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The Todd Killings (1971)

The Todd Killings (1971)

Thriller
Release Date: 1971, October 20
Directors: Barry Shear
Countries: United States of America
Production: National General Production Inc.
Cast: Fay Spain, Ed Asner, Richard Thomas, Guy Wilkerson, Gloria Grahame, Jason Wingreen, Belinda Montgomery, Jack Riley, William H. O'Brien, Barbara Bel Geddes, James Broderick, Geoffrey Lewis

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.

Keywords:

based on true story murder serial killer california teenage girl