The Bad Seed

1956 American film by Mervyn LeRoy
Movie film Q164008
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Summary

The Bad Seed is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,496 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bad Seed's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Bad Seed was directed by Mervyn LeRoy[4].
  • Maxwell Anderson wrote the screenplay for The Bad Seed[5].
  • John Lee Mahin wrote the screenplay for The Bad Seed[6].
  • The Bad Seed's composer is recorded as Alex North[7].
  • The Bad Seed's genre is film noir[8].
  • The Bad Seed's genre is drama film[9].
  • The Bad Seed's genre is horror film[10].
  • The Bad Seed's based on is recorded as The Bad Seed[11].
  • The Bad Seed's based on is recorded as The Bad Seed[12].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Nancy Kelly[13].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Patty McCormack[14].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Henry Jones[15].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Eileen Heckart[16].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was William Hopper[17].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Jesse White[18].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Evelyn Varden[19].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Paul Fix[20].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Frank Cady[21].
  • A cast member of The Bad Seed was Dayton Lummis[22].
  • The Bad Seed was produced by Mervyn LeRoy[23].
  • The Bad Seed's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[24].
  • The Bad Seed's production company is recorded as Q65557474[25].
  • The Bad Seed's director of photography is recorded as Harold Rosson[26].
  • The original language of The Bad Seed was English[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Bad Seed was produced by Mervyn LeRoy[23]. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy[4]. Screenwriters include Maxwell Anderson[5] and John Lee Mahin[6]. Cast members include Nancy Kelly[13], Patty McCormack[14], Henry Jones[15], Eileen Heckart[16], William Hopper[17], and Jesse White[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1956[28], September 12, 1956[29], and September 28, 1956[30]. The original language of The Bad Seed was English[27]. Genres include film noir[8], drama film[9], and horror film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 7/10[32], 51/100[33], and 64%[34].

Why It Matters

The Bad Seed ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,496 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Jamie7687 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 21
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', '
    Unconsenting media id → 13943
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Unconsenting media id: 13943, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/172261102|The Bad Seed (#172261102)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5134|Unconsenting Media"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 48977
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 48977, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 87110
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 87110, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → John Beckman
    Publication date → +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1956-09-12T00:00:00Z, +1956-09-28T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Maxwell Anderson, John Lee Mahin
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+117'}
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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