The dogs of hell walk the earth and the Devil strides beside
Peter Weller stars as Baton Morris, a drifter suspected of murder, in this crime drama. A widow (Kathy Baker) living in West Virginia takes in the man (Weller) whom she believes murdered her husband. As she spends more time with him, she begins to fall for him, but continues to question whether or not she can trust him. Directed by David Saperstein and based on a novel by Robert Houston, A Killing Affair features twists and turns up until the end.
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Peter Weller
Baston Morris
Kathy Baker
Maggie Gresham
John Glover
Sheb Sheppard
Rhetta Hughes
Vinia
Amy Fields
Bessie Gresham
Richard Westrick
Warren Gresham
Trevor Jackson
Eldridge
Susie Hall
Blanche
Sandi Brannon
Sara
Bob Hannah
Stillwell
Bill Smitrovich
Pink Gresham
Stuart Culpepper
Mr. Sheppard
Mert Hatfield
Sheriff of Oakman
Butch Hammett
Young Sheb
Victoria Loving
Morris' Wife
