The Bad Seed(1956)
For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.
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.
Movie: The Bad Seed
Top 10 Billed Cast
Christine Penmark
Rhoda Penmark
Leroy Jessup
Hortense Daigle
Monica Breedlove
Col. Kenneth Penmark
Richard Bravo
Emory Wages
Reginald "Reggie" Tasker
Claudia Fern
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