The Bad Seed (1956)

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

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 facts

Released:
1956-09-12
Runtime:
129 min
Genres:
Thriller, Drama, Horror
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Top cast:
Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper
Original language:
EN
TMDB rating:
7.1/10 from 264 votes
Bynge Score:
6.9/10

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