The BEST episodes directed by Stanley Ellin
#1 - The Orderly World of Mr Appleby
Tales of the Unexpected - Season 2 - Episode 15
Arthur Appleby's orderly world centres on his quiet antique and curio shop. He has just married for the fourth time, and his new wife, Martha, discovers Appleby's dark secret - he murdered all her predecessors. But the new Mrs Appleby has a plan to turn the tables on her husband.
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#2 - The Best of Everything
Tales of the Unexpected - Season 4 - Episode 4
Arthur is a junior clerk in a city metal broker's office and he's desperately in love with the boss's daughter, Ann Horton. Arthur can't see how he's going to catch Ann's eye, but his smarter friend Charlie knows how to manage these things, and (in return for sharing Arthur's flat and borrowing his money) Charlie helps Arthur out. But then Charlie doesn't want to pay back what he owes...
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#3 - The Last Bottle in the World
Tales of the Unexpected - Season 4 - Episode 10
Kyros buys the last bottle of a superb 1864 claret - an anniverary present for his beautiful but unfaithful wife. He pays a tremendous price, and plans a dinner party - but Kyros is planning to use the wine for more than just drinking...
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#4 - The Specialty of the House
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) - Season 2 - Episode 9
An arrogant, yet influential, food critic attempts to persuade a reluctant restaurant proprietor to reveal a treasured recipe.
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#5 - Kindly Dig Your Grave
Tales of the Unexpected - Season 4 - Episode 11
Madame Lagrue runs a smart but commercial art gallery in Montmartre, Paris, getting rich at the expense of struggling artists. Then one of her victims falls in love with Fatima, an artist's model, and Madame Lagrue is up against someone even more cunning than she is.
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