The Bad Seed (1956)
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.
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Writer:
John Lee Mahin
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Patty McCormack as Rhoda Penmark |
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Nancy Kelly as Christine Penmark |
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Henry Jones as Leroy Jessup |
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Eileen Heckart as Hortense Daigle |
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Evelyn Varden as Monica Breedlove |
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William Hopper as Col. Kenneth Penmark |
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Paul Fix as Richard Bravo |
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Jesse White as Emory Wages |
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Gage Clarke as Reginald "Reggie" Tasker |
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Joan Croydon as Claudia Fern |
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Frank Cady as Henry Daigle |
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Frances Bavier as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited) |
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Violet N. Cane as Teacher (uncredited) |
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Vivian Clermont as Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited) |
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Shelley Fabares as Margie (uncredited) |
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Kathy Garver as Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited) |
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Don C. Harvey as Guard in Hospital (uncredited) |
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Edna Holland as Saleslady (uncredited) |
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Dayton Lummis as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Natalie Masters as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Patricia Morrow as Ginny (uncredited) |
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Adele Taylor as Teacher (uncredited) |
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John Truax as Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Writing | John Lee Mahin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maxwell Anderson | Theatre Play |
| Writing | William March | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Al Cavigga | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Pat Clark | Still Photographer |
| Production | Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
| Crew | Joe Halperin | Unit Publicist |
| Art | John Gilbert Kissel | Property Master |
| Camera | Frank Evans | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Mel Dellar | Assistant Director |
| Art | Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Frank V. Phillips | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Charles Harris | Grip |
| Sound | Eugene Marks | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leon Roberts | Costumer |
| Sound | Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Designer |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruby Felker | Hairdresser |
| Art | Gene Delaney | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | John Beckman | Art Direction |
| Directing | Meta Rebner | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Hoyt Bowers | Casting |
| Directing | Rusty Meek | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Michael Colgan | Sound Editor |
