Trivia: This was the first US TV series ever to resolve its story line and air a definitive ending, despite network objections that doing so could harm its syndication revenue. The 2-hour finale, "The Judgment," garnered the highest TV ratings ever up to that time, a record it held for many years afterward.
Jean G
25th Aug 2009
The Fugitive (1963)
25th Aug 2009
The Fugitive (1963)
Factual error: The train transporting Kimble to the death house in the very first scene is a modern American train, but the cars during the derailing appear to be from the 1800's, then the wrecked cars have French writing describing the rail line.
8th Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: The tailgate of Lloyd Chandler's station wagon, and the door of Gerard's car a few minutes later both capture reflections of studio lights and the camera crew. (00:04:50 - 00:07:10)
8th Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Revealing mistake: The last scenes of the grand finale/climax occur in an abandoned amusement park that's supposed to be in inland Indiana. But several shots with the Pacific Ocean "lurking" in the background (despite the cameraman's best efforts to hide or avoid it), as well as palm trees, and ocean sounds intruding on the soundtrack, reveal that the actual shooting location was in Southern California. (00:37:15)
7th Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: When Kimble gets into the cab, the vehicle's shiny yellow side captures a reflection of the entire camera crew. (00:26:45)
7th Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
The Shattered Silence - S4-E27
Continuity mistake: Kimble is wounded in the left arm. But at the end, as he makes his way down the mountain, he's holding and favoring his right arm. (00:49:00)
6th Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gerard opens the precinct office door, its glass shows us several studio reflectors. (00:04:20)
6th Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: Kimble walks out of Jean's apartment, leaving his bag behind. But in the very next shot, he's holding the bag as he comes out of the building. (00:48:25)
5th Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Dossier on a Diplomat - S4-E25
Continuity mistake: Kimble tells Hobart there's no new evidence that could get him another trial. But maybe Dr. Kimble is suffering from amnesia. In the past 3 1/2 seasons, he's uncovered no fewer than four potential witnesses who could provide new evidence in a second trial. (00:22:35)
3rd Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Rafe is shot at the end, the gun he was holding in his right hand disappears between shots. (00:45:15)
3rd Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Revealing mistake: Within hours of being shot in the leg and having the bullet dug out without anesthetic (unless a slug of whiskey counts), Kimble is not even limping. (00:15:00)
2nd Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
The Breaking of the Habit - S4-E19
Continuity mistake: Kimble enters Sister Veronica's room, closes the door and walks toward her. Then the shot cuts to a closer angle, and he's closing the door over again. (00:31:55)
2nd Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Continuity mistake: Rafe and Kimble escape handcuffed together. They break the linking chain with a rock: each then wears a single bracelet. But when he kneels to examine the dead deputy, Kimble is wearing a cuff with an intact chain and an empty bracelet hanging from it. (00:28:45)
2nd Dec 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Revealing mistake: During the race through the desert in Annie's Jeep, the rear-screen projection couldn't be more obvious. In the supposedly speeding vehicle, Annie's hair is blowing slightly, but Kimble's never moves at all. (00:35:30)
30th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Right in the Middle of the Season - S4-E11
Revealing mistake: When Kimble exits the police station and closes the door, the set wall wobbles. (00:19:05)
30th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Death Is the Door Prize - S4-E2
Revealing mistake: Marcia demonstrates an early home video recorder at the trade show. Her camera set-up should record her test subjects from a lefthand angle. But her tapes show them all from a righthand angle - the position of the actual studio camera. (00:15:00)
30th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
A Clean and Quiet Town - S4-E3
Continuity mistake: The rear tires on Kimble's car get stuck in the sand and spin when he's trying to U-turn and avoid the roadblock. After the police order him to drive back to town with them, however, the car wheels somehow unstick themselves, and Kimble has no trouble at all driving out of the sand pit. (00:48:25)
30th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
The Other Side of the Coin - S4-E16
Continuity mistake: When Sheriff Corby arrests Kimble outside the boarding house, the front door is open and the porch light is on. In the next shot, as they get in the car and drive away, the house door has closed itself and the porch light is off. (00:27:55)
30th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
The Other Side of the Coin - S4-E16
Continuity mistake: Corby hides Kimble in the trunk of his car. When it's partially opened, we see Kimble in a horizontal bar of sunlight. After Corby slams the trunk shut, we see another shot of Kimble, who should now be in the dark, still illuminated by the bar of sunlight. (00:47:20)
27th Nov 2006
The Fugitive (1963)
Factual error: Madison's 1966 Lincoln Continental is equipped with a car phone, a luxury that, in the 1960s, required a very large external antenna. Somehow, though, Madison's phone works without one. (00:47:45)
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