The Bad Seed

“For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.”

7.1

1956

2h 9m

ThrillerDramaHorror

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.

Key Crew

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Producers

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers

John Lee Mahin

Cinematography

Harold Rosson

Music

Alex North

Cast (23)

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

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