The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed (1956)

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

Thriller Drama Horror

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.

star 7.1 7.4 51 64%
  • Release Date: 1956-09-12
  • Runtime: 2h 9min
  • Director: Mervyn LeRoy

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Nancy Kelly

      Christine Penmark

    • Patty McCormack

      Rhoda Penmark

    • Henry Jones

      Leroy Jessup

    • Eileen Heckart

      Hortense Daigle

    • Evelyn Varden

      Monica Breedlove

    • William Hopper

      Col. Kenneth Penmark

    • Paul Fix

      Richard Bravo

    • Jesse White

      Emory Wages

    • Gage Clarke

      Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

    • Joan Croydon

      Claudia Fern

    • Frank Cady

      Henry Daigle

    • Frances Bavier

      Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

    • Violet N. Cane

      Teacher (uncredited)

    • Vivian Clermont

      Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)

    • Shelley Fabares

      Margie (uncredited)

    • Kathy Garver

      Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

    • Don C. Harvey

      Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

    • Edna Holland

      Saleslady (uncredited)

    • Dayton Lummis

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Natalie Masters

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • Patricia Morrow

      Ginny (uncredited)

    • Adele Taylor

      Teacher (uncredited)

    • John Truax

      Sergeant (uncredited)

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