The Bad Seed (1956)

  • NR
  • 08/23/1956 (US)
  • Thriller, Drama, Horror
  • 2h 9m

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

Overview

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.

William March

Novel

John Lee Mahin

Screenplay

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Cast

Nancy Kelly's headshot

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark
Patty McCormack's headshot

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark
Henry Jones's headshot

Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup
Eileen Heckart's headshot

Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle
Evelyn Varden's headshot

Evelyn Varden

Monica Breedlove
William Hopper's headshot

William Hopper

Col. Kenneth Penmark
Paul Fix's headshot

Paul Fix

Richard Bravo
Jesse White's headshot

Jesse White

Emory Wages

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