The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed (1956)

1956-09-12

(US) •

Thriller,

Drama,

Horror

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

7.1/10

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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.

Movie Cast

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Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark

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Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

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Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup

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Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle

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Evelyn Varden

Monica Breedlove

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William Hopper

Col. Kenneth Penmark

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Paul Fix

Richard Bravo

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Jesse White

Emory Wages

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Gage Clarke

Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

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Joan Croydon

Claudia Fern

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Frank Cady

Henry Daigle

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Frances Bavier

Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

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Violet N. Cane

Teacher (uncredited)

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Vivian Clermont

Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)

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Shelley Fabares

Margie (uncredited)

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Kathy Garver

Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

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Don C. Harvey

Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

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Edna Holland

Saleslady (uncredited)

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Dayton Lummis

Doctor (uncredited)

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Natalie Masters

Nurse (uncredited)

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Patricia Morrow

Ginny (uncredited)

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Adele Taylor

Teacher (uncredited)

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John Truax

Sergeant (uncredited)