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Post by Xч on Jul 11, 2009 14:15:46 GMT -5
Starring: Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack Directed by Mervyn LeRoy "A basket full of kisses for a basket full of hugs." Those are chilling words, at least when uttered by that ice princess, Patty McCormack. As Rhoda Penmark, she is as pretty as a porcelain doll but drips venom with each curtsey and polite response. Little Rhoda's mother is terrified she has passed on her own mother's corruption. Oops, turns out she's right. This passes the test of time, as it still gets under your skin. The character development is tight and the story very involving. Not even Freddy Krueger had the ability to scare like tiny McCormack, looking just like a little adult while she literally beats out the competition for a penmanship award. However, director Mervyn LeRoy's hands were tied over the ending, which was changed from the source material--Maxwell Anderson's hit Broadway play. A supposedly more appropriate, and moral, ending was demanded by the studio. This was remade (badly) in 1985.The bad seed is the best evil child movie ever created in my most honest opinion.Forget all of that blood and guts and popping out of the bushes to scare people. That fear only lasts for a second...This movie plays with your mind and lasts forever. Nothing is scarier than polite Miss Rhoda Penmark. Classic film.
Rhoda Penmark
R.I.P.
Not actress Patty McCormack but her character Rhoda Penmark.
Mrs. McCormack is doing quite well.Amazing how people age during time.
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