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The Todd Killings

The Todd Killings

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 20, 1971

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Thriller

User Score

43%

Original Title

The Todd Killings

Production Companies

National General Production Inc.

Director

Barry Shear

Description

Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. Girls find him attractive and are only too willing to accompany him to a nearby desert area to be his "girl for the night." Not all of them return, however. Featuring Richard Thomas as his loyal hanger-on and a colorful assortment of familiar actors in vivid character roles including Barbara Bel Geddes, Gloria Grahame, Edward Asner, Fay Spain, James Broderick and Michael Conrad.