Incident in a Small Town

Incident in a Small Town
Written by	Cindy Myers
Directed by	Delbert Mann
Starring	Walter Matthau Harry Morgan Stephanie Zimbalist
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Robert Halmi
Cinematography	Ernest Day
Editor(s)	George Jay Nicholson
Running time	85 minutes
Production company(s)	RHI Entertainment
Distributor	Procter & Gamble Productions
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	January 23, 1994
Chronology
Preceded by	Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Incident in a Small Town is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film and a sequel to The Incident (1990) and Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992) directed by Delbert Mann, starring Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan and Stephanie Zimbalist. This is the third and final television film featuring the characters Harmon Cobb and Judge Bell.

Set in Cook County, Illinois in 1953, Harmon Cobb comes to the defense of Judge Bell, who stands accused of killing the abusive father of his daughter's child. in which a judge in a small town discovers that the skeletons in his family closet are aired for all to see after he's named as a prime suspect in the murder of his grandson's father.

Although not 'prequels' in the sense of having related plots, the two other films The Incident and Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore both feature the characters of Harmonn Cobb and Judge Bell. In all three films, the characters are played by the same actors.

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