The Bad Seed (1956)
For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.
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 stolen, in her room. 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.
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Nancy KellyChristine Penmark
Patty McCormackRhoda Penmark
Eileen HeckartHortense Daigle
Henry JonesLeroy Jessup
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)Keywords
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What is The Bad Seed about?
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 stolen, in her room. 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.
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The Bad Seed has a runtime of 129 minutes.
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