🎬 Thriller, Drama, Horror

The Bad Seed

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

⭐ 7.1/10 1956 2h 9m Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
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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.

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⭐ 7.1/10 264 votes

Quick facts

Year
1956
Runtime
2h 9m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.1/10
Votes
264
Genre
Thriller, Drama, Horror
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Language
EN
Budget
$1.0M

Cast

Patty McCormack
Patty McCormack
Rhoda Penmark
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
Christine Penmark
Henry Jones
Henry Jones
Leroy Jessup
Eileen Heckart
Eileen Heckart
Hortense Daigle
Evelyn Varden
Evelyn Varden
Monica Breedlove
William Hopper
William Hopper
Col. Kenneth Penmark
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Richard Bravo
Jesse White
Jesse White
Emory Wages
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Questions about The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed has a runtime of 2h 9m (2 hours and 9 minutes).
The Bad Seed was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and released in 1956.
The Bad Seed is a Thriller, Drama, Horror film (1956).
The cast of The Bad Seed includes Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden.
The Bad Seed has a TMDB rating of 7.1/10 based on 264 votes.

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