Seed

Seed

Girls! "SEED" is your story!...it is made up of the thoughts you think in secret - good and bad - and since your thoughts are YOU, so "Seed" is YOU! DOn't fail to see the picture that reaches right into your heart and soul!

NR 1931 · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Bart is a clerk for a publishing company; he has written a novel. His wife Peggy and he have five children. Bart's former girlfriend Mildred is manager of the company's Paris office. She manages to get the novel published and talks Bart into marrying her after he divorces Peggy. Initially successful, Bart must turn to writing trash to keep Mildred in money. When he sees how well his four sons and daughter Margaret have grown without his help, he asks Peggy to let them all come live with him and Mildred. Peggy agrees, but the arrival of his beloved children puts Mildred's future in jeopardy. Written by Ed Stephan

Directed by John M. Stahl · Written by Charles G. Norris

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John Boles Bart Carter
Genevieve Tobin Mildred
Lois Wilson Peggy Carter
Raymond Hackett Junior Carter
Bette Davis Margaret Carter
Zasu Pitts Jennie
Richard Tucker Bliss
Helen Parrish Margaret Carter as a Child
Dick Winslow Johnny Carter
Bill Willis Danny Carter
Jack Willis Dicky Carter
Frances Dade Nancy

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