The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed (1956)

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

  • Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
  • Release Date: 1956-09-12
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 238 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 9min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Mervyn LeRoy
star 7.1/10
From 238 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Nancy Kelly

    as Christine Penmark
  • Patty McCormack

    as Rhoda Penmark
  • Henry Jones

    as Leroy Jessup
  • Eileen Heckart

    as Hortense Daigle
  • Evelyn Varden

    as Monica Breedlove
  • William Hopper

    as Col. Kenneth Penmark
  • Paul Fix

    as Richard Bravo
  • Jesse White

    as Emory Wages
  • Gage Clarke

    as Reginald "Reggie" Tasker
  • Joan Croydon

    as Claudia Fern
  • Frank Cady

    as Henry Daigle
  • Frances Bavier

    as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
  • Violet N. Cane

    as Teacher (uncredited)
  • Vivian Clermont

    as Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
  • Shelley Fabares

    as Margie (uncredited)
  • Kathy Garver

    as Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
  • Don C. Harvey

    as Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
  • Edna Holland

    as Saleslady (uncredited)
  • Dayton Lummis

    as Doctor (uncredited)
  • Natalie Masters

    as Nurse (uncredited)
  • Patricia Morrow

    as Ginny (uncredited)
  • Adele Taylor

    as Teacher (uncredited)
  • John Truax

    as Sergeant (uncredited)
Directing Mervyn LeRoy Director
Writing John Lee Mahin Screenplay
Writing Maxwell Anderson Theatre Play
Writing William March Novel
Costume & Make-Up Joan Joseff Other
Crew Joe Halperin Unit Publicist
Directing Meta Rebner Script Supervisor
Sound Maurice De Packh Orchestrator
Costume & Make-Up Leon Roberts Costumer
Camera Frank V. Phillips Camera Operator
Camera Charles Harris Grip
Camera Frank Evans Assistant Camera
Camera Pat Clark Still Photographer
Sound Eugene Marks Sound Editor
Sound Michael Colgan Sound Editor
Sound Al Cavigga Sound Editor
Sound Stanley Jones Sound
Art John Gilbert Kissel Property Master
Art Gene Delaney Assistant Property Master
Directing Mel Dellar Assistant Director
Directing Rusty Meek Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up George Lane Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Ruby Felker Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Moss Mabry Costume Designer
Art Ralph S. Hurst Set Decoration
Art John Beckman Art Direction
Production Hoyt Bowers Casting
Editing Warren Low Editor
Camera Harold Rosson Director of Photography
Sound Alex North Original Music Composer
Production Mervyn LeRoy Producer

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