BAD SEED, THE (1956)

Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack) is a well-mannered 8-year-old little girl - and an efficient, unfeeling killer. And in this spellbinding chronicle of evil, whatever Rhoda wants, she ruthlessly gets. Her mother Christine (Nancy Kelly), reluctantly made to see her offspring's moral blindness at work, is heartrendingly torn between the love for the child she bore and grief for Rhoda's victims. From Maxwell Anderson's stage hit, The Bad Seed ticks like a time bomb under the skillful direction of Mervyn LeRoy, who cast several Broadway production originals, including Kelly (recreating the role that won her a Tony), McCormack and Eileen Heckart. Their harrowing performances captured three of this suspenseful movie's four Academy Award® nominations - and made this thriller one of the great ones. Originally released on Blu-ray 15 years ago from a sub-standard film element, slightly improper aspect ratio, and low bit rate, now this cult-classic looks better than ever, with an all-new HD master created from 4K scans of the original camera negative!

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
• Commentary by Patty McCormack and Charles Busch
• Featurette Enfant Terrible: A Conversation with Patty McCormack
• Original theatrical trailer
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature