Profit-Sharing Plan

Henry Jones is a man who has given his life to a company and comes away with two cheap pens. So he goes back on the weekend, gets into the safe, and steals a load of money. It's too easy. His wife had lived dreams for twenty years and he runs off with an expensive blonde mistress. Anyway, things go awry (of course) due to some rather strange airline policies. Sneaky people don't do well in the Hitchcock stories.

Your typical laugh out loud Hitchcock dark comedy, and from the final season, before the series began running full hour mysteries.

Henry Jones, master of mild mannered gentlemen, plays Miles Cheever, the used and abused little businessman who decides to even the score when he retires -- rob the company blind. Jones was a veteran of the stage and nearly 200 movies to his credit, generally playing everyday guys with something up his sleeve. The perfect actor for Hitch.

There's a catch, and it's a dandy. It turns out his wife (played by Ruth Storey) is in on the caper, and even encourages him to pull the job. Miles follows orders, but decides to make a hasty exit from his old life and begin anew with his mistress. Guess what happens.

Storey was the wife of actor Richard Conte, who came to Hollywood with him and landed several good tv roles. She later gave up her career and became a psychoanalyst.

A must see, especially for that perfectly crafted "pull the rug out" ending, and the one and only Henry Jones. Thank you, Hitch.

SEASON 7 EPISODE 23 remastered Universal dvd box set. Note some box sets were produced in Europe and will not play on American made dvd players. All seven seasons are now on dvd in a single box set. Released 2022.

They won't let you put even a briefcase in the overhead, or under the seat in front of you.

Must be the fore-runner of Spirit Airlines, or Ryan Air.

Henry Jones is the only real stand out here, the rest are character actors that are mostly generic types.

It seems odd that he would retire after only twenty years at the company, he did not look that old. In reality, he was not yet 50 years old when this was filmed. Fortunately, in real-life, Henry was still acting for another thirty years or so after this.

The story seemed a little weak. Surprising, since it was written by William Link and Richard Levinson. There was not a lot of explanation for the robbery, and the ending twist was very evident. Perhaps if this had been an hour show they could have developed the characters more, and come up with a better ending.

Viewable for Henry Jones, and not much else.

After 20 years working at the same company, the mild mannered Miles Cheever is retiring. After the party, his wife encourages him to follow through with his plan to rob the company safe that night...which he does. However, instead of leaving with her, he takes his mistress.

I am not 100% sure about this episode, but its plot did seem to have some serious holes. First, the flight attendants wouldn't allow Cheever to place his briefcase (filled with money) in the overhead. Then, when he placed it on the floor, they just took it and said they'd hold it for him! This seemed odd. Perhaps the rules were different back then...perhaps the writing was off. Regardless, Cheever did seem awfully dumb...too dumb...to make this a very good episode.