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  • The Bad Seed (1956)
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    129 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The Bad Seed (1956)
Approved
129 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Rhoda Penmark seems like your average, sweet eight-year-old girl. After her rival at school dies in mysterious circumstances at the school picnic, her mother starts to suspect that Rhoda was responsible.
Director
Writers
John Lee Mahin (screenplay) | Maxwell Anderson (play) | William March (novel)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Harold Rosson (as Hal Rosson)
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Release date
Sep 12, 1956 (United States)

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Cast

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Gage Clarke
Reggie Tasker Reggie Tasker   See fewer
Joan Croydon
Miss Fern (as Joan Croyden) Miss Fern (as Joan Croyden)   See fewer
William Hopper
Col. Kenneth Penmark Col. Kenneth Penmark   See fewer
Paul Fix
Richard Bravo Richard Bravo   See fewer
Evelyn Varden
Monica Breedlove Monica Breedlove   See fewer
Eileen Heckart
Mrs. Hortense Daigle Mrs. Hortense Daigle   See fewer
Patty McCormack
Rhoda Penmark Rhoda Penmark   See fewer
Nancy Kelly
Christine Penmark Christine Penmark   See fewer
Frank Cady
Henry Daigle Henry Daigle   See fewer
Frances Bavier
Woman in Dinner Party (uncredited) Woman in Dinner Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Violet N. Cane
Teacher (uncredited) Teacher (uncredited)   See fewer
Vivian Clermont
Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited) Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)   See fewer
Shelley Fabares
Margie (uncredited) Margie (uncredited)   See fewer
Kathy Garver
Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited) Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)   See fewer
Don C. Harvey
Guard in Hospital Corridor (uncredited) Guard in Hospital Corridor (uncredited)   See fewer
Edna Holland
Saleslady (uncredited) Saleslady (uncredited)   See fewer
Dayton Lummis
The Doctor (uncredited) The Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Natalie Masters
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Patricia Morrow
Ginny (uncredited) Ginny (uncredited)   See fewer
Adele Taylor
Teacher (uncredited) Teacher (uncredited)   See fewer
John Truax
The Sergeant (uncredited) The Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
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