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Which Broadway stars returned for Mervyn LeRoy’s film version of The Bad Seed?
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For his 1956 film adaptation of The Bad Seed, director Mervyn LeRoy imported most of the original Broadway cast. The actors who returned from the stage production to reprise their roles in the film included Nancy Kelly, Eileen Heckart, and child actress Patty McCormack.1