After being on the run for 6 months, Richard Kimble falls in love with a beautiful woman who has a young son. She also has a physically abusive, estranged husband, that wants Kimble out of t... Read allAfter being on the run for 6 months, Richard Kimble falls in love with a beautiful woman who has a young son. She also has a physically abusive, estranged husband, that wants Kimble out of town, or dead.After being on the run for 6 months, Richard Kimble falls in love with a beautiful woman who has a young son. She also has a physically abusive, estranged husband, that wants Kimble out of town, or dead.
- Captain Carpenter
- (uncredited)
- Bus Passenger
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- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Sgt. Fairfield
- (uncredited)
- Mark Welles
- (uncredited)
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Ticket Agent
- (uncredited)
- Cleve Brown
- (uncredited)
- Miss Blaine (the babysitter)
- (uncredited)
- Evelyn
- (uncredited)
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Introductory Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThis series was loosely based on Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables". The writer of this episode, Stanford Whitmore, has said that he chose the surname "Gerard" for Kimble's pursuer because it sounded similar to "Javert," who pursues Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables".
- GoofsWhen Vera Miles' character is playing the piano, the camera goes to a full body shot. Her right foot is not the on pedal, which it would need to be to produce the smooth soundtrack music. Instead, her ankles are crossed under the piano bench.
- Quotes
Narrator: [Continuing Act One Narration following a scene with Lt. Gerard and his superior, Capt. Carpenter. Viewers see Kimble opening a newspaper's Want Ads page] Ready? A job. What will it be?
[Kimble circles an ad that reads "Bartender - Work Nights. The Branding Iron. 109 South Scott Street."]
Narrator: Be ready for the questions and hope there won't be too many.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Fugitive (1963)
- SoundtracksI'll Never Smile Again
(uncredited)
Written by Ruth Lowe (1940)
[Performed at the Branding Iron bar by Vera Miles' character, Monica Welles]
This episode shows three themes that will be hallmarks of this show's four-year run. First, as with all QM productions, the guest stars are always first rate. This is not only true with the main characters portrayed by Brian Keith and Vera Miles, but also the supporting characters acted out by Harry Townes, Dabbs Greer, and Barney Phillips. All were well established actors and probably cost a little more than other lesser-known performers, but QM always maintained these standards.
Second, the standard Fugitive plot device of Kimble helping out people when he would be better served to run is first seen here. Despite the bad guy have influence with the police and a deteriorating situation, Kimble doesn't run but stays and helps. We will see that about a hundred more times over four years.
Third, women falling for Kimble will be another situation we will see many times. Of course, it is created by the writers, but I give David Janssen lots of credit here. He is a likeable guy with a bit of vulnerability mixed in. If you read many of the comments made by co-stars over the years, he was a nice guy in real life too. Many reviewers, me among them, had wished the producers had brought back one of the many women that Kimble had meet along the way for the two part series finale rather than create a new character just for the ending. I had opted for Suzanne Pleshette or Janice Rule but Vera Miles would have been a great choice. Having her there at the beginning and the ending would have been nice symmetry.
A great start to a superb series. Enjoy!
- Guad42
- May 9, 2022
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- Filming locations
- 7100 block of Willoughby between LaBrea and Romaine, Los Angeles, California, USA(RR tracks in ending scene with kitten and RR crossing sign in ending shot, used in ending credits)
- Production companies
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- Runtime51 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1