Murder in a Small Town is 1999 American television film produced and broadcast by the A&E Network. The period mystery stars Gene Wilder as Larry "Cash" Carter, a stage director, theater manager, former actor, and unofficial consulting detective for the police department in 1930s Stamford, Connecticut. Wilder also co-wrote the screenplay for the telefilm, which was the first A&E Original Movie. High ratings led A&E to plan a Cash Carter TV movie franchise, but only one sequel, The Lady in Question (1999), was produced.