CinemaOSMovie · 1956 · 2h 9m · NR
The Bad Seed

Talk all you want about the man and the woman -- but please don't tell about the girl!

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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.

Directed byMervyn LeRoy

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
EN
Released
September 12, 1956
Budget
$1,000,000
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures

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The Bad Seed (1956) Official Trailer - Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack Movie HD

The Bad Seed (1956) Official Trailer - Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack Movie HD

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Christine 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

Creative team
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
John Lee Mahin
John Lee Mahin
Produced by
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy

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