The Bad Seed 67 years old

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

The Bad Seed

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, dote on their daughter, Rhoda -- as does their lonely landlady, Monica Breedlove. But self-centered Rhoda has a secret tendency for selfishness and loves to accumulate gifts, whether given or stolen, in her room. 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.

Credits

The Bad Seed Cast

Name Character
Shelley Fabares She was 12, now 80 years old as Margie (uncredited)
Frances Bavier She was 53, 86 years old when she died as Woman in dinner party scene (uncredited)
Henry Jones He was 44, 86 years old when he died as Leroy Jessup
Paul Fix He was 55, 82 years old when he died as Richard Bravo
William Hopper He was 41, 55 years old when he died as Col. Kenneth Penmark
Patty McCormack She was 11, now 78 years old as Rhoda Penmark
Nancy Kelly She was 35, 73 years old when she died as Christine Penmark
Gage Clarke He was 56, 64 years old when he died as Reginald 'Reggie' Tasker
Jesse White He was 39, 80 years old when he died as Emory Wages
Frank Cady He was 41, 96 years old when he died as Henry Daigle
Evelyn Varden She was 63, 65 years old when she died as Monica Breedlove
Joan Croydon She was 48, 76 years old when she died as Claudia Fern
Patricia Morrow She was 12, now 80 years old as Ginny (uncredited)
Eileen Heckart She was 37, 82 years old when she died as Hortense Daigle

The Bad Seed Crew

Name Department
Ralph S. Hurst as Set Decoration. He was 39 (55) years old when He died Art
Harold Rosson as Director of Photography. He was 61 (93) years old when He died Camera
Moss Mabry as Costume Designer. He was 38 (87) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Meta Rebner as Script Supervisor. Directing
Warren Low as Editor. He was 51 (83) years old when He died Editing
Frank V. Phillips as Camera Operator. He was 44 (82) years old when He died Camera
Maxwell Anderson as Theatre Play. He was 67 (70) years old when He died Writing
Mel Dellar as Assistant Director. Directing
Hoyt Bowers as Casting. He was 45 (71) years old when He died Production
Stanley Jones as Sound. He was 59 (83) years old when He died Sound
Mervyn LeRoy as Director. He was 55 (86) years old when He died Directing
Mervyn LeRoy as Producer. He was 55 (86) years old when He died Production
Alex North as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (80) years old when He died Sound
John Lee Mahin as Screenplay. He was 54 (81) years old when He died Writing
Michael Colgan as Sound Editor. He was 6 (56) years old when He died Sound
George Lane as Makeup Artist. He was 41 (95) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Ruby Felker as Hairdresser. Costume & Make-Up
William March as Novel. He was 62 (60) years old when He died Writing
The Bad Seed poster
The Bad Seed (67 years)

For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 12, 1956
  • Runtime: 129 minutes
  • Budget: 1000000.00