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.
Unfortunately the movie The Bad Seed is not yet available on Disney Plus.
| Directing | Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Writing | John Lee Mahin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maxwell Anderson | Theatre Play |
| Writing | William March | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Joseff | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Al Cavigga | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Pat Clark | Still Photographer |
| Production | Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
| Crew | Joe Halperin | Unit Publicist |
| Art | John Gilbert Kissel | Property Master |
| Camera | Frank Evans | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Mel Dellar | Assistant Director |
| Art | Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Frank V. Phillips | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Charles Harris | Grip |
| Sound | Eugene Marks | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Colgan | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leon Roberts | Costumer |
| Sound | Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Designer |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruby Felker | Hairdresser |
| Art | Gene Delaney | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | John Beckman | Art Direction |
| Directing | Meta Rebner | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Hoyt Bowers | Casting |
| Directing | Rusty Meek | Assistant Director |
