 h 9 min
Directed by 
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoyCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
A mother begins to suspect that her sweet eight-year-old daughter is a killer.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mervyn LeRoy's creepy classic is a melodramatic but still effective psychological horror with a chilling Patty McCormack.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (18,068 votes)
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