The Bad Seed (1956)

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Directed by

Mervyn LeRoy

Starring (View all)

Gage Clarke
Tasker

Jesse White
Emory

Joan Croydon
Miss Fern

William Hopper
Col. Kenneth Penmark

Paul Fix
Richard Bravo

Henry Jones
Leroy

Evelyn Varden
Monica

Eileen Heckart
Mrs. Hortense Daigle

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John Lee Mahin
(screenplay)

Maxwell Anderson
(play)

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12 years, 5 months ago at Jun 18 21:45

topaz

Who could ever suspect the lovely Rhoda to be such an evil creature. She is so pure and so polite, but she KILLS!

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1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 29 15:12

fernando

A conjunction of themes and facts: big play by Maxwell Anderson, good ol Le Roy handling it wisely to Hollywood, with original stars (great Nancy Kelly), and loosening a bit acting to explode on some effects of composition...

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Christine Penmark seems to have it all: a lovely home, a loving husband and the most "perfect" daughter in the world. But since childhood, Christine has suffered from the most terrible recurring nightmare. And her "perfect" daughter's accomplishments include lying, theft and possibly much, much worse. Only Christine knows the truth about her daughter and only Christine's father knows the truth about her nightmare.

Release date: 12 September 1956
UPC: 085393352424

Tags: Horror (9), Drama (6), Mystery (5), 1950s (4), Piano (3), Teacher (3), Dream (3), Hospital (3), Secret (3), 1956 (3), Janitor (3), Lightning (3), Murder (3), Based On Play (2), Based On Book (2), Adoption (2), Arson (2), Shoe (2), Suicide Attempt (2), Evil Child (2)

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