Freaky adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's play (based on William March's novel); strong acting and source material triumph over stagebound direction. Too bad about the Production Code-imposed ending; aside from that, the screenplay is pretty much line-for-line identical to Anderson's play.
This review of The Bad Seed (1956) was written by Q Q on 19 Aug 2007.
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