Watch The Bad Seed (1956) Official Trailer
Talk all you want about the man and the woman -- but please don't tell about the girl!
7.1 / 10 IMDb September 12, 1956 2h 9m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 9m
Release Date
September 12, 1956
Genre
Thriller, Drama, Horror
Status
Released
Budget
$1,000,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
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)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesThe Bad Seed Official Trailer 1956
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