The Best Episodes Written By Stanley Ellin

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - You Can't Be a Little Girl All Your Life

   S7:E711/21/1961

   When a young wife is assaulted in her home, her husband is enraged upon her selecting who she thinks was the culprit from a police line-up. But his wife is on the brink of making a shocking discovery.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
2. 

   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Specialty of the House

   S5:E1212/13/1959

   Mr. Laffler introduces his colleague Mr. Costain to Spirro's, an exclusive gentleman's club, but to their disappointment, the house specialty, a lamb dish, is not being served that day.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
3. 

   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #3 - The Day of the Bullet

   S5:E202/14/1960

   When Clete Vine, a successful businessman, reads about a gangster's violent death, he recalls how he and a childhood friend were profoundly affected by an event that began with their innocent admiration of an elegant car.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
4. 

   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Help Wanted

   S1:E274/1/1956

   Mr. Crabtree is grateful to find a new job, until his new employer gives him a most unexpected assignment.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
5. 

   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - The Blessington Method

   S5:E811/15/1959

   Troubled by the responsibility of his aging mother in law, a man takes advantage of a society that specializes in "taking care of" elderly relatives and then soon finds out that he may be in for a similar fate.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
6. 

   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Kindly Dig Your Grave

   S4:E116/14/1981

   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 Lagrue is up against someone even more cunning than she is.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
7. 

   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby

   S1:E294/15/1956

   Antiques dealer Laurence Appleby thinks he has solved his financial problems by killing his wife Lena, but new complications arise in his second marriage.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
8. 

   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - The Faith of Aaron Menefee

   S7:E171/30/1962

   When a faith-healer cures a mechanic's stomach ulcer, it leads to love and murder.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
9. 

   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - The Orderly World of Mr Appleby

   S2:E156/7/1980

   A man married three times might be lucky for the fourth time when he meets a new interest.

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:N/A

   Writer:Stanley Ellin
10. 

    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The Best of Everything

    S4:E44/26/1981

    Desperate to win the affections of his boss’s daughter, Arthur accepts the help of his friend Charlie. But is he ready to count the true cost of love?

    Director:N/A

    Writer:Stanley Ellin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:N/A

    Writer:Stanley Ellin
11. 

    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Last Bottle in the World

    S4:E106/7/1981

    Kyros plans on giving his wife a priceless bottle of wine for their anniversary, but he has no intention of drinking to her health.

    Director:N/A

    Writer:Stanley Ellin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:N/A

    Writer:Stanley Ellin