Kimble escapes from a sheriff by stealing his station wagon, unaware that Lt. Gerard's son is hiding in the back seat.Kimble escapes from a sheriff by stealing his station wagon, unaware that Lt. Gerard's son is hiding in the back seat.Kimble escapes from a sheriff by stealing his station wagon, unaware that Lt. Gerard's son is hiding in the back seat.
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
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- (uncredited)
William Conrad
- Narrator
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaKurt Russell, who plays Lt. Gerard's son, is in real life the son of Bing Russell, who portrays Matt Davis, game warden.
- GoofsIn the opening narration, it states that Kimble is working at a trout hatchery in Wisconsin, high up in the mountains. There are no mountains in Wisconsin.
- Quotes
Narrator: [Act One Opening Narration. Viewers see Richard Kimble readying a truck, labeled 'Evergreen Fish Hatchery - Fish Management Division' and preparing to deliver some trout to re-stock a lake in Wisconsin] A trout hatchery, high in the mountains, made to order for Richard Kimble, Fugitive. Far off the main road - a lonely job, too lonely for most men.
- SoundtracksTheme from The Fugitive
Music by Pete Rugolo
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It's Phil Gerard times two
Doc is working at a fish hatchery in the mountains of Wisconsin, a perfect job for him according to William Conrad, when he runs afoul of the local sheriff. The guy follows Dick to see where he drops off a bunch of hatchlings so he can fry them up in his pan. Kimble, whose moral code also applies to young fish, tells off the guy before he knows the guy is the law. Sheriff Debo wants to get even, so he looks at old wanted posters and sees one that matches. He calls the beleaguered Captain Carpenter who soon gets a call from Gerard, who just so happens to be taking his son, young Flipper Jr, on a fishing trip in the area. How funny would it have been if Gerard had stopped Kimble while he was relocating the fish? Anyways, Gerard goes to see Debo after telling him not to try to catch Kimble himself. Debo doesn't think half a tank of gas is enough to get them to Kimble, who stays 12 miles from there, but Gerard thinks it's probably enough, and he wants to get there right now, as the chase is causing his hair to fall out at an alarming rate. Phil Jr is told to stay with Mrs Debo, even though he would rather go along to catch Kimble than eat her cookies. He tells her he has to get his beloved Cleveland Browns football cards out of daddy's car, but hides in the back of Debo's station wagon after he gets the cards. The very station wagon that the law then takes to pick up the doc! Debo stupidly leaves the keys in the ignition and Dick steals the wagon while the law is approaching Dick's cabin. Dick soon realizes he has a passenger and who the passenger is. Young Gerard does his darndest to get them captured, including leaving a trail of his cards, even the ultra valuable Jim Brown, for the cops to follow. Dick's legendary patience and kindness is put to the test, as young Kurt Russell proves to be a real pain in the backside. Along the way they meet Slim Pickens, what in the wide, wide of sports is a goin' on around here, and Kurt's real father Bing. Kimble is close to getting away after knocking Bing out with his dynamite right cross when he comes back to rescue Jr, who stepped on a bear trap. Fortunately, young Phil shows no ill effects after being freed. Jr starts to think that Dick really is a good guy, and might not have killed his wife after all. Maybe dad is wrong about him. So he tells Phil Sr that Dick went that that-a-way when he really went this-a-way, and big Phil comes up empty yet again. Richard Kimble, still.....a fugitive, sends young Phil a Johnny Unitas card, as he earlier noticed that Phil's collection was missing that card. Dick, apparently not a big football fan, doesn't know that Unitas didn't play for the Browns.
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- Dec 18, 2022
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- Runtime51 minutes
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