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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

World's Oldest Motive (Season 2, Episode 12)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A meek husband hires a contract killer with only one rule to murder his overbearing wife. The husband soon regrets his decision and decides to break the rule by trying to cancel the hit. But, there's something he's not aware of.
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Director
Writers
Richard Chapman (teleplay) | Larry M. Harris (story)
Producer
Barbara Joy Laffey (as Barbara Laffey)
Composer
Kenneth Wannberg (as Ken Wannberg)
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Directors
Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 11, 1987

Release date
Apr 11, 1987 (United States)

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