1956 2h 9m Mervyn LeRoy

The Bad Seed

Name: The Bad Seed
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Drama
Released: 1956
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart

★ 7.4 IMDb

Mystery & Thriller Horror Drama

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.

Writers Maxwell Anderson, John Lee Mahin

Cast Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart

DP Harold Rosson

Production Designer John Beckman

Music Alex North

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress

Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

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