Apex (Alfred Hitchcock Presents)

"Apex"
Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode
Episode no.Season 7
Episode 24
Directed byAlan Crosland Jr.
Written byJohn T Kelly
Based on1958 short story by James Workman
Original air dateMarch 20, 1962 (1962-03-20)
Guest appearances
  • Patricia Breslin as Margo
  • Vivienne Segal as Clara
  • Mark Miller as Claude
  • George Kane as Mr. Weeks

Apex is a 1962 television play that aired as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents based on a short story by James Workman which was in London Mystery Magazine in March 1958.[1][2]

The Wichita Beacon praised the "neat surprise ending".[3]

Premise

An unfaithful husband and his girlfriend concoct a plan to murder his wife after she plans to divorce him, which will leave him penniless.

References

  1. ^ "A look ahead at TV fare". Staten Island Advance. 20 March 1962. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Vivienne Segal in murder drama". Longview Daily News. 17 March 1962. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Best bets tonight on television". The Wichita Beacon. 20 March 1962. p. 11.