The Sharp Edge of Chivalry

Richard Kimble, der als Hausmeister arbeitet, gerät in ernste Schwierigkeiten, als in seinem Block ein Mord geschieht. Die Polizei sperrt das ganze Viertel ab, um den Mädchenmörder zu fassen. Richard Kimble weiß, dass es sich bei dem Täter um den geisteskranken Roger Roland handelt. Doch der Verdacht fällt auf Kimble, und auch Gerard glaubt diesmal, ihn fassen zu können. (Text: Premiere)

Kimble, working as an apartment janitor in a nameless big city, becomes implicated in a murder when Roger Roland, a neighbor whom lives across the street, is a troubled young man and a part of Irish royalty, but he profanes his family history by dying his red hair black. Roger murders a neighbor woman in the building where Kimble lives by bludgeoning her to death with a marble statue after she refuses his advances. After a tenant reports seeing a figure run from the murder victim's apartment, the police arrive and suspect Kimble despite his alibi. Roger then hides the statue in Kimble's room and when Kimble finds it, he hides it in an air conditioning vent. Kimble thinks Roger is involved and tells his father, Edward, and Roger's younger sister Liz. But naturally, Edward Roland refuses to believe Kimble and unbelievably thinks Kimble is the killer and calls the police. Kimble escapes and tries, with Liz's help, to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Gerard arrives in town after hearing the

Richard Kimble est victime d'une méprise : alors qu'il poursuivait un homme armé, il est confondu avec le voleur et pourchassé à son tour. En s'enfuyant, il heurte une femme et accroche son sac au passage. Alors qu'il rapporte l'objet à sa propriétaire, le fugitif se trouve aux prises avec un policier...