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Murder in a Small Town ()


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A widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving the murder of a millionaire, who was the most despised man in town.

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Cash Carter
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Tony
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Sidney Lassiter
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Mimi
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Martha Lassiter
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Kate Faxton
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Billy
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Sophie Carter
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Esther
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Walter Godlin
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Charles
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Albert Lassiter
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Michael
Sten Eirik ...
Thin Man / Kovacs
Renee Murphy ...
Vickie
Kate Hennig ...
Mary, the Maid
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Detective Eddy
Sam Malkin ...
Medical Examiner
Roman Podhora ...
Detective Scalise
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Richard
Christian Hebert ...
Teddy, the Gardener
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Man in Tuxedo
Justine Campbell ...
Sexy Woman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Liz Fine ...
Mourner
Karen Costanzi ...
Bystander (uncredited)

Directed by

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Joyce Chopra

Written by

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Gilbert Pearlman ... (written by) &
Gene Wilder ... (written by)

Produced by

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Fred Berner ... producer
David Craig ... supervising producer
Craig McNeil ... producer
Steven Paul ... producer
Antony Root ... executive producer

Music by

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John Morris

Cinematography by

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Bruce Surtees

Editing by

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Peter C. Frank

Editorial Department

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Rick Downey ... negative cutter
Terry Haggar ... negative timer
Irene Kassow ... assistant editor
Marc Laub ... assistant editor
Joe Parisella ... color timer

Casting By

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Todd Thaler
Clare Walker

Production Design by

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Harold Thrasher

Art Direction by

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Mario Mercuri

Set Decoration by

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Jerri Thrasher

Costume Design by

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Martha Mann

Makeup Department

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Katarina Chovanec ... key hair stylist
Ava Stone ... key makeup artist
Frederick London ... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Julie Antonelli ... post-production supervisor
Nowell Grossman ... production supervisor
Mary Pantelidis ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jonnie Katz ... third assistant director
Lorraine M. Kearsey ... trainee assistant director
Randi Richmond ... first assistant director
Samantha Snidal ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Ken Innes ... lead dresser
Ron Lightfoot ... construction manager
Geoff Murrin ... assistant property master
Jim Murrin ... property master
Michael Sackler-Berner ... property assistant
Peter Waffle ... lead dresser

Sound Department

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Rick Ash ... re-recording mixer
Benjamin Beardwood ... dialogue editor (as Ben Beardwood)
Christopher Briles ... sound effects editor
Tim Chilton ... foley artist
Don Digirolamo ... re-recording mixer
Scott Ganary ... re-recording mixer
Dennis Gray ... dialogue editor
Stephen Grubbs ... supervising sound editor
Gary L. Krause ... sound effects editor (as Gary Krause)
Paul Longstaffe ... dialogue editor
Ao Loo ... production sound mixer
Stuart Martin ... assistant sound editor
Alyson Dee Moore ... foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Brian Thomas Nist ... sound effects editor
Ralph Osborn ... dialogue editor
Nancy Parker ... foley artist
Brian Ruberg ... foley mixer
Christopher Ryan ... assistant sound editor
Warren Smith ... dialogue editor
Buz Watson ... boom operator
Paul J. Zydel ... adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)

Special Effects by

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John LaForet ... special effects coordinator
Innanen Mike ... special effects foreman (as Michael Innanen)
Steve Stanford ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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O.T. Hight ... visual effects artist

Stunts

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Shelley Cook ... stunt double
Rick Forsayeth ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rocky Brown ... crane grip
Thomas Care ... dolly grip (as Tom Care)
John Colavecchia ... first assistant camera (as Johnny Colavecchia)
Cylvan Desrouleaux ... second assistant camera
Michael Fylyshtan ... steadicam operator
Tony Guerin ... camera operator
Dianne L. Haggarty ... best boy grip (as Dianne Haggarty)
Ben Mark Holzberg ... still photographer
John Medland ... still photographer
David Pamplin ... key grip
Chris Stagg ... best boy grip
Harry Stroud ... gaffer
Brad Vos ... first assistant camera: dailies
Christopher Watson ... best boy electric (as Chris Watson)

Casting Department

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Zameret Kleiman ... extras casting
Joanna Polley ... extras casting
Jonathan Strauss ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sharon Purdy ... assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Drazen Baric ... assistant location manager
Mark Logan ... location manager

Music Department

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Thomas Bartke ... assistant music editor
Mike Flicker ... music editor / music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Oliver Olsen ... script supervisor
Clare Saxby ... script editor

Transportation Department

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Grant Wilkins ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Heather Blurton ... set supervisor
Teryn Douglas ... production assistant
Ann Fitzgerald ... production accountant
Cheryl Francis ... assistant: Mr. Berner
Mary Robbie ... assistant accountant
Carole Rosenberg ... assistant production coordinator
Fran Solomon ... production coordinator
Nick Veziris ... gun wrangler
James Wiser ... assistant: Mr. McNeil
Steven Zander ... production assistant

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Due to a tragic incident Larry "Cash" Carter, a successful Broadway director, winds up in a small town in Connecticut working in community theater. With an eye for details and a view of the criminal mind, Cash soon finds that he is in demand by the local detective when the town's leading industrialist is found shot dead. While there were many people who may have wanted him dead, it is up to Cash to narrow the list of suspects. When the second murder is committed clues left at the scene lead Cash to the identity of the killer. Written by Tony Fontana

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Also Known As
  • Asesinato en Stamford (Spain)
  • Mord i byn (Sweden)
  • Fonos sti mikri poli (Greece)
  • 名探偵は演出家/奇妙な遺言 (Japan)
  • Убийство в маленьком городке (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Did You Know?

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Goofs The film is set before 1940. In a scene in a restaurant, a woman is telling about her recent experiences in Paris, where she and her friends "just had to have a meal in a Vietnamese restaurant". Vietnam was at that time part of Indochina, and did not come into existence until 1955. See more »
Movie Connections Features Angels with Dirty Faces (1938). See more »
Soundtracks You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me See more »

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