The Bad Seed (1956)
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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Nancy Kelly
as Christine Penmark
as Christine Penmark
Patty McCormack
as Rhoda Penmark
as Rhoda Penmark
Henry Jones
as Leroy Jessup
as Leroy Jessup
Eileen Heckart
as Hortense Daigle
as Hortense Daigle
Evelyn Varden
as Monica Breedlove
as Monica Breedlove
William Hopper
as Col. Kenneth Penmark
as Col. Kenneth Penmark
Paul Fix
as Richard Bravo
as Richard Bravo
Jesse White
as Emory Wages
as Emory Wages
Gage Clarke
as Reginald "Reggie" Tasker
as Reginald "Reggie" Tasker
Joan Croydon
as Claudia Fern
as Claudia Fern
Frank Cady
as Henry Daigle
as Henry Daigle
Frances Bavier
as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
Violet N. Cane
as Teacher (uncredited)
as Teacher (uncredited)
Vivian Clermont
as Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
as Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
Shelley Fabares
as Margie (uncredited)
as Margie (uncredited)
Kathy Garver
as Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
as Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
as Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
as Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
Edna Holland
as Saleslady (uncredited)
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Dayton Lummis
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Natalie Masters
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Patricia Morrow
as Ginny (uncredited)
as Ginny (uncredited)
Adele Taylor
as Teacher (uncredited)
as Teacher (uncredited)
John Truax
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
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Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Director
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Screenplay
Maxwell Anderson
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
William March
Novel
Novel
Joan Joseff
Other
Other
George Lane
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Al Cavigga
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Pat Clark
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Producer
Joe Halperin
Unit Publicist
Unit Publicist
John Gilbert Kissel
Property Master
Property Master
Frank Evans
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Mel Dellar
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Frank V. Phillips
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Charles Harris
Grip
Grip
Eugene Marks
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Michael Colgan
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Leon Roberts
Costumer
Costumer
Stanley Jones
Sound
Sound
Moss Mabry
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Warren Low
Editor
Editor
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Ruby Felker
Hairdresser
Hairdresser
Gene Delaney
Assistant Property Master
Assistant Property Master
John Beckman
Art Direction
Art Direction
Meta Rebner
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Hoyt Bowers
Casting
Casting
Rusty Meek
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
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