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The Bad Seed (1956)

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

Genre : Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Drama

Runtime : 2H 9M

Director : Mervyn LeRoy
Writer : John Lee Mahin

Synopsis

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, dote on their daughter, Rhoda -- as does their lonely landlady, Monica Breedlove. But self-centered Rhoda has a secret tendency for selfishness and loves to accumulate gifts, whether given or stolen, in her room. 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.

Actors

Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
Christine Penmark
Patty McCormack
Patty McCormack
Rhoda 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
Violet N. Cane
Teacher (uncredited)
Vivian Clermont
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
Natalie Masters
Nurse (uncredited)
Patricia Morrow
Patricia Morrow
Ginny (uncredited)
Adele Taylor
Adele Taylor
Teacher (uncredited)
John Truax
John Truax
Sergeant (uncredited)

Crews

Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
John Lee Mahin
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell Anderson
Theatre Play
William March
William March
Novel
Joe Halperin
Joe Halperin
Unit Publicist
Meta Rebner
Meta Rebner
Script Supervisor
Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
Leon Roberts
Leon Roberts
Costumer
Frank V. Phillips
Frank V. Phillips
Camera Operator
Charles Harris
Charles Harris
Grip
Frank Evans
Frank Evans
Assistant Camera
Pat Clark
Pat Clark
Still Photographer
Eugene Marks
Eugene Marks
Sound Editor
Michael Colgan
Michael Colgan
Sound Editor
Al Cavigga
Al Cavigga
Sound Editor
Stanley Jones
Stanley Jones
Sound
John Gilbert Kissel
John Gilbert Kissel
Property Master
Gene Delaney
Gene Delaney
Assistant Property Master
Mel Dellar
Mel Dellar
Assistant Director
Rusty Meek
Rusty Meek
Assistant Director
George Lane
George Lane
Makeup Artist
Ruby Felker
Ruby Felker
Hairdresser
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Costume Designer
Ralph S. Hurst
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
John Beckman
John Beckman
Art Direction
Hoyt Bowers
Hoyt Bowers
Casting
Warren Low
Warren Low
Editor
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Alex North
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Joan Joseff
Joan Joseff
Other

Trailers and other movies

The Bad Seed (1956) Official Trailer - Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack Movie HD

Posters and backgrounds

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