"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 c... more »urtsey 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. --Rochelle O'Gorman« less
Actor:Henry Jones Director:Mervyn LeRoy Creators:Eileen Heckart, Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack Studio:Warner Home Video Format:Blu-ray - Widescreen DVD Release Date: 10/11/2011 Original Release Date: 01/01/1956 Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/1956 Release Year: 2011 Run Time: 2hr 9min Screens: Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 11 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English See Also: