Incident in a Small Town

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Incident in a Small Town
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GenreDrama
War
Written byCindy Myers
Directed by Delbert Mann
Edwin Self producer (uncredited)
Everett Chambers (supervising producer)
Starring Walter Matthau
Harry Morgan
Stephanie Zimbalist
Music by Lee Holdridge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRobert Halmi Sr.
Larry Strichman (co-executive producer)
Producer Robert Halmi
Cinematography Ernest Day
EditorGeorge Jay Nicholson
Running time85 minutes
Production companies Procter & Gamble Productions
RHI Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 23, 1994 (1994-01-23)
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Incident in a Small Town is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film directed by Delbert Mann, and starring Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan and Stephanie Zimbalist. This is the third and final film featuring the characters Harmon Cobb and Judge Bell, following The Incident (1990) and Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992). Cobb and Bell are played by Matthau and Morgan in all three films.

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Plot

The film is set in Baltimore in 1953. Harmon Cobb comes to the defense of Judge Bell, who stands accused of killing the abusive father of his estranged daughter's child. [1]

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References

  1. "Incident in a Small Town (1994)". Turner Classic Movies . Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.