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
Bruce Dern	...	Cody
Sharon Farrell	...	Elvie
Sandy Kenyon	...	Kyle
Barry Morse	...	Lt. Philip Gerard
Dabbs Greer	...	Sheriff
Edward Faulkner	...	Roy
James Griffith	...	Dispatcher
Nick Nicholson	...	Truck Driver
Paul Birch	...	Captain 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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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The music played at the beginning of Act III was originally used in The Twilight Zone Episode called Two (Season 3 Episode 1.) It later was used as the theme for The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its 9-year run from 1974-1982.

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Quotes

Lt. Philip Gerard: Why don't you stop running and turn yourself in, Kimble?
Dr. Richard Kimble: There's a man I have to find. A one-armed man. When I find him, I'll turn myself in.
Lt. Philip Gerard: Still sticking to that same tall tale? "A one-armed man killed my wife". The truth is... you're guilty not only in my eyes, but in the eyes of the law.

User Reviews

2/9/65 "Corner of Hell"

One of the great episodes of this great show. The tables get completely turned around as Gerard follows Kimble into hillbilly territory, (as he did in the third ever episode, "The Other Side of the Mountain", which also had Bruce Dern in it). Kimble wins the trust of the local people by saving the life of one of the patriarch's sons with his medical skills and then doing the same for their daughter. They also empathize with him because the law is his enemy, as it is theirs. They rough up Gerard when he barges in. The daughter drives off in his car. Gerard follows on foot. One of the boys, (Dern) gets involved in a friendly wrestling match with the daughter, (played by Sharon Farrell) and accidentally tosses her onto a rock, giving her a concussion. Gerard catches up and Dern runs away. When the rest of the family catches up to Gerard, they think he did it. His defense: he saw a man running away from the scene. There's even a scene where Gerard, trying to escape, falls into a puddle, just as Kimble did in the original opening to show, after the train wreck. He's captured and the family puts Gerard on trial with Kimble essentially acting as his defense attorney! They both get out of it but Gerard is unmoved by the irony of the predicament that he was in- on the surface, anyway.