The Todd Killings

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The Todd Killings
film poster
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	National General Pictures
Distributed by	National General Pictures
Release date	October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20) (U.S.)
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.

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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.

• 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

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.

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]

• List of American films of 1971

• The Todd Killings at IMDb
• The Todd Killings at the TCM Movie Database
• The Todd Killings at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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