The Bad Seed

This adaption of the Broadway play boasts some great performances and tense moments, all while using a minimal amount of set changes and practical effects. Little Patty McCormick is perfect as the evil, vindictive Rhoda. Unfortunately, it has a cheese-ball ending on account of stipulations provided by the Hayes code's censorship, which undermines the understated eeriness and tragedy of the original. Still a creepy little macabre thriller.

The acting was actually nauseating, the directing was buh. Maxwell Anderson was a good, respected writer. I have to think he hid from this nonsense. They even wasted the talent of the brilliant Eileen Heckart. Disgusting!

The idea of a murderous child is gripiing enough.l hadent seen the rob lowell one.l know rhe lady who played monica was a great older actress.l dident mine illene.ekherts sobing. You cant compare 65 years ago with todays standards.