''Incident in a Small Town'' is a 1994 American

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directed by

Delbert Mann Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film '' Marty'' (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay of the same name which h ...

, and starring

Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in '' A Face in the Crowd'' (1957), ''King Creole'' (1958) and as a coach of a ...

Harry Morgan Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both ''December Bride'' (1954–1959 ...

and

Stephanie Zimbalist Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8, 1956) is an American actress best known for her role as Laura Holt in the NBC detective series ''Remington Steele''. Background Stephanie Zimbalist was born in New York City, the daughter of Loranda Stepha ...

. 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.

Plot

The film is set in

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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.

Cast

as Harmon Cobb *

as Judge Bell *

as Lily Margaret Bell *

Nick Stahl Nicolas Kent Stahl (born December 5, 1979) is an American actor. Starting out as a child actor, he gained recognition for his performance in the 1993 film ''The Man Without a Face'', co-starring Mel Gibson. He later transitioned into his adult ...

as John Bell Trenton * Bernard Behrens as Judge Greeves * Lori Hallier as Madeleine * David Nerman as Frank Trenton * Dennis Strong as Joseph Baldwin *

James Blendick James Blendick (born 1941) is a Canadian character actor. He is perhaps best known for his 30-year-long association with the Stratford Festival. Career Among the productions in which he has performed leads are ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''The ...

as Seawright * Dee McCafferty as Police Officer *

Cara Pifko Cara Pifko (born March 15, 1976) is a Canadian actress known primarily for her work on television shows produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Life and career Pifko was born in Toronto, Ontario. A graduate of the National Theatre Sch ...

as Nancy * Eve Crawford as Mrs. Deane * Jim Warren as Chuck * Jeremy Tracz as Travis * Bruce McFee as Spencer

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Incident in a Small Town 1994 television films 1994 films 1994 drama films American courtroom films Television sequel films Films directed by Delbert Mann Films scored by Lee Holdridge CBS network films Films set in Illinois Films set in 1953 Television courtroom dramas American drama television films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films