Twelve-year-old farm girl Patty McCormack (as Emmy Horvath) rattles her parents by telling them she can read some folk's minds. Father Leo Penn (as Jed) and mother Eileen Ryan think their daughter could be condemned for witchcraft. They forbid Ms. McCormack use her telepathic powers. McCormack is unhappy with her supernatural abilities. Going to church, she pleads with God, "Make Me Not a Witch!" There, McCormack meets priestly Robert Emhardt, who wants to use her mind-reading power to locate some missing children. Obviously, the priest's own God line is on the fritz.
Well, this is the place for seeing "The Bad Seed" (1956) star McCormack (rather too mature for twelve, though) in an uncharacteristically sweeter role, the sometimes villainous Mr. Emhardt in a priestly robe, and Mr. and Mrs. Penn as the parents.
In real life, the latter couple parented actors Chris and Sean Penn. Sean looks a lot like his mom, don't you think?
**** Make Me Not a Witch (12/22/59) John Newland ~ Patty McCormack, Robert Emhardt, Leo Penn, Eileen Ryan