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poster movie The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed (1956)

NR

1956-09-12

  • 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 MarchNovel
  • Maxwell AndersonTheatre Play
  • John Lee MahinScreenplay
  • Mervyn LeRoyDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleThe Bad Seed

Budget$1,000,000.00

Revenue$0.00

Casts

  • Profile Nancy Kelly with character Christine Penmark

    Nancy Kelly

    Christine Penmark

  • Profile Patty McCormack with character Rhoda Penmark

    Patty McCormack

    Rhoda Penmark

  • Profile Henry Jones with character Leroy Jessup

    Henry Jones

    Leroy Jessup

  • Profile Eileen Heckart with character Hortense Daigle

    Eileen Heckart

    Hortense Daigle

  • Profile Evelyn Varden with character Monica Breedlove

    Evelyn Varden

    Monica Breedlove

  • Profile William Hopper with character Col. Kenneth Penmark

    William Hopper

    Col. Kenneth Penmark

  • Profile Paul Fix with character Richard Bravo

    Paul Fix

    Richard Bravo

  • Profile Jesse White with character Emory Wages

    Jesse White

    Emory Wages

  • Profile Gage Clarke with character Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

    Gage Clarke

    Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

  • Profile Joan Croydon with character Claudia Fern

    Joan Croydon

    Claudia Fern

  • Profile Frank Cady with character Henry Daigle

    Frank Cady

    Henry Daigle

  • Profile Frances Bavier with character Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

    Frances Bavier

    Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

  • Violet N. Cane

    Teacher (uncredited)

  • Vivian Clermont

    Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)

  • Profile Shelley Fabares with character Margie (uncredited)

    Shelley Fabares

    Margie (uncredited)

  • Profile Kathy Garver with character Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

    Kathy Garver

    Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

  • Profile Don C. Harvey with character Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

    Don C. Harvey

    Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

  • Profile Edna Holland with character Saleslady (uncredited)

    Edna Holland

    Saleslady (uncredited)

  • Profile Dayton Lummis with character Doctor (uncredited)

    Dayton Lummis

    Doctor (uncredited)

  • Natalie Masters

    Nurse (uncredited)

  • Profile Patricia Morrow with character Ginny (uncredited)

    Patricia Morrow

    Ginny (uncredited)

  • Adele Taylor

    Teacher (uncredited)

  • John Truax

    Sergeant (uncredited)