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.
Details
Release Date: September 12, 1956
Runtime: 129 minutes
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (256 votes)
The Bad Seed - Collection

The Bad Seed
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.

The Bad Seed Returns
Several years after the murderous events of the first movie left her father dead, Emma is now living with her aunt Angela and navigating high school. Angela’s husband begins to suspect that Emma may not be as innocent as she appears and suggests sending her off to boarding school. Meanwhile, a new girl at school seems to know Emma’s secrets, leaving Emma no choice but to slip back to her old ways and take care of her enemies by any means necessary.

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.
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Cast

Patty McCormack
Rhoda Penmark

Nancy Kelly
Christine Penmark

Henry Jones
Leroy Jessup

Eileen Heckart
Hortense Daigle

Evelyn Varden
Monica Breedlove

William Hopper
Col. Kenneth Penmark

Paul Fix
Richard Bravo

Jesse White
Emory Wages

Gage Clarke
Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

Joan Croydon
Claudia Fern

Frank Cady
Henry Daigle

Frances Bavier
Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

Shelley Fabares
Margie (uncredited)

Kathy Garver
Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

Don C. Harvey
Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

Edna Holland
Saleslady (uncredited)

Dayton Lummis
Doctor (uncredited)

Patricia Morrow
Ginny (uncredited)






