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Apex (TV Episode)
''Apex'' is a 1962 television play that aired as an episode of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...'' based on a short story by James Workdman. 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 External links *{{IMDB title, id=0508125 Television episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965, it was renamed ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour''. Hitchcock himself directed only 17 episodes during its run. By the time the show premiered on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades. In the 21st century, ''Time'' magazine named ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' as one of "The 100 Best TV Shows of All Time". The Writers Guild of America ranked it #79 on their list of the 101 Best-Written TV Series, tying it with '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. In 2021, '' Rolling Stone'' ranked it 18th on its list of 30 Best Horror TV Shows of All Time. History ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is well known for its title sequence. The camera fades i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Workman (writer)
James Workman (1912 – 28 March 2001) was a Scottish-born actor and writer who mostly worked in Australia. A 1955 article called him "One of the finest scripters in the game, a writer with a hatred of the obvious, a constant seeker after new ideas." Biography Workman was born in Scotland, and worked as a sailor and a policemen. He lived in South Africa, working for in radio before going to Australia for his wife's health. In Australia he worked as an actor at first, mostly on stage, before becoming a radio writer for Gordon Grimsdale. Workman died on 28 March 2001, at the age of 89. Films *''Into the Straight'' (1948) - actor Television *''ITV Television Playhouse'' - " 2000 Minus 60" (1958) - TV play - writer *''Press Gang'' (1959) - TV series *''Reflections in Dark Glasses'' (1960) – TV play - writer *''Armchair Theatre'' - " Cold Fury" (1960) *'' In Writing'' (1961) – actor *''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' - "Apex" (1962) - writer *''Malibu Playhouse'' - "Finger on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
