The Bad Seed (1956)

The Bad Seed (1956)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1956-09-12 United States of America 129 Min. PG-13
7.114 249 votes
Thriller, Drama, Horror

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.

Cast

Nancy Kelly is Christine Penmark
Christine Penmark
Patty McCormack is Rhoda Penmark
Rhoda Penmark
Henry Jones is Leroy Jessup
Leroy Jessup
Eileen Heckart is Hortense Daigle
Hortense Daigle
Evelyn Varden is Monica Breedlove
Monica Breedlove
William Hopper is Col. Kenneth Penmark
Col. Kenneth Penmark
Paul Fix is Richard Bravo
Richard Bravo
Jesse White is Emory Wages
Emory Wages
Gage Clarke is Reginald
Reginald "Reggie" Tasker
Joan Croydon is Claudia Fern
Claudia Fern
Frank Cady is Henry Daigle
Henry Daigle
Frances Bavier is Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
Violet N. Cane is Teacher (uncredited)
Teacher (uncredited)
Vivian Clermont is Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
Shelley Fabares is Margie (uncredited)
Margie (uncredited)
Kathy Garver is Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey is Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
Edna Holland is Saleslady (uncredited)
Saleslady (uncredited)
Dayton Lummis is Doctor (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Natalie Masters is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Patricia Morrow is Ginny (uncredited)
Ginny (uncredited)
Adele Taylor is Teacher (uncredited)
Teacher (uncredited)
John Truax is Sergeant (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)