The Bad Seed

Mervyn LeRoy
1956-09-12

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.
7.116
129 min

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

Name Character Team
Nancy Kelly Christine Penmark Unowned
Patty McCormack Rhoda Penmark Unowned
Henry Jones Leroy Jessup Unowned
Eileen Heckart Hortense Daigle Unowned
Evelyn Varden Monica Breedlove Unowned
William Hopper Col. Kenneth Penmark Unowned
Paul Fix Richard Bravo Unowned
Jesse White Emory Wages Unowned
Gage Clarke Reginald "Reggie" Tasker Unowned
Joan Croydon Claudia Fern Unowned
Frank Cady Henry Daigle Unowned
Frances Bavier Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited) Unowned
Violet N. Cane Teacher (uncredited) Unowned
Vivian Clermont Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited) Unowned
Shelley Fabares Margie (uncredited) Unowned
Kathy Garver Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited) Unowned
Don C. Harvey Guard in Hospital (uncredited) Unowned
Edna Holland Saleslady (uncredited) Unowned
Dayton Lummis Doctor (uncredited) Unowned
Natalie Masters Nurse (uncredited) Unowned
Patricia Morrow Ginny (uncredited) Unowned
Adele Taylor Teacher (uncredited) Unowned
John Truax Sergeant (uncredited) Unowned