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The Todd Killings (1971)

Directed by Barry Shear

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Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 93 minutes

Actors

Robert F. Lyons | Richard Thomas | Belinda Montgomery | Ed Asner | Gloria Grahame | Barbara Bel Geddes | Sherry Miles | Holly Near | James Broderick | Fay Spain | Michael Conrad | Frank Webb | William Lucking | Meg Foster | George Murdock | Harry Lauter | Eddie Firestone | Eve Brent | Sugar Ray Robinson | Forrest Lewis | Guy Wilkerson | Geoffrey Lewis