"The Orderly World Of Mr Appleby" | Hitchcock Presents

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An antiques dealer comes up with a clever way to raise money to pay off a loan. But things won't be as easy for the shop owner the second time around.. or will they?
"The Orderly World Of Mr Appleby" Dir. by James Neilson
Antiques dealer Laurence Appleby (Harris) kills his wife in order to get her inheritance. Since he still has debts, he woos and marries wealthy heiress Martha Sturgis (Mundy). When Martha refuses to give him money, he tries to kill her, but she is prepared for him. Martha and her lawyer have evidence that Appleby killed his first wife, and if anything happens to Martha, her lawyer will go to the police. Appleby is about to comply with Martha's demands, but she accidentally falls and dies.
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[@Oceanusnovas-um2zf]

I laughed all through 9 minutes of this movie...the way he looked at Martha's white stockings..like ..wtf are you wearing 🤣. The way he looked at her as to kill her because she won't give him the money for his shop 🤣. Hitchcock reallly knew how to put these movies together nuff respect to him. Brillant. I watch these all weekend during this crisis. Thank you for uploading.

[@conniecanas1422]

He wasn't looking at her stockings. He was thinking about pulling the rug and killing her like he did his 1st wife.

[@sharonholmes800]

He was looking at the rug.

[@illumencouk]

Never have two people thoroughly deserved one another like these two.

[@Αγλαία-π5η]

WOW, That ending took me by surprise !!

[@pattimccraw6168]

Hitchcock's movies are so suspenseful and intriguing ive never watched a bad one.

[@chihuahuadad9040]

I like them as well. His unique style of delivering a somewhat sinister mystery was definitely unsurpassed in that day and age. 👍

[@rstrama64]

I'm addicted to these videos!

[@aintnobodyherebutuschicken1418]

Hitchcock was a genius and the master of the macabre!

[@almadavis8274]

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time watching Appleby pull the rug and completely muck it up only for her to ask if that is how he does it. The look on his face.

[@TrudyPatootie]

Alma Davis...I played this over a couple of times.. Hilarious ..hahahahhaa

[@rachelgarber1423]

Ikr, 😅😂🤣, he’ll go to jail for the one murder he didn’t commit

[@amstel5468]

Can you bring me a glass of water?

[@nassauguy48]

He was not a natural or pleasure seeking killer. That is why he looked so distraught even in the act of murder (or attempted murder). He was simply desperate for money.

[@Circa1628]

I never laughed so hard when his 2nd wife Martha took one slip and somehow bashed her own brains out. Walking around was a hazard to one's health back then

[@wendyqallab6906]

I have loved Hitchcock since I was 12. I loved his short stories in his magazine too. I never get tired watching these episodes.

[@mannixisle]

“I’ll give you 10 seconds. Appleby? Your time is up!” It certainly is.

[@dimik3855]

I LOVE how Hitch makes his films! The cinematography, the casting and the scripts are exceedingly clever and engaging.

[@cynthiaesquibel3191]

Beautifully done! I enjoyed this one immensely! Hitchcock is the best!

[@meichelledavies7910]

Your frightful day just got more frightful thanks to good ol' Hitchcock!

[@calvinjackson538]

JUSTICE has a way of catching you. A genuine accident with his second wife will make him pay for the deliberate death of his first wife. Sometimes you really do reap what you sow. And I LOVE IT when cold hearted callous brutes get what they so richly deserve in such a shocking and totally unexpected manner.

[@ArizonaWillful]

Then I hope you do not support Donald Trump!

[@carroyo911]

@@ArizonaWillful Some jerk, such as yourself, always has to bring politics into everything otherwise enjoyable...

[@lavieenrose5954]

@@carroyo911 Exactly.... keep political views to oneself. We come to watch these wonderful shows to get away from all that..

[@taylhardatmaria]

@@ArizonaWillful i see your hateful comment from a year ago. Soo just curious hows your presidential choice working for you now? (Im in Canada and just cannot understand so much hate from the left) .... same here in Canada... so much intolerance from the Liberal extrmeleft.

[@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo]

@@taylhardatmaria you might understand once you realize that liberalism is a mental dissorder.

[@kenworthh9776]

Sometimes, I enjoy Alfred's foreward and epilogue more than the mystery ✌

[@makt122]

"I feel it's my duty to protect them from you" Booyah! 👏👏👏

[@jamescalifornia2964]

_"And now a word from our sponsors ... "_

[@paulbroderick8438]

Love to see the villain's get theirs! Thank you.

[@revk8611]

This is from a book called The Orderly World Of Mr. Appleby. Fantastic novel and they have done very well with thos episode.

[@kewannaloves5459]

I'll have to pick up that book.

[@alextakacs768]

This is/was a master work... wow for a short film really well done.. made me jump

[@shadowlouise]

Hitchcock had weekly TV series - Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and later The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. This was from the first season.

[@chucky428571]

Awesome. Hitchcock was a master of his art.

[@Freygunnr]

A darn. I rather liked the punishment of him living with her having the upper hand.

[@carroyo911]

Mr. Appleby looked hysterical with that rug under his chin and his bulging eyes... jajaja

[@kanini6177]

Mr Appleby looked a bit like Peter Lorre. 😂

[@patsysmothermon7861]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sharonanderson5619]

I was cracking up laughing

[@phylliselizahb1041]

Every act of courtship you won't do once married.

[@jackbuckley7816]

Robert Harris always good in these kinds of roles. I haven't seen him in alot of things but probably more than I remember. Don't think I've ever seen him as a totally-good person. He played a pyschologist in the Gregory Peck movie "Mirage", where he wasn't evil or devious but still rather stern & suspicious. He was in another TV Hitchcock, whose title I forget, but it starred British-actress Wendy Hiller. He's quite-likable until something's revealed at the end. At first-glance, most women likely would find Mr. Harris to be rather unattractive as a potential suitor or spouse but upon further-exposure he exudes a kind of dignity & charm, as well as a somewhat-lilting or hypnotic-sound to his voice, even a certain handsomeness in a less-traditional way. In this episode, one wonders if Appleby would've had the strength to pull-out those rugs with a person standing on them but I suppose it's possible. As a student of ancient-history, I can sympathize with the man's obsession for his priceless-antiques. Good episode!

[@alternateself1244]

What did you think of "The Safe Place", and "Toby"?

[@jackbuckley7816]

@@alternateself1244 I don't immediately recall "Place" but I remember liking "Toby" alot. Was that the one with Jessica Tandy? I may be thinking of something else.

[@ronmackinnon9374]

@@jackbuckley7816 Yes, 'Toby' was with Jessica Tandy. I think 'A Safe Place' had to do with a bank employee trying to get away with stealing from his own bank.

[@coppingtonfarnham7731]

@@alternateself1244 Excellent, though Toby is not as well rated in IMDB as I thought it would be....maybe because it was more a character study. Jessica Tandy and Robert H. Harris were great together.

[@alternateself1244]

@@coppingtonfarnham7731 agreed. Some of these episodes, I wish were longer and deeper. "Toby" is one of them...

[@ahmadkazemi8728]

he wanted to get out of the frying pan , he fell in the fire.

[@merryquantagency2731]

This breathtaking twist does not exist anymore in our TV soap operas. 😢 Gone are the Hitchcock days!

[@flippingforreal109]

He killed his first wife for the insurance money to pay off the stuff at his shop, this lady came in the shop to buy something and broke an item . She wanted to pay for it he screamed at her then later found out she was rich so he went after her to marry her to continue running his stupid shop. He owes a lot of money to a man/company that provides him with these items. (That's the beginning in short)

[@yopekok5448]

Where can I see the beginning of what you have written?

[@kewannaloves5459]

Thanks

[@nadagabri5783]

Thx

[@totallyfrozen]

1) That was all clearly implied in this Short 2) You forgot to preface your comment with “SPOILER ALERT”. How rude.

[@MegaToti26]

Thank you!

[@aidaabdur-rashid6616]

People who have never seen this episode are being cheated not being able to see the beginning. The Mr. Appleby character was married before courting "Martha", and killed his wife to acquire her inheritance to be able to keep his curios and his shop. He found out Martha had MONEY and pursued her !

[@lavieenrose5954]

Thank you so much for the link; much appreciated.... It’s a pleasure to watch the full episodes as the tales are fully fleshed out... And of course, Hitch introducing the story is always a bonus..

[@gwadkarukera]

I agree. What's mess up is she decided to keep him after she found out he's a murdered. Come on.

[@aidaabdur-rashid6616]

@@gwadkarukera She decided she liked being married...even to a murderer, lol !

[@ronmackinnon9374]

@@gwadkarukera She justified it as her needing to protect other, unsuspecting women from him. Whereas other people in that situation might simply, I don't know, go the police or something?

[@azeridave]

The ultimate "Postman always rings twice" version from the small screen.

[@denisenoemyschizotypaldiso3755]

Wonderful and spot-on parallel!

[@blondegypsy8525]

One of my faves.

[@jasonhurd4379]

There was an excellent remake of this in the series Tales of the Unexpected. Elizabeth Spriggs played Miss Sturgis totally differently, as a large, domineering Gorgon of a wife who was in no way going to allow Appleby to abrogate his, ahem, conjugal duty. In addition, the remake gave Miss Sturgis a fascinating and unguessable ulterior motive for marrying Appleby.

[@lizmoore7281]

Yes,,She hated her father ,and since Appleby was so like him she wanted to order him about and if need be punish him,,,lols,,Great viewing,,

[@ronmackinnon9374]

Interestingly, Hitchcock's was actually the second TV adaptation of this story. In 1950, it had been adapted for an early series called 'The Web' (which had given the episode the simpler title 'The Orderly Mr. Appleby'). And the title character in that adaptation had likewise been portrayed by an actor named 'Harris' (Jonathan Harris, in that case).

[@sharonanderson5619]

What’s the name of the episode?

[@AllenMacCannell]

The diet in those days seemed to keep people in great condition. She looks fantastic.

[@trebushett2079]

She does.

[@residentalien7055]

Meg Mundy was a top model in the 1940s in New York. She still had the figure here. BTW, she lived to be 101 years old.

[@phyllisarrington7436]

Well done, Mr. Hitchcock.👏

[@denisenoemyschizotypaldiso3755]

"I have no vices -- save fortune hunting and serial murder."

[@larryrubin5150]

Now that's funny. 🤣

[@Denisenoe]

@@larryrubin5150 If you like my humor, look "Denise Noe" up on the Internet and find more of it.

[@deniseruffin4343]

I watch this almost everyday!!!

[@shandaabsar6686]

One of my favorite

[@flippingforreal109]

This video didn't start from the beginning this is like somewhere in the middle....

[@mildredpierce4506]

forrealgirl 42, these are very edited versions of the full episodes.

[@christineparsons2384]

@Deb Thank you for the link. Watched it all, another great Hitchcock great. Loved his shows.

[@christineparsons2384]

@Deb many thanks.

[@jeanettecardinal790]

@Deb , thank you.

[@lizmoore7281]

Can we not see the whole episode

[@louisaisthankful6455]

That was wonderful!!!

[@sembilanindera2231]

In the original short story, Mr. Appleby had killed six wives before Martha, for inheritance and insurance money to pay off his debt and running his store. In the book he killed the six of them not by pulling rugs from under their feet, but by breaking their necks using a snapping technique he learnt from a forensic medicine book. Then he reported the "accidents" to authorities, saying his wives slipped on rugs and falling down broken their necks. All six wives. (Why the authorities did not suspect him before is a bit unrealistic IMHO). The book and this Hitchcock Presents episode are in agreement with the ending. Mr. Appleby did not kill Martha Sturgis (his seventh wife in the book, his second wife in this TV episode). Martha's high heels slipped on the slippery rug as she's going to answer the phone. She slipped and fell and broken her neck. She's the only one among Mr. Appleby's wives who really died by slipping and falling.

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Thank you for that info. So he goes to jail for a crime he never committed.

[@paulchristman2456]

"My man...your plan backfired IN YOUR FACE !"

[@brucehall9473]

I LOVE this one!

[@julietteandrews9918]

This is a very good one.

[@frankiebats4thebronx]

Appleby looks so funny when pulled the rug lol😂

[@nadagabri5783]

Good one

[@34stzoo]

This was a good one.

[@babybelle32a]

It seems that many of these stories first appeared in the radio serials Suspense and the Whistler.

[@acerdise]

This episode shows the hazard of having carpets in the home.. a fatal one at that!

[@rachelgarber1423]

Well, he got his wish, now his goose is cooked

[@Laura-tp8wz]

One of the best!

[@selinaoakley3613]

Best one yet! 😊

[@calvinjackson538]

Maybe she would have lived if she had kicked his scheming and murderous behind to the curb.I don't get why such a lovely and stately woman would want such a man.

[@denisenoe7927]

Some women like bald men. He seemed courtly and dignified.

[@loomason5929]

It's only a movie get over it!!!

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Because that’s what was written in the script...

[@jeanettecardinal790]

Calvin Jackson, the answer your question, watch "Tales of the Unexpected" same title. as this.

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

She wanted to control him and keep him there for the rest of her life.

[@29lookingood]

Haha, that was a good one 👍🏽💙

[@ArizonaWillful]

I was hoping she would chain him up in a dungeon, but Hitchcock would have considered that in bad taste.

[@lblack1961]

lol

[@san5sparkle]

moralaxity- I love it

[@alternateself1244]

Moral laxity 😂😂😂

[@janicemahan4772]

Whoa,that was good!

[@dawsonb.6807]

That was good.

[@ronalddaub5049]

He had to keep his murder book behind the other books in both houses

[@michaelqi5202]

Why would the lady still want this man even after she knew the guy was trying to kill her ?

[@c.a.savage5689]

Well, that was indeed a surprise!

[@kimporter1744]

Wonder if Mr. Appleby has eaten at Applebee's?

[@Juliet_Capulet]

Oh my God!!! I never saw it coming. Good old Hitch!

[@moonlightmelodrama]

I get it that KZbin wants to monetize videos by embedding advertisements. But this one, like several others, is likely twice the volume of the subject video. In other words, it is way loud. If it is done intentionally, it is a good way of alienating viewers like me from ever purchasing the product or service.

[@cindypattana6071]

Use an ad blocker.

[@mildredpierce4506]

Dexter Haven, The volume on TV commercials have been loud literally for about 50 years if not longer. Internet commercials are just following the format of their television counterparts.

[@moonlightmelodrama]

@@mildredpierce4506 What did you just say?..

[@mznaeture]

Well DAM did dude REALLY say he'd lose his entire MIND by staying home with HER 😆 omg that's just TERRIBLE 😲 then called her poor cat a beast 😬 DANNNG what a LAME 🙄 no charmer at all... He got wtf his manipulative ass deserved 👊🏾 she said it was her duty to PROTECT other WOMEN from HIM 👏🏾 thank you girrrl 👍🏾 aino'body got TIME for THAT 😉

[@suzyrunninghawk7870]

Love it!!

[@Lifelongloser]

I thought women appreciated honesty.🐤

[@kewannaloves5459]

😂😂😂💜

[@kewannaloves5459]

@@Lifelongloser We appreciate honesty. And we also reserve the right of choice on said matter, sir.

[@MarthaWoodworth-f9s]

Fun Hitch!

[@mierbeuker8148]

08:40 Worst attempted murder, in the history of worst attempts, ever!!! XD XD XD

[@SuperCHERISHED]

Most falls happen in the home everyday when someone is not even trying to murder you.

[@yvonnetaylor3127]

So where are the complete videos?

[@lizmoore7281]

Where’s the beginning,,

[@bartmadness830]

Why aren’t these videos shown to the end?

[@angelacoleman6580]

anyone know where to get the full episodes 🤔 👀

[@timkat649]

BE SURE YOUR SINS WILL FIND YOU OUT

[@marlenerosado7178]

This is a good & funny episode😂🤣😂🤣. MARTHA: WILL U MARRY ME? Lmaof she's so smart he can't get away with MURDER.🤣😂🤣😂 I SEEN IT more times

[@jasonhurd4379]

I always liked this story. It was redone for the British series Tales of the Unexpected, with a different concept for the new wife, who was played as a domineering Gorgon by the marvelous Elizabeth Spriggs. There was also an ingenious and delightful motive given for her eagerness to marry Mr Appleby.

[@kanini6177]

Somehow I’m really feeling sorry for Mrs Appleby. She’d have deserved a better fate. 😘🌹

[@nassauguy48]

I did feel sorry for this one, but not the first.

[@jennygibbons1258]

Thanks 😊

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/entertaining. The " Magic " carpet ride-!!!🤗

[@SpookyElectric319]

This was redone for Tales of the Unexpected.

[@Dabhach1]

I remember that one. He was much more menacing and she was much more sadistic in that one.

[@RamonaHaygood]

1 but 2 murders exposed.

[@kenworthh9776]

Both, Meg Mundy and Louise Larabee, were knockout dames in their heyday ✌

[@PamelaKenp-jb2gy]

I would really like too see more of this movie

[@paperchain1239]

This was re-enacted as a Tales of the Unexpected.

[@KCCardCo]

Mr. Appleby is a charmer.

[@paulsantos914]

Not comparing Apples to Oranges here, but the Roald Dahl version has more substance in it. Please check Tales Of The Unexpected.

[@audreydaleski1067]

Divorce is not upstanding, but murder is?

[@sharonsmalls6846]

Remember she's a woman, and I believe that they are all alike. NOT!

[@nigelthompson8755]

Sharon Smalls KINDA 🤣

[@axiomist4488]

Of course you are, Sharon dear . . . Hmm, hm, hm, just kiding sweetie.

[@gwadkarukera]

I wouldn't have married that man. Hell no. What for??! She seem successful I'm sorry but she didn't need him.

[@lmsubman243]

..and why WOULDN'T they be !?! Just because some sport a Mercedes emblem, or a VW emblem or even a Dodge emblem: they're all still a *CAR!!* And they'll aLL run your butt into court and/or the jailhouse!! Take your pick and have a bumpy ride!!!

[@amstel5468]

If you like this one watch The Dangerous People. Same guy, hilarious!!!

[@lanzBE1431]

Is there full movie of this?

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Where is the beginning??! 😂🤣

[@denisenoemyschizotypaldiso3755]

Meg Mundy gave a fine and nuanced performance. Her name was the cause of a Dorothy Parker quip: "Meg Mundy? Is that a Welsh holiday?"

[@giovanna8187]

Ha! What a brat she was. Dorothy Parker, I mean.

[@giovanna8187]

Both actors were very good. Enjoyed them!

[@loomason5929]

Yea🏰;Mr Appleby is one slick old man !!! $💵 Dollarsign is in his eyes!!!!! Martha dear

[@makt122]

Haha ya burnt!

[@mildredpierce4506]

Why would you want your husband at home all day? You both would go stir crazy.

[@denisenoe7927]

MILDRED PIERCE Togetherness. Domesticity.

[@lawranew5125]

She didn't but she know he was dry begging.

[@margm4]

@@lawranew5125 o

[@tradeladder146]

Speaking from experience no doubt.

[@audreydaleski1067]

But I need the money today.

[@Lisa1111]

Fools always "rush in". 😉 P.S. "Timing" is everything!

[@fattypatty-hf8fw]

Masterpiece

[@97padme]

Wow, talk about tables being turned 😎

[@gwadkarukera]

Everybody have a motive. He was after her money she should had listen to her gut feelings. He was so sweet before the marriage now he's aggressive and demanding. Suddenly, he's broke he needs a loan. She could have done bad by herself.

[@santoshjoshi2695]

How do we stay orderly in a world of chaos? Maybe Hitchcock had the answer. Because all his movies were perfectly made.

[@Chutney1luv]

You have to love "Hitchcock Movies in ole "Gotcha Fashion!" He wanted her money and will probably get life for her murder! Payback from murdering his first wife! 😮🤔😮

[@muddypalmsera]

07:23 Trying to talk to your wife.

[@RamonaHaygood]

Live here?!😅😅😅😅

[@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo]

the "Tales of the unexpected" version of this story is much better in my opinion. Mrs Appleby has a different character... much more sneaky and villainous. And its kinda steering the viewer to have some kind of sympathy for Mr Appleby.