Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby (1956)
Planning to murder his wife for her insurance money, antiques dealer Laurence Appleby (Robert H. Harris) prepares for the crime by reading a book about accidental deaths. After killing his spouse and making it appear accidental, Appleby marries a wealthy widow named Martha Sturgis (Meg Mundy). When wife number two proves to be as contentious as wife number one, Appleby decides that a second murder is in order -- little realizing that Martha is also a voracious reader. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- James Neilson
Synopsis of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby
Planning to murder his wife for her insurance money, antiques dealer Laurence Appleby (Robert H. Harris) prepares for the crime by reading a book about accidental deaths. After killing his spouse and making it appear accidental, Appleby marries a wealthy widow named Martha Sturgis (Meg Mundy). When wife number two proves to be as contentious as wife number one, Appleby decides that a second murder is in order -- little realizing that Martha is also a voracious reader. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby
- Michael Ansara - Mr. Desar
- Robert H. Harris - Laurence Appleby
- Louise Larabee - Lena Appleby
- Helen Spring - Mrs. Grant
- Gage Clarke - Gainsborough
- Edna Holland - Mrs. Murchie
- Meg Mundy - Martha Sturgis
- Mollie Glessing - Maid
- Director(s):
- James Neilson
- Writer(s):
- Victor Wolfson
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