Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Budget: 1 000 000 $
Language
English
NMTW
65%
Mixed
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 1 win & 6 nominations total
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Nancy KellyChristine Penmark -
Patty McCormackRhoda Penmark
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Henry JonesLeroy Jessup
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Eileen HeckartHortense Daigle
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Evelyn VardenMonica Breedlove
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William HopperCol. Kenneth Penmark
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Paul FixRichard Bravo
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Jesse WhiteEmory Wages
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Gage ClarkeReginald "Reggie" Tasker
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Joan CroydonClaudia Fern
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Frank CadyHenry Daigle
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Frances BavierWoman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
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Shelley FabaresMargie (uncredited)
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Kathy GarverRhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
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Don C. HarveyGuard in Hospital (uncredited)
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Edna HollandSaleslady (uncredited)
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Dayton LummisDoctor (uncredited)
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Violet N. CaneTeacher (uncredited)
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Vivian ClermontMary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
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Natalie MastersNurse (uncredited)
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| Budget: | 1 000 000 $ |
| Country: | USA |
| Age rating: | |
| MPAA rating: | |
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| Length: | 2 h 9 min |
Description:
Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife Christine appear to have a perfect life, devoted to their daughter Rhoda. However, Rhoda secretly struggles with selfishness. Christine's refusal to see her daughter’s darker side is challenged when a classmate of Rhoda's dies under suspicious circumstances. This forces Christine to consider that Rhoda might be involved in something dangerous. The film explores how parents can miss crucial signs in their children and the repercussions of protecting them from difficult truths, building suspense as the truth about Rhoda gradually emerges.
| Alternative title: | The Bad Seed |
| Release year: | 1956 |
| Language: | English |
| Awards: | 🏆 Nominated for 4 Oscars. 1 win & 6 nominations total |
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Type: | Movie |
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