The Bad Seed
1956 · 129 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 16,535 VOTES · DIR. Mervyn LeRoy
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,031 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:45 - Be right out, Sergeant. - Yes, sir.
00:06:10 What a way to behave...
00:10:42 - I've taken your side despite misgivings... - Monica...
00:15:48 between his first syllable and his last syllable...
00:20:09 Murderess, poisons, et cetera, ad infinitum.
00:25:11 Yes, Mrs. Penmark.
00:31:38 - I'll be here. - I'll be right there all the time.
00:36:02 Such a possibility never entered our minds.
00:40:55 There were bruises on his hands...
00:47:17 What did you want to see me about, Mother?
00:51:24 I say I've got the sweetest mother in the world.
00:56:39 I heard you run him off the wharf, he was that scared.
01:02:07 - You like little girls to curtsy? - The best thing left out of the Middle Ages.
01:06:36 I must admit, I didn't quite know how to answer her first question.
01:10:36 Doomed to commit murder after murder...
01:15:07 I'm sorry.
01:20:01 How do you do? I'm Mrs. Breedlove, the oversized analyst.
01:26:24 Rhoda!
01:31:33 I got them shoes hid where nobody but me can find them.
01:37:41 But I can't stay away, so I got a little drunk and came over.
01:42:25 I know what you're thinking.
01:48:39 Rhoda, stop playing that music!
01:54:22 "Then, she gathered all her courage...
02:01:02 Not particularly.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,031
Dialogue density15.7 lines / min
First line00:01:45
Final line02:01:02
Production Record
DirectorMervyn LeRoy
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
IMDb votes16,535