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 234 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 234 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)
Writing William March Novel
Writing Maxwell Anderson Theatre Play
Writing John Lee Mahin Screenplay
Directing Mervyn LeRoy Director
Costume & Make-Up Joan Joseff Other
Camera Harold Rosson Director of Photography
Sound Maurice De Packh Orchestrator
Production Hoyt Bowers Casting
Camera Frank V. Phillips Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Moss Mabry Costume Designer
Directing Meta Rebner Script Supervisor
Sound Al Cavigga Sound Editor
Production Mervyn LeRoy Producer
Costume & Make-Up Leon Roberts Costumer
Sound Eugene Marks Sound Editor
Art Ralph S. Hurst Set Decoration
Editing Warren Low Editor
Sound Michael Colgan Sound Editor
Art Gene Delaney Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Ruby Felker Hairdresser
Crew Joe Halperin Unit Publicist
Costume & Make-Up George Lane Makeup Artist
Camera Pat Clark Still Photographer
Directing Rusty Meek Assistant Director
Sound Stanley Jones Sound
Art John Gilbert Kissel Property Master
Art John Beckman Art Direction
Sound Alex North Original Music Composer
Camera Frank Evans Assistant Camera
Directing Mel Dellar Assistant Director
Camera Charles Harris Grip

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