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THE FUGITIVE 1/18/66 “This’ll Kill You”
Kimble is working for and has befriended a former comedian who now runs a laundry, (Mickey Rooney). Mickey is actually in what we would now call witness protection after testifying against some mob people, who would not like to pay him back the hard way. Rooney’s dream is to get back his wife, (Nita Talbot). She seems to have the same goal but then sells him out for the money they never had.
Rooney could be quite an actor when he wanted to be one and he plays this character like a violin. Talbot is perfect as his dream girl who turns out to be a nightmare. Philip Pine is the scout for the hit man. (Does he ever play a good guy?) Kimble is mostly on the sidelines here but suddenly seems like Iago when he warns his friend- just before he has to leave- to try to avoid the impending tragedy.
The title comes from Rooney’s former profession: he was a comic who was playing the wrong joint at the wrong time, as well as from the inevitable result of that coincidence.
IMDB: "The Fugitive" This'll Kill You (TV Episode 1966) - IMDb
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Kimble is working for and has befriended a former comedian who now runs a laundry, (Mickey Rooney). Mickey is actually in what we would now call witness protection after testifying against some mob people, who would not like to pay him back the hard way. Rooney’s dream is to get back his wife, (Nita Talbot). She seems to have the same goal but then sells him out for the money they never had.
Rooney could be quite an actor when he wanted to be one and he plays this character like a violin. Talbot is perfect as his dream girl who turns out to be a nightmare. Philip Pine is the scout for the hit man. (Does he ever play a good guy?) Kimble is mostly on the sidelines here but suddenly seems like Iago when he warns his friend- just before he has to leave- to try to avoid the impending tragedy.
The title comes from Rooney’s former profession: he was a comic who was playing the wrong joint at the wrong time, as well as from the inevitable result of that coincidence.
IMDB: "The Fugitive" This'll Kill You (TV Episode 1966) - IMDb
You-Tube: Nothing on You-Tube Here are two sites what have it but I'm sure there's a price involved:
The Fugitive 3x18 "This'll Kill You"
Kimble finds work at a Laundromat owned by Charlie Paris, a former stand-up comic and mob bookie who hopes to go straight. But Kimble doesn't know that that the underworld has put a hit contract on Charlie for testifying against some of their business ""associates."" Charlie hopes to make...
The Fugitive (1963) season 3 This'll Kill You
Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen), wrongly accused of murdering his wife, escapes custody while en route to Death Row and must elude police and Lt. Philip Gerard (Barry Morse), who is obsessed with his capture. Kimble must constantly relocate and change his name while he continues his quest to...
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