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The Bad Seed (1956)

Drama, Horror, Thriller · 129 min · NR · ⭐ 7134 (264)

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

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
Frank Cady
Frank Cady
Henry Daigle
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier
Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
Violet N. Cane
Teacher (uncredited)
Vivian Clermont
Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
Shelley Fabares
Shelley Fabares
Margie (uncredited)
Kathy Garver
Kathy Garver
Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
Don C. Harvey
Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
Edna Holland
Edna Holland
Saleslady (uncredited)
Dayton Lummis
Dayton Lummis
Doctor (uncredited)
Natalie Masters
Nurse (uncredited)

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