Incident in a Small Town (1994)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.705 |
Directed By
Delbert Mann
TOP CAST
Walter Matthau
Harmon Cobb
Harry Morgan
Judge Bell
Stephanie Zimbalist
Lily Margaret Bell
Nick Stahl
John Bell Trenton
Bernard Behrens
Judge Greeves
Lori Hallier
Madeleine
David Nerman
Frank Trenton
Dennis Strong
Joseph Baldwin
James Blendick
Seawright
Dee McCafferty
Police Officer
Cara Pifko
Nancy
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