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

The Bad Seed

19562h 9mNR7.1 TMDB

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.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

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Cast

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark

Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup

Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle

Evelyn Varden

Monica Breedlove

William Hopper

Col. Kenneth Penmark

Paul Fix

Richard Bravo

Jesse White

Emory Wages

Gage Clarke

Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

Joan Croydon

Claudia Fern

Frank Cady

Henry Daigle

Frances Bavier

Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

Violet N. Cane

Teacher (uncredited)

Vivian Clermont

Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)

At a glance

Status: Released
Original language: en
IMDb ID: tt0048977

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