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In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994)

All eyes are on Sparta after an internationally renowned actress arrives unexpectedly in the rural Mississippi town—and with a killer secret.

Crime Drama

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

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Tubi TV

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Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

as Sheriff William O. "Bill" Gillespie

as Chief Hampton Forbes

as Geli Bendl (AKA Gilda Burrows)

Janet MacLachlan

Janet MacLachlan

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

as Harriet DeLong Gillespie

Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones

as Tommy Ammons

as Georgie Sparkman

as Sgt. LuAnn Corbin

as Sgt. Parker Williams

as Lt. Lonnie Jamison

as Capt. Bubba Skinner

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Executive Producer

James Lee Barrett

James Lee Barrett

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

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