Incident in a Small Town

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Walter MatthauHarmon Cobb

Harry MorganJudge Bell

Stephanie ZimbalistLily Margaret Bell

Nick StahlJohn Bell Trenton

Bernard BehrensJudge Greeves

Lori HallierMadeleine

David NermanFrank Trenton

Dennis Strong

Dennis StrongJoseph Baldwin

James Blendick

James BlendickSeawright

Dee McCaffertyPolice Officer

Cara PifkoNancy