Sam Jacoby accidentally kills his nagging wife. He decides to get rid of the body by dumping it in a lake. He puts the body in the trunk of his car and takes off. A motorcycle policeman repeatedly stops him for a burned out tail light. Eventually, the policeman tells him to follow him to the station where a police mechanic will open the trunk and change the bulb. watch
Mr. Appleby thinks he has solved his financial problems by killing his wife, but new complications arise in his second marriage. watch
Mr. Appleby (Robert H. Harris) is an antiques dealer in his mid-forties. His love for his objet d'art supersedes his financial interests and he finds himself owing Dizar and Son, importers, same twelve thousand dollars because he would rather keep the things he gets from them than to sell to admiring customers. Desperate for cash and greedy for even more artifacts, Appleby murders his wife and collects on her insurance policy. Then Appleby courts a wealthy patron, whom he eventually marries. After awhile, Appleby is in the same financial trouble as before, and he once again considers past solutions. watch