The Bad Seed

7.1 1956 Mervyn LeRoy 2h 9m
Thriller Drama Horror
The Bad Seed

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

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