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The Bad Seed

NR
ThrillerDramaHorror
7.116/10(241 ratings)

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.

09-12-1956
2h 9m
The Bad Seed
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Main Cast

Christine Penmark

Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle

Evelyn Varden

Evelyn Varden

Monica Breedlove

William Hopper

William Hopper

Col. Kenneth Penmark

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Richard Bravo

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Production:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget:
$1,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Screenplay:
John Lee Mahin
Theatre Play:
Maxwell Anderson
Sound Editor:
Michael Colgan
Original Music Composer:
Alex North

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en