Ratings

TMDB Rating 7.1
IMDB Rating 7.5
RottenTomatoes Rating 65%

Financials

Revenue: $0

Budget: $1,000,000

Profit: - $-1,000,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: For little Rhoda, murder is child's play.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Sep 12, 1956

Rating: 1956-08-23

Run Time: 2h 09m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Christine Penmark

Age : N/A | Popularity : 27%

Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack

Rhoda Penmark

Age : N/A | Popularity : 57%

Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Leroy Jessup

Age : N/A | Popularity : 70%

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Hortense Daigle

Age : N/A | Popularity : 43%

Evelyn Varden

Evelyn Varden

Monica Breedlove

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

William Hopper

William Hopper

Col. Kenneth Penmark

Age : N/A | Popularity : 35%

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Richard Bravo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 85%

Jesse White

Jesse White

Emory Wages

Age : 80 | Popularity : 51%


Crew

Department Role Name
Directing Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Assistant Director
Mel Dellar
Mel Dellar
Rusty Meek
Rusty Meek
Script Supervisor
Meta Rebner
Meta Rebner
Writing Screenplay
John Lee Mahin
John Lee Mahin
Theatre Play
Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell Anderson
Novel
William March
William March
Costume & Make-Up Other
Joan Joseff
Joan Joseff
Makeup Artist
George Lane
George Lane
Costumer
Leon Roberts
Leon Roberts
Costume Designer
Moss Mabry
Moss Mabry
Hairdresser
Ruby Felker
Ruby Felker
Sound Sound Editor
Al Cavigga
Al Cavigga
Eugene Marks
Eugene Marks
Michael Colgan
Michael Colgan
Orchestrator
Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh
Sound
Stanley Jones
Stanley Jones
Original Music Composer
Alex North
Alex North
Camera Director of Photography
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
Still Photographer
Pat Clark
Pat Clark
Assistant Camera
Frank Evans
Frank Evans
Camera Operator
Frank V. Phillips
Frank V. Phillips
Grip
Charles Harris
Charles Harris
Production Producer
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Casting
Hoyt Bowers
Hoyt Bowers
Crew Unit Publicist
Joe Halperin
Joe Halperin
Art Property Master
John Gilbert Kissel
John Gilbert Kissel
Set Decoration
Ralph S. Hurst
Ralph S. Hurst
Assistant Property Master
Gene Delaney
Gene Delaney
Art Direction
John Beckman
John Beckman
Editing Editor
Warren Low
Warren Low
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