The Bad Seed (1956) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

Cast

• Patty McCormack as Rhoda Penmark
• Nancy Kelly as Christine Penmark
• Henry Jones as Leroy Jessup
• Eileen Heckart as Hortense Daigle
• Evelyn Varden as Monica Breedlove
• William Hopper as Col. Kenneth Penmark
• Paul Fix as Richard Bravo
• Jesse White as Emory Wages
• Gage Clarke as Reginald "Reggie" Tasker
• Joan Croydon as Claudia Fern
• Frank Cady as Henry Daigle
• Frances Bavier as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
• Violet N. Cane as Teacher (uncredited)
• Vivian Clermont as Mary Beth Musgrove (uncredited)
• Shelley Fabares as Margie (uncredited)
• Kathy Garver as Rhoda's Classmate (uncredited)
• Don C. Harvey as Guard in Hospital (uncredited)
• Edna Holland as Saleslady (uncredited)
• Dayton Lummis as Doctor (uncredited)
• Natalie Masters as Nurse (uncredited)
• Patricia Morrow as Ginny (uncredited)
• Adele Taylor as Teacher (uncredited)
• John Truax as Sergeant (uncredited)

Crew

• Mervyn LeRoy — Director
• John Lee Mahin — Screenplay
• William March — Novel
• Harold Rosson — Director of Photography
• Mervyn LeRoy — Producer
• Alex North — Original Music Composer

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