A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town

1990•1h 40m•4.8/10

DramaTV MovieCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.8/10(11)

The gory ax-murder of one suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.

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Production

King Phoenix Entertainment, Hearst Entertainment Productions, IndieProd Company Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Candy Morrison

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Ed Reivers

John Terry

John Terry

Stan Blankenship

Richard Gilliland

Richard Gilliland

Dale Morrison

Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington

Peggy Blankenship

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Dr. Beardsley

Matthew Posey

Matthew Posey

Norman Billings

James Monroe Black

Dr. Giles

Dennis Letts

Dennis Letts

Chief McAlester

Marco Perella

Marco Perella

Rick Slocum

Norman Bennett

Jim Ramsey

Jerry Haynes

Jerry Haynes

Judge Scott

Rodger Boyce

Rodger Boyce

Rex Staples

Daphne Eckler

Dede Alexander

Jan DeWitt

Connie Keating

Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll

Bob Shelton

Blue Deckert

Blue Deckert

Andy Blassingame

Spencer Prokop

Kevin Sanders

Jacob Parker

Sean Morrison

Lisa Renee Wilson

Sara Morrison

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