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The Bad Seed (1956)

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For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

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 & Crew

Director
Mervyn LeRoy
  • Profile picture of Nancy Kelly
    Christine Penmark Nancy Kelly
  • Profile picture of Patty McCormack
    Rhoda Penmark Patty McCormack
  • Profile picture of Henry Jones
    Leroy Jessup Henry Jones
  • Profile picture of Eileen Heckart
    Hortense Daigle Eileen Heckart
  • Profile picture of Evelyn Varden
    Monica Breedlove Evelyn Varden
  • Profile picture of William Hopper
    Col. Kenneth Penmark William Hopper
  • Profile picture of Paul Fix
    Richard Bravo Paul Fix
  • Profile picture of Jesse White
    Emory Wages Jesse White

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