On September 12, 1956 “The Bad Seed” was released in theaters! Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, William Hopper 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. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards. Patty McCormack later starred in the low-budget film Mommy (1995) as a psychopa