Thriller ·Drama ·Horror · United States of America · 1956 · 2h 9m

The Bad Seed

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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Patty McCormack as Rhoda Penmark Nancy Kelly as Christine Penmark Henry Jones as Leroy Jessup Eileen Heckart as Hortense Daigle Evelyn Varden as Monica Breedlove William Hopper as Col. Kenneth Penmark
Crew
Harold Rosson — Director of Photography Warren Low — Editor Alex North — Original Music Composer John Lee Mahin — Screenplay William March — Novel Mervyn LeRoy — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
lightningconfessionchild murdermurderlightning boltpsychoticevil childcautionarymurder confessioncriticalforebodingominous
Key Collaborators
Mervyn LeRoy Director Harold Rosson Director of Photography Warren Low Editor Alex North Original Music Composer John Lee Mahin Screenplay William March Novel Mervyn LeRoy Producer
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