The Bad Seed
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Starring Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White, Gage Clarke, Joan Croydon
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- John Lee Mahin, William March
- Music
- Alex North
- Cinematography
- Harold Rosson
- Cast
- Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White, Gage Clarke, Joan Croydon, Frank Cady, Frances Bavier
Updated July 22, 2026
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