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Octoblur 2016 - #12: The Bad Seed (1956)

Octoblur 2016 - #12: The Bad Seed (1956)

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Written by dorrk
14 October 2016

Movie #12 of Octoblur 2016

Octoblur 2016 - #12: The Bad Seed (1956)

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Watching #TheBadSeed (1956)

Watching #TheBadSeed (1956) - the mother of all evil child movies, by #MervynLeroy

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a real monster

Good performances in #TheBadSeed & Rhoda is a real monster, but play adaptation is a little too talky.

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worst ending

#TheBadSeed might have worst ending I've ever seen. I assume it was forced on them. Otherwise, a deserved classic.

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Trailer for The Bad Seed (1956)

Octoblur 2016 - #12: The Bad Seed (1956)

The Bad Seed (1956)

More info

Here are my Letterboxd lists for previous Octoblurs:
https://letterboxd.com/dorrk/list/octoblur-2015/
https://letterboxd.com/dorrk/list/octoblur-2014/
https://letterboxd.com/dorrk/list/octoblur-2013/

TL/DR

  • Movie:
    The Bad Seed (1956)
  • Dir.:
    Mervyn LeRoy
  • Project:
    Octoblur 2016
  • Watched:
    2016/10/08
  • Rating:
    7/10
  • Flickchart Rank:
    1065
  • Chart Percentile:
    71%

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Horror Movies
Octoblur
Movies
1950s
Octoblur 2016
The Bad Seed
Mervyn LeRoy
Patty McCormack
Eileen Heckart
Henry Jones
Nancy Kelly
Evelyn Varden
William Hopper
Paul Fix
Jesse White
Gage Clarke
Joan Croydon
Frank Cady
Evil Children
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