Bad Seed
6.1
A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves.
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Cast
11 people
Danielle Darrieux
Jeannette
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Persepolis
The Earrings of Madame de...
Pierre Mingand
Henri Pasquier
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Raymond Galle
'Jean la cravate'
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Club de femmes
Passionnelle
Jean Wall
The zebra
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Elevator to the Gallows
The Possessors
Gaby Heritier
Gaby
No other roles listed
Michel Duran
The boss
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Night at the Crossroads
The Woman from Nowhere
Paul Velsa
The Peanut Man
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The Sad Sack
The Slump Is Over
Marcel Maupi
The man in the panama hat
Known for
Fanny
The Baker's Wife
Georges Malkine
Secretary
Also in
Law of the North
S.O.S. Sahara
Paul Escoffier
Dr. Pasquier
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Georges Cahuzac
The gentleman (uncredited)
Known for
Napoleon
Billy Wilder Director · Alexander Esway Director Claude-André Puget Writer
First release July 5, 1934 · Produced in France · Original title Mauvaise graine
Production
Compagnie Nouvelle Commerciale
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mauvaise graine
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · July 5, 1934
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 25, 2025 · TV · Restoration, on France 3 (Cinéma de minuit)
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