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