Friday flashback

Patty McCormack is 62 today.

I know...you're asking, "Who the hell is Patty McCormack?"

She's the

Bad Seed

. It happens to be one of my favorite movies.

Patty's portrayal of Rhoda is just a downright creepy. She's a purely evil little child...a conniving, scheming horror in pigtails...and a multiple murderess at the tender age of 8.

Nancy Kelly's role as Rhoda's long-suffering mother, Christine Penmark, is completely overdone...it's so bad it's not even good....it's just really bad. She's whiny and smarmy and wishy-washy.

It's no wonder little Rhoda had a screw or two loose.