The Bad Seed

Name: The Bad Seed
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Released: 1956-09-12
Duration: 129 min

2h 9m·Thriller, Drama, Horror·

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy·1956

Rate

7.1/10 avg

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.

DirectorMervyn LeRoyCinematographyHarold RossonScreenplayJohn Lee MahinStudioWarner Bros. Pictures

Actor	Role
Patty McCormackRhoda Penmark	Rhoda Penmark
Nancy KellyChristine Penmark	Christine Penmark
Henry JonesLeroy Jessup	Leroy Jessup
Eileen HeckartHortense Daigle	Hortense Daigle
Evelyn VardenMonica Breedlove	Monica Breedlove
William HopperCol. Kenneth Penmark	Col. Kenneth Penmark
Paul FixRichard Bravo	Richard Bravo
Jesse WhiteEmory Wages	Emory Wages
Gage ClarkeReginald "Reggie" Tasker	Reginald "Reggie" Tasker
Joan CroydonClaudia Fern	Claudia Fern
Frank CadyHenry Daigle	Henry Daigle
Frances BavierWoman at Dinner Party (uncredited)	Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
VViolet N. CaneTeacher (uncredited)	Teacher (uncredited)
VVivian ClermontMary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)	Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
Shelley FabaresMargie (uncredited)	Margie (uncredited)
Kathy GarverRhoda's Classmate (uncredited)	Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
Don C. HarveyGuard in Hospital (uncredited)	Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
Edna HollandSaleslady (uncredited)	Saleslady (uncredited)
Dayton LummisDoctor (uncredited)	Doctor (uncredited)
NNatalie MastersNurse (uncredited)	Nurse (uncredited)
Patricia MorrowGinny (uncredited)	Ginny (uncredited)
AAdele TaylorTeacher (uncredited)	Teacher (uncredited)
JJohn TruaxSergeant (uncredited)	Sergeant (uncredited)