The Bad Seed

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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Cast

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark

Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup

Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle

Evelyn Varden

Monica Breedlove

William Hopper

Col. Kenneth Penmark

Paul Fix

Richard Bravo

Jesse White

Emory Wages

Gage Clarke

Reginald "Reggie" Tasker

Joan Croydon

Claudia Fern

Frank Cady

Henry Daigle

Frances Bavier

Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)

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Violet N. Cane

Teacher (uncredited)

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Vivian Clermont

Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)

Shelley Fabares

Margie (uncredited)

Kathy Garver

Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)

Don C. Harvey

Guard in Hospital (uncredited)

Edna Holland

Saleslady (uncredited)

Dayton Lummis

Doctor (uncredited)

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Natalie Masters

Nurse (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• John Gilbert Kissel Property Master
• Ralph S. Hurst Set Decoration
• Gene Delaney Assistant Property Master
• John Beckman Art Direction

Camera

• Harold Rosson Director of Photography
• Pat Clark Still Photographer
• Frank Evans Assistant Camera
• Frank V. Phillips Camera Operator
• Charles Harris Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• George Lane Makeup Artist
• Leon Roberts Costumer
• Moss Mabry Costume Designer
• Ruby Felker Hairdresser

Crew

• Joe Halperin Unit Publicist

Directing

• Mervyn LeRoy Director
• Mel Dellar Assistant Director
• Meta Rebner Script Supervisor
• Rusty Meek Assistant Director

Editing

• Warren Low Editor

Production

• Mervyn LeRoy Producer
• Hoyt Bowers Casting

Sound

• Al Cavigga Sound Editor
• Maurice De Packh Orchestrator
• Eugene Marks Sound Editor
• Stanley Jones Sound
• Alex North Original Music Composer
• Michael Colgan Sound Editor

Writing

• John Lee Mahin Screenplay
• Maxwell Anderson Theatre Play
• William March Novel