ReelRate
The Bad Seed poster

The Bad Seed (1956)

2h 9m · 12 Sep 1956

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

ReelRate
★ –/5
0 ratings
TMDB
7.1/10
282 votes
Log in to save movies to your wishlist.

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.

Movie ID89593
GenreDrama, Horror, Thriller
DirectorMervyn LeRoy
Main castPatty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White
Release date12 September 1956
Release year1956
LanguageEnglish
Duration129 min (2h 9m)
Rating7.1 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseWarner Bros. Pictures

Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Writers: John Lee Mahin

Trailer

Top cast

Patty McCormackRhoda Penmark Nancy KellyChristine Penmark Henry JonesLeroy Jessup Eileen HeckartHortense Daigle Evelyn VardenMonica Breedlove William HopperCol. Kenneth Penmark Paul FixRichard Bravo Jesse WhiteEmory Wages Gage ClarkeReginald "Reggie" Tasker Joan CroydonClaudia Fern Frank CadyHenry Daigle Frances BavierWoman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
Violet N. CaneTeacher (uncredited)
Vivian ClermontMary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
Shelley FabaresMargie (uncredited) Kathy GarverRhoda's Classmate (uncredited) Don C. HarveyGuard in Hospital (uncredited) Edna HollandSaleslady (uncredited) Dayton LummisDoctor (uncredited)
Natalie MastersNurse (uncredited)

Rate & review

Log in to rate or create a free account.

User reviews

No written reviews yet. Be the first!

More like this