The Todd Killings
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| The Todd Killings | |
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| Directed by | Barry Shear |
| Written by | Dennis Murphy Joel Oliansky |
| Produced by | Barry Shear |
| Starring | Robert F. Lyons Richard Thomas Belinda Montgomery James Broderick Gloria Grahame Holly Near Edward Asner Barbara Bel Geddes |
| Cinematography | Harold E. Stine |
| Edited by | Walter Thompson |
| Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Todd Killings is a 1971 psychological thriller directed by Barry Shear and starring Robert F. Lyons, Richard Thomas, Belinda Montgomery, and Barbara Bel Geddes. It is based on the true crimes of serial killer Charles Schmid in the 1960s.
Plot
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Skipper Todd is a ne'er-do-well who spends his time wanting to be a rock star and playing mentor to the local high school crowd while sponging off of his mother. He is also the chief suspect in the disappearance of a local girl. After befriending naive Billy Roy, Todd sets his sights on Roberta.
Cast
[edit]- Robert F. Lyons as Skipper Todd
- Richard Thomas as Billy Roy
- Belinda Montgomery as Roberta
- Barbara Bel Geddes as Mrs. Todd
- James Broderick as Sam Goodwin
- Gloria Grahame as Mrs. Roy
- Harry Lauter as Mr. Roy
- Holly Near as Norma
- Ed Asner as Fred Reardon
- Jason Wingreen as Policeman
- Fay Spain as Mrs. Mack
- Michael Conrad as Detective Shaw
Release
[edit]The film was released theatrically in the United States by National General Pictures on October 20, 1971, but Warner Bros. bought the studio in 1969.
Home media
[edit]The film was released on VHS by Warner Home Video in 1993. It was released on DVD in 2010 via the Warner Archive on-demand service as anamorphic 2:35:1.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Todd Killings (1971)". wbshop.com. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
External links
[edit]- The Todd Killings at IMDb
- The Todd Killings at AllMovie
- The Todd Killings at the TCM Movie Database
- The Todd Killings at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 1971 films
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