Cinematic background from The Bad Seed 1956 - 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.

The Bad Seed

1956

Drama, Horror, Thriller

Directors:
Mervyn LeRoy
Writers:
William March, John Lee Mahin, Maxwell Anderson
Official poster of The Bad Seed 1956 directed by Mervyn LeRoy