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19562h 9mNREnglish

The Bad Seed

Talk all you want about the man and the woman -- but please don't tell about the girl!

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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.

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DirectorMervyn LeRoy

Keywords

lightningconfessionchild murdermurderlightning boltpsychoticevil childcautionarymurder confessioncriticalforebodingominous
Budget$1M

Cast

Patty McCormack as Rhoda Penmark

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

Nancy Kelly as Christine Penmark

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark

Henry Jones as Leroy Jessup

Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup

Eileen Heckart as Hortense Daigle

Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle

Evelyn Varden as Monica Breedlove

Evelyn Varden

Monica Breedlove

William Hopper as Col. Kenneth Penmark

William Hopper

Col. Kenneth Penmark

Paul Fix as Richard Bravo

Paul Fix

Richard Bravo

Jesse White as Emory Wages

Jesse White

Emory Wages

Gage Clarke as Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

Gage Clarke

Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

Joan Croydon as Claudia Fern

Joan Croydon

Claudia Fern