The Bad Seed (1956 film)

The Bad Seed
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
Starring	Nancy Kelly Patty McCormack Henry Jones Evelyn Varden
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Edited by	Warren Low
Music by	Alex North
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 12, 1956 (1956-09-12)
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.