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The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.
Sep 12, 1956 2h 9m
7.1
244 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Bad Seed
Companies Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords lightning, confession, child murder, murder, lightning bolt, psychotic, evil child, cautionary, murder confession, critical, foreboding, ominous
Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark
Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack

Rhoda 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)
Violet N. Cane

Violet N. Cane

Teacher (uncredited)
Vivian Clermont

Vivian Clermont

Mary Beth Musgrove (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)
Natalie Masters

Natalie Masters

Nurse (uncredited)
Patricia Morrow

Patricia Morrow

Ginny (uncredited)
Adele Taylor

Adele Taylor

Teacher (uncredited)
John Truax

John Truax

Sergeant (uncredited)