John Ball Trailers

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice TrailerThe Organization TrailerThey Call Me Mister Tibbs! Trailer

John Dudley Ball Jr. (July 8, 1911 – October 15, 1988) was an American writer. He is best known for mystery novels involving police detective Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs was introduced in the 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was made into an Oscar-winning film of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.

Most Popular John Ball Trailers

Total trailers found: 4

In the Heat of the Night Trailer (1967)

02 August 1967

African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi.

The Organization Trailer (1971)

20 October 1971

After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice Trailer (1994)

21 October 1994

When a serial killer of women is on the loose in Sparta, all the clues lead Sheriff Gillespie and Forbes to the home of the wealthy Judge Walker.

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Trailer (1970)

10 July 1970

A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.