Corner of Hell 

A police roadblock, including Lt. Gerard, causes Kimble to escape cross country into an area populated with moonshiners. With Gerard in hot pursuit, they're both caught, and Kimble must defend Gerard to keep him from being hanged.

Director:

Robert Butler

Writers:

Jo Heims (teleplay), Francis Gwaltney (teleplay) (as Francis Irby Gwaltney)

Stars:

David Janssen, R.G. Armstrong, Bruce Dern

Cast

Episode cast overview:
David Janssen	...	Dr. Richard Kimble / Paul Hunter
R.G. Armstrong	...	Tully Gage
Bruce Dern	...	Cody
Sharon Farrell	...	Elvie Gage
Sandy Kenyon	...	Kyle
Barry Morse	...	Lt. Philip Gerard
Dabbs Greer	...	Sheriff Claypool
Edward Faulkner	...	Roy
James Griffith	...	Dispatcher
Nick Nicholson	...	Truck Driver
Paul Birch	...	Capt. Carpenter

Storyline

A police roadblock, including Lt. Gerard, causes Kimble to escape cross country into an area populated with moonshiners. With Gerard in hot pursuit, they're both caught, and Kimble must defend Gerard to keep him from being hanged.

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Plot Keywords:

whiskey | back country | concussion | truck driver | outlaw | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The music played at the beginning of Act III was originally used in The Twilight Zone: Two (1961). It later was used as the theme for "The CBS Radio Mystery Theater" during its nine-year run from 1974-82.

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Quotes

Narrator: [Act One Opening Narration. Viewers see Richard Kimble driving a truck labeled "Inter-South Freight] A man on the run, convicted on circumstantial evidence of a murder he did not commit, calling himself Paul Hunter, driving relief for Inter-South Freight. This is his first trip; it will be his last. He's only a few miles away from a grim encounter with truth and irony.

User Reviews

A Victim of Blind Justice Times 2

Corner Of Hell introduces us to Moonshiner land. Local police never invade this area of illegal activity because the cost benefit of such action is highly negative.

R.G Armstrong plays a strong role as Tully, the Moonshiner patriarch while Sharon Farrell (Elvie) and Bruce Dern (Cody) put on excellent performances as his children.

While the sheriff (played by Dabs Greer who appeared in several minor Fugitive TV series roles including episodes 1 & 118) avoids Moonshiner country like the plague, our ever persistent Lieutenant Gerard (played by Barry Morse) has other ideas.

Kimble heads into Moonshiner country to avoid capture and Gerard decides to follow. After proving himself in front of our Moonshiner clan, Kimble gains respect in Armstrong's eyes. Gerard descends into deep trouble and is faced with the Shiner's judgment.

Corner Of Hell is special in that it's perhaps the only Fugitive episode in which Lieutenant Gerard is forced into and realistically feels what it's like to be in Kimble's shoes.

I first saw Corner of Hell in the 1967-1968 wave of reruns. All of these years and I always remembered the episode in which Tully proclaimed his famous catch phrase - "Go Fetch Em'"

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 1965 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM), United Artists Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1