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The Bad Seed (1956) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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You can watch The Bad Seed (1956) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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.
Forget hulking monsters or masked slashers to find true terror in a polite, blonde schoolgirl. This mid-century thriller turns domestic perfection into a chilling nightmare as a mother realizes her child lacks a conscience.
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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White, Gage Clarke, Joan Croydon
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The Bad Seed
You can watch The Bad Seed (1956) on Kanopy with a participating library card.
IMDb
7.1/10
RT Critics
64%
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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White, Gage Clarke, Joan Croydon
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Watch The Bad Seed on Kanopy with a participating library card. Availability last verified October 4, 2026.