Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
1992 promotional image
Genre	Drama
Written by	Michael Norell James Norell
Directed by	Delbert Mann
Starring	Walter Matthau Harry Morgan Susan Blakely
Music by	Allyn Ferguson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Delbert Mann
Production location	Pittsburgh
Cinematography	Tony Imi
Editor	Millie Moore
Running time	120 min.
Production companies	RHI Entertainment Procter & Gamble Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 19, 1992 (1992-01-19)
Related
The Incident Incident in a Small Town

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore is a 1992 American made-for-television drama film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan and Susan Blakely. A sequel to The Incident (1990), it is the second of three television films featuring the characters Harmon Cobb and Judge Bell, which debuted in 1990's The Incident .

Plot

In 1947, Small-town Colorado lawyer Harmon Cobb and his family move to Baltimore, where he becomes the law partner of his old adversary Judge Bell. ^[1] He goes against the State of Maryland, suing on behalf of an institutionalized mental patient for release.

Cobb also struggles with the death of his son in the previous film. Despite several years having passed since his son's death in World War II, he is unable to accept his son's widow beginning a new romance with a customer at the music shop at which she starts working.

Release

The film debuted on CBS on Sunday, January 19, 1992, in the CBS Sunday Movie slot. It was the 17th most-watched show of the week in the Nielsen ratings, with a 16.0 rating, and beat out ABC's movie offering She Woke Up (14.1 rating), which placed 27th. ^[2]

Cast

• Walter Matthau as Harmon Cobb
• Harry Morgan as Judge Stoddard Bell
• Susan Blakely as Billie
• Ariana Richards as Nancy
• Brian Kerwin as Jack Adkins
• Barton Heyman as Donald
• Norman Rose as Judge Gold
• Larry Keith as Dr. Obenland
• Michael Mantell as Dr. Friedman
• David Leary as District Attorney Yates
• Bridgit Ryan as Marika
• Susan Chapek as Melina Vovakis
• Don Brockett as Judge Mulligan
• Bingo O'Malley as Judge Stoneburner
• John Hall as Young Lawyer

References

1. "Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
2. Yandel, Gerry (22 January 1992). CBS almost kicked out of saddle, The Atlanta Journal (page 60)

External links

• Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore at IMDb
• Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore at the TCM Movie Database