The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

Talk all you want about the man and the woman -- but please don't tell about the girl!

Movie19562h 9m
IMDb
IMDb
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes, Fresh
64%
Metacritic
Metacritic
51
TMDB
TMDB
7.1
#thriller#drama#horror
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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.

Cast

  • Patty McCormack

    Patty McCormack

    Rhoda Penmark

  • Nancy Kelly

    Nancy Kelly

    Christine 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

  • Jesse White

    Jesse White

    Emory Wages

  • Gage Clarke

    Gage Clarke

    Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

  • Joan Croydon

    Joan Croydon

    Claudia Fern

  • Frank Cady

    Frank Cady

    Henry Daigle

  • Frances Bavier

    Frances Bavier

    Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Writer
John Lee Mahin
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Music
Alex North