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.
Release Date:
1956-09-12
Runtime:
129 minutes
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Starring:
Patty McCormack
as Rhoda Penmark
Nancy Kelly
as Christine Penmark
Henry Jones
as Leroy Jessup
Eileen Heckart
as Hortense Daigle
Evelyn Varden
as Monica Breedlove
William Hopper
as Col. Kenneth Penmark
Paul Fix
as Richard Bravo
Jesse White
as Emory Wages
Gage Clarke
as Reginald "Reggie" Tasker
Joan Croydon
as Claudia Fern
Frank Cady
as Henry Daigle
Frances Bavier
as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
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Violet N. Cane
as Teacher (uncredited)
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Vivian Clermont
as Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
Shelley Fabares
as Margie (uncredited)
Kathy Garver
as Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
as Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
Edna Holland
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Dayton Lummis
as Doctor (uncredited)
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Natalie Masters
as Nurse (uncredited)
Patricia Morrow
as Ginny (uncredited)
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Adele Taylor
as Teacher (uncredited)
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John Truax
as Sergeant (uncredited)