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.

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  • Release Date: 1956-09-12
  • Runtime: 2h 9min
  • Director: Mervyn LeRoy

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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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