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The Bad Seed( 1956)

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For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Nancy Kelly

      Christine Penmark

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      Patty McCormack

      Rhoda Penmark

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      Henry Jones

      Leroy Jessup

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      Eileen Heckart

      Hortense Daigle

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      Evelyn Varden

      Monica Breedlove

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      William Hopper

      Col. Kenneth Penmark

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      Paul Fix

      Richard Bravo

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      Jesse White

      Emory Wages

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      Gage Clarke

      Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

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      Joan Croydon

      Claudia Fern

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      Frank Cady

      Henry Daigle

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      Frances Bavier

      Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

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      Violet N. Cane

      Teacher (uncredited)

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      Vivian Clermont

      Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)

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      Shelley Fabares

      Margie (uncredited)

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      Kathy Garver

      Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

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      Don C. Harvey

      Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

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      Edna Holland

      Saleslady (uncredited)

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      Dayton Lummis

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Natalie Masters

      Nurse (uncredited)

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      Patricia Morrow

      Ginny (uncredited)

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      Adele Taylor

      Teacher (uncredited)

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      John Truax

      Sergeant (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    7.5
    Written by John Chard on Sat Nov 16 2013
    Sowing the seeds of evil. The Bad Seed is directed by Mervyn LeRoy and adapted to screenplay by Maxwell Anderson from the novel of the same name written by William March. Anderson had also adapted for the stage play as well. It stars Nancy Kelly, William Hopper, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart and Evelyn Varden. Music is by Alex North and cinematography by Harold Rossen. Is there such a thing as Bad Seed? Where I grew up there was a violent family of four brothers, each one would think nothing of doing a Begbie on you. It was the first time I heard the saying Bad Seed, with t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • lightning
    • confession
    • child murder
    • murder
    • lightning bolt
    • psychotic
    • evil child
    • cautionary
    • murder confession
    • critical
    • foreboding
    • ominous