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The Fugitive

Everybody Gets Hit in the Mouth Sometime

  • Episode aired Mar 9, 1965
  • 51m
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7.6/10
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Jack Klugman in The Fugitive (1963)
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While working as a dispatcher for a small trucking company, Kimble deals with its owner and his guilty secret with a troubled woman.While working as a dispatcher for a small trucking company, Kimble deals with its owner and his guilty secret with a troubled woman.While working as a dispatcher for a small trucking company, Kimble deals with its owner and his guilty secret with a troubled woman.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
133
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  • Director
    • Alexander Singer
  • Writers
    • Jack Turley
    • Roy Huggins
  • Stars
    • David Janssen
    • Jack Klugman
    • Geraldine Brooks
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alexander Singer
  • Writers
    • Jack Turley
    • Roy Huggins
  • Stars
    • David Janssen
    • Jack Klugman
    • Geraldine Brooks
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    • 4User reviews
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    David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    Michael Constantine in The Fugitive (1963)
    Jack Klugman and David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    Geraldine Brooks and David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    Geraldine Brooks in The Fugitive (1963)
    Barry Atwater in The Fugitive (1963)
    Jack Klugman and David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    Jack Klugman in The Fugitive (1963)
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    David Janssen
    David Janssen
    • Dr. Richard Kimbleas Dr. Richard Kimble…
    Jack Klugman
    Jack Klugman
    • Gus Hendricksas Gus Hendricks
    Geraldine Brooks
    Geraldine Brooks
    • Lucia Mayfieldas Lucia Mayfield
    Michael Constantine
    Michael Constantine
    • Ernie Svobodaas Ernie Svoboda
    Barry Atwater
    Barry Atwater
    • Cleve Loganas Cleve Logan
    • (as G.B. Atwater)
    Barry Morse
    Barry Morse
    • Lt. Philip Gerardas Lt. Philip Gerard
    • (credit only)
    Jimmy Stiles
    • Jimmy Mayfieldas Jimmy Mayfield
    Tracy Stratford
    Tracy Stratford
    • Lucy Mayfieldas Lucy Mayfield
    Kathleen O'Malley
    Kathleen O'Malley
    • Receptionistas Receptionist
    John Mayo
    • Mr. Williamsas Mr. Williams
    K.L. Smith
    K.L. Smith
    • Peteas Pete
    Marlowe Jensen
    • Sgt. Fountainas Sgt. Fountain
    James Devine
    • Gas station attendantas Gas station attendant
    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Narratoras Narrator
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alexander Singer
    • Writers
      • Jack Turley
      • Roy Huggins
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    Storyline

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    Kimble's a dispatcher at a Colorado trucking company. He also keeps track of the truckers' hours. Gus, the owner, has a reputation for working his drivers and himself past the legally allowed driving hours because he needs money. He's supporting a widow and her two children out of guilt because her husband died in a truck accident while working for Gus. Soon, the lonely widow learns that Kimble is single and becomes predictably infatuated. Meanwhile, Gus is so short of money that he can't afford the insurance premium on his trucks and he's in danger of losing his business. Gus gets an offer to commit insurance fraud to make a quick buck. He's tempted because then he can get his business back on track and get rid of the widow with one big payoff. Kimble likes Gus and tries to talk him out of it. Later, he learns that the authorities suspect something and rushes to warn Gus.
    • lonely widow
    • truck
    • truck accident
    • truck driver
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      About halfway through the story, Hendricks offers to pay Lucia $2,300 to leave town. Soon afterwards, he plots the hijacking of electronic gear insured for $25,000. In 2021 terms, those amounts would be about $19,020 and $206,700, respectively. To put them into context in 1965, the base price of a new Rambler American 440 4-door compact sedan was about $2,200 and the average price of a new home was $13,600.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [Act One Opening Narration. Viewers see Richard Kimble, clipboard in hand, checking in an arriving truck] The road of escape has led Richard Kimble to a new sanctuary, to work as a dispatcher for Bullet Trucking Company. No questions asked, no references required. A good job for a fugitive.

    • Soundtracks
      Theme from The Fugitive
      Music by Pete Rugolo

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    Plot summary
    Kimble works for a trucking company run by Gus Hendricks (actor Jack Klugman). Gus is a poor businessman and is in financial trouble. In addition, Lucia (actress Geraldine Brooks) is always asking for a handout. Gus feels responsible for her and her children because of the circumstances under which her husband died while in his employ.

    Gus is tempted by an offer from sleazy criminal Ernie Svoboda (actor Michael Constantine) to commit insurance fraud. At the same time, an insurance company investigator is bothered by Gus's claims record and is poking around. Gus is being squeezed on all sides, and Kimble is caught up as well.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 9, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Halfway House Cafe - 15564 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Quinn Martin Productions (QM)
      • United Artists Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      51 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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