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The Todd Killings
46%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
The Todd Killings (1971) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Todd Killings (1971) — a movie tagged as Thriller with tense and nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 des… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Todd Killings 46% (12 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 12 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1971-10-20
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 4.6
- TMDB ID
- 169228
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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 sch... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Todd Killings?
The official runtime for The Todd Killings is approximately 93 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Robert F. Lyons
Steven "Skipper" Todd

Richard Thomas
Billy Roy

Belinda Montgomery
Roberta

Ed Asner
Fred Reardon

Gloria Grahame
Mrs. Roy

Barbara Bel Geddes
Mrs. Todd

Sherry E. DeBoer
Amata

Holly Near
Norma

James Broderick
Sam Goodwin

Fay Spain
Mrs. Mack

Michael Conrad
Detective Shaw
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Frank Webb
Blond Student

William Lucking

Meg Foster

George Murdock
Police Officer

Harry Lauter

Eddie Firestone
Mr. Hassin

Eve Brent
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