The Bad Seed

Name: The Bad Seed
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1956-09-12
Duration: 129 min
Cast: Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden

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1956 · 129 min · NR · Drama · Horror · Thriller · TMDB 7.1/10

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.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Cast

Patty McCormack — Rhoda Penmark
Nancy Kelly — Christine Penmark
Henry Jones — Leroy Jessup
Eileen Heckart — Hortense Daigle
Evelyn Varden — Monica Breedlove