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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

Rating: 7.1/10 (256 votes)


The Bad Seed - Collection

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  • The Bad Seed

    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

    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)

  • Shelley Fabares

    Shelley Fabares

    Margie (uncredited)

  • Kathy Garver

    Kathy Garver

    Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

  • Don C. Harvey

    Don C. Harvey

    Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

  • Edna Holland

    Edna Holland

    Saleslady (uncredited)

  • Dayton Lummis

    Dayton Lummis

    Doctor (uncredited)

  • Patricia Morrow

    Patricia Morrow

    Ginny (uncredited)