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71% Critic Match
The Bad Seed
“Talk all you want about the man and the woman -- but please don't tell about the girl!”
7.1 / 10• 1956• 2h 9m•NR• English
ThrillerDramaHorror
Storyline
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
Patty McCormack
Rhoda Penmark
Lead
Nancy Kelly
Christine Penmark
Henry Jones
Leroy Jessup
Eileen Heckart
Hortense Daigle
Evelyn Varden
Monica Breedlove
William Hopper
Col. Kenneth Penmark
Paul Fix
Richard Bravo
Jesse White
Emory Wages
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mervyn LeRoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Bad Seed is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
