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The Bad Seed

1956, crime, drama, horror, mystery, suspense

129 minutes

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...

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Cast

Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark

Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle

Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup

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

Reginald 'Reggie' Tasker

Joan Croydon

Joan Croydon

Claudia Fern

Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Henry Daigle

Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier

Woman in dinner party scene (uncredited)

Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares

Margie (uncredited)

Patricia Morrow

Patricia Morrow

Ginny (uncredited)

Crew

Art

John Beckman

Art direction

John Gilbert Kissel

Property master

Ralph S. Hurst

Set decoration

Camera

Frank V. Phillips

Camera operator

Pat Clark

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

George Lane

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Meta Rebner

Script supervisor

Editing

Warren Low

Editor

Production

Hoyt Bowers

Casting

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Producer

Sound

Alex North

Original music composer

Writing

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Largescale poster for The Bad Seed

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