Incident in a Small Town (1994)
Lily and her son John live alone in a small town as her husband has been killed fighting the war in France. Or at least that is what she told John, but the arrival of Frank back in the town leads him to find out that she not only has been lying about that but also about the fact that she never married him. When Frank tussles with Lily in her yard she applies for a restraining order, calling on the help of her father (the esteemed judge Stoddard Bell) and his partner (lawyer Harmon Cobb). The case fails and when Frank is found murdered later that night Stoddard is arrested and Cobb has a defence case on his hands.
Director: Delbert Mann
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Walter Matthau as Harmon Cobb |
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Harry Morgan as Judge Bell |
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Stephanie Zimbalist as Lily Margaret Bell |
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Nick Stahl as John Bell Trenton |
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Bernard Behrens as Judge Greeves |
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Lori Hallier as Madeleine |
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David Nerman as Frank Trenton |
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Dennis Strong as Joseph Baldwin |
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James Blendick as Seawright |
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Dee McCafferty as Police Officer |
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Cara Pifko as Nancy |
| Directing | Delbert Mann | Director |
| Writing | Cindy Myers | Writer |