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The Bad Seed

NR

1956

129 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

Nancy Kelly headshot

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark

Patty McCormack headshot

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

Henry Jones headshot

Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup

Eileen Heckart headshot

Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle

Evelyn Varden headshot

Evelyn Varden

Monica Breedlove

William Hopper headshot

William Hopper

Col. Kenneth Penmark

Paul Fix headshot

Paul Fix

Richard Bravo

Jesse White headshot

Jesse White

Emory Wages

Gage Clarke headshot

Gage Clarke

Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

Joan Croydon headshot

Joan Croydon

Claudia Fern

Frank Cady headshot

Frank Cady

Henry Daigle

Frances Bavier headshot

Frances Bavier

Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

Violet N. Cane headshot

Violet N. Cane

Teacher (uncredited)

Vivian Clermont headshot

Vivian Clermont

Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)

Shelley Fabares headshot

Shelley Fabares

Margie (uncredited)

Kathy Garver headshot

Kathy Garver

Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

Don C. Harvey headshot

Don C. Harvey

Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

Edna Holland headshot

Edna Holland

Saleslady (uncredited)

Dayton Lummis headshot

Dayton Lummis

Doctor (uncredited)

Natalie Masters headshot

Natalie Masters

Nurse (uncredited)

Patricia Morrow headshot

Patricia Morrow

Ginny (uncredited)

Adele Taylor headshot

Adele Taylor

Teacher (uncredited)

John Truax headshot

John Truax

Sergeant (uncredited)