The Alfred Hitchcock Hour The World's Oldest Motive (Season 3, Episode 25)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The World's Oldest Motive (Season 3, Episode 25)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A philandering husband decides to improve his situation by having his overweight and frumpy wife killed. When he tells his girlfriend about the plan, she is outraged, and he desperately tries to stop the murder.

Director

Harry Morgan

Writers

Lewis Davidson (teleplay) | Larry M. Harris (story)

Producer

Gordon Hessler

Cinematographer

John F. Warren

Editor

Edward W. Williams

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 12, 1965

Release date

Apr 12, 1965 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Alfred Hitchcock Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Psycho (1960)
Henry Jones Alex Morrow Alex Morrow See fewer	Vertigo (1958)
Linda Lawson Fiona McNiece Fiona McNiece See fewer	Night Tide (1961)
Robert Loggia Richard Schausak Richard Schausak See fewer	Big (1988)
Kathleen Freeman Angela Morrow Angela Morrow See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dee J. Thompson Miss Rice Miss Rice See fewer	The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Joseph Mell Jamieson Jamieson See fewer	I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
Susan French The Cleaning Woman The Cleaning Woman See fewer	Somewhere in Time (1980)
Kai Hernandez The Hatcheck Girl The Hatcheck Girl See fewer	Busting (1974)
Shawn Michaels The Drinker The Drinker See fewer	Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Syl Lamont The Waiter The Waiter See fewer	Lost Command (1966)
Tom J. Stears The Taxi Driver (as Tom Stears) The Taxi Driver (as Tom Stears) See fewer	Combat! (1962)