The Todd Killings (1971) - Barry Shear

Based on the true story of ’60s thrill-killer Charles Schmid (“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. Basado en la historia real del asesino de emociones de los años 60, Charles Schmid (“El flautista de Hamelín de Tucson“), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) es un carismático joven de 23 años que se abre camino en la vida de los chicos de secundaria en un pequeño pueblo de California. Las chicas lo encuentran atractivo y están dispuestas a acompañarlo a un área desértica cercana para ser su “chica de la noche“. Sin embargo, no todos regresan. Con Richard Thomas como su leal acompañante y una colorida variedad de actores familiares en papeles de personajes vívidos, incluidos Barbara Bel Geddes, Gloria Grahame, Edward Asner, Fay Spain, James Broderick y Michael Conrad.