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Mystery Theater aired on CBS Radio from 1974 through 1982. It was an hour drama created and directed by Himan Brown who also created and directed the Inner Sanctum Mystery (1941-1952). E. G. Marshall was the host of Mystery Theater until Tammy Grimes took over in the last year of broadcast.

This channel is the culmination of a project to restore all 1,399 Mystery Theater episodes. All episodes will consist of:
  • Original programs with theme music intact
  • All segments restored (Intro/Teaser/Preview/Outro)
  • No commecials
  • No sponsor mentions
  • No newscasts
  • No late breaking news/sports interruptions
  • No station IDs

If you find any errors in the programs please notify me at cbsrmt-restoration@email.com.

James M. Rader
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0477 - The Three Elders of Lifeboat Landing (4/26/1976)Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mason Adams; Ann Sheppard; Mandel Kramer; Robert Phelps; Guy Sorel.A New York hamlet seems to be an idyllic place (clean air, no crime, etc.) but as an inquiring reporter soon finds out, anyone who disturbs such bliss, in any way, must pay a steep price.
0476 - The Serpent of the Nile (4/25/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Lois Nettleton; Carol Teitel; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton; Paul Hecht.This is a retelling of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in which a Roman politician is beguiled by the queen of Egypt.
0475 - The Prince of Evil (4/24/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.Cast: Howard DaSilva; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Hetty Galen; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.A man with loads of charm proceeds with his bloody ascension to the throne in this vivid retelling of Shakespeare's Richard III.
0474 - Long Live the King is Dead (4/23/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.Cast: Tony Roberts; Ian Martin; Arnold Moss; Evie Juster; Bob Kaliban.A retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which an heir to the Danish throne seeks revenge after his murderous uncle claims the crown.
0473 - The Green Eyed Monster (4/22/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.Cast: Arnold Moss; Marian Seldes; Joan Arless; Court Benson; Ralph Bell; Ian Martin.Misplaced jealousy and blind rage drive a military commander to commit the ultimate betrayal against his beloved wife in this adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello.
0472 - The Love Song of Death (4/21/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Morgan Fairchild; Joan Shay; Bob Kaliban; Guy Sorel; Earl Hammond.An adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a tale of star-crossed lovers in the middle of a blood feud between their families.
0471 - The Assassination (4/20/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.Cast: Norman Rose; Robert Dryden; Joan Shay; Russell Horton; Ian Martin.Adapted from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, this episode chronicles Caesar's final victories, his murder, and its aftermath.
0470 - Murder Most Foul (4/19/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Carol Teitel; William Redfield; Court Benson; Russell Horton.Scottish warriors Macbeth and Banquo encounter a trio of witches who make a series of chilling prophecies.CBSRMT Trivia: This episode is the first of seven consecutive adaptations of Shakespeare plays written by Ian Martin for Mystery Theater. The titles of the episodes are taken from a line in the play.
0469 - Strange Passenger (4/15/1976)Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Nat Polen; Bob Kaliban; Evie Juster; Ian Martin; Frank Behrens.Out of work, and disenchanted with his profession anyway, a lawyer volunteers to fly off to a distant planet and receive training by aliens.
0468 - Wishes Can Be Fatal (4/13/1976)Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Carmen Matthews; Teri Keane; Gordon Gould; Jennifer Harmon; Russell Horton.A nursing home resident uses the mysterious power of needlepoint embroidery to torment her wicked daughter-in-law.
0467 - The Safe Judge (4/12/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Patsy Bruder; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond; William Redfield.An upstanding judge finds his reputation on the line when he's pressured to clear a gangster's son of drug possession charges.
0466 - Fool's Gold (4/9/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mason Adams; Teri Keane; Sam Gray; Court Benson.A college professor indulges his obsession for finding a dead pirate's sunknen (and heavily cursed) treasure.
0465 - Sleeping Dogs (4/8/1976)Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Marian Seldes; Court Benson; Guy Sorel; Robert Maxwell.Against all recommendations from his colleagues, her current husband, and the American consular, the wife of a paratrooper who lost his life in World War II ventures to Paris to search for the French Resistance fighter who betrayed her husband to Nazi forces.CBSRMT Trivia: "Sleeping Dogs" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 465: 4/8/76) and (Episode 1249: 10/9/81).
0464 - The Paradise Cafe (4/7/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Court Benson; Evie Juster; William Redfield; Len Gochman.A notorious tycoon confesses a heinous crime to his psychiatrist, in an effort to exorcise the murderous demon that possesses him.
0463 - The Boy Wonder (4/6/1976)Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: William Redfield; Robert Dryden; Ken Harvey; Martha Greenhouse; Dan Ocko.* A school principal, a lawyer, and other adults go on a mad search for Stuart Buchanan and his friends all because of the 10-year-old Stuart’s school composition.
0462 - Time Killer (4/5/1976)Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mandel Kramer; Rosemary Rice; Jackson Beck; Russell Horton; Arnold Moss.Believing time is as elastic as space, a parapsychology professor transports himself to the early period of the Great Depression.
0461 - Vanity Dies Hard (4/2/1976)Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin; Mary Jane Higby.An arrogant, vengeful mystery writer thinks he's pulled off the perfect crime: He's murdered his cheating wife's lover, he's pinned her for the crime and he's helping police with the investigation.
0460 - The White Ghost (4/1/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Ralph Bell; Ann Williams; Joan Shay; Earl Hammond.Donald Taylor ends his secret affair with Trudy Nelson and returns to his invalid wife. It leads to Trudy threatening to kill Donald.
0459 - The Spit and Image (3/31/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Michael Tolan; Patricia Elliott; Ralph Bell; Earl Hammond.A retired football player is hired to serve as the stand-in for a reclusive, eccentric billionaire.
0458 - The Intruders (3/30/1976)Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Lois Nettleton; Carmen Matthews; Fred Gwynne; Russell Horton.A woman is troubled by a trio of strangers in her home; they do not acknowledge her presence, leading her to believe they are ghosts.
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