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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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0346 - The Coffin with the Golden Nails (9/18/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Howard DaSilva; Marian Seldes; Ralph Bell; Kristoffer Tabori.Determined to start a new life the head of a Latin American country's secret police undergoes cosmetic surgery. All goes well afterwards until he falls for a woman, he previously tortured.Defects: Occasional static.
0345 - The Prison of Glass (9/16/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Lois Nettleton; John Newland; Hans Conried; Peg LaCentra; Berry Kroeger.Weighed down by the emotional baggage her mother, husband, and agent have all loaded on her a talented actress seeks refuge in the world inside a glass snow globe.
0344 - The Little Old Lady Killer (9/15/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Dianne Baker; Anne Seymour; Alan Reed; Marvin Miller; Berry Kroeger.A police detective finds it hard to convince her colleagues that an elderly woman is the vigilante responsible for the deaths of several animal abusers.
0343 - The Ghost Plane (9/12/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Richard Crenna; Janet Waldo; Casey Kasem; Virgina Gregg; Sam Edwards.* Two people wake up on a special airplane and have no idea how they got there or where they are going.
0342 - The Voice of Death (9/11/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Victor Jory; Amzie Strickland; Bret Morrison.A washed-up ventriloquist finds the perfect dummy to continue his act; the doll's designer plans to possess his soul in exchange.CBSRMT Trivia: "The Voice of Death" (Episode 342: 9/11/75) is similarly named as "Voices of Death" (Episode 91: 5/14/74) and "The Voices of Death" (Episode 271: 5/9/75).
0341 - The Ideas of March (9/10/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Nina Foch; Les Tremayne; Bret Morrison; Lou Krugman.* A wife desperately attempts to get her husband to cancel his business trip when she foresees his death in a vision.CBSRMT Trivia: Starting with this episode the next five episodes do not have any of the Mystery Theater regulars in the cast.
0340 - The Other Life (9/8/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Ralph Bell; Bryna Raeburn; Elliot Reid.A lonely housewife finds refuge in playing the ponies; but as her gambling debts mount, the distance between herself and her husband grows further.
0339 - Sleepwalker (9/5/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Tammy Grimes; Robert Dryden; Carol Teitel; Sam Gray.A woman who wants so badly to kill her husband begins to plot his demise in her sleep.
0338 - The Special Undertaking (9/4/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Don Scardino; Jada Rowland; Staats Cotsworth; Ann Pitoniak; Robert Maxwell.A young country doctor and his wife confront a ghost in their new home, with an antique music box serving as the only clue to the spirit's identity.
0337 - Portrait of Death (9/2/1975)Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Rosemary Rice; Tony Roberts; Robert Dryden; Gilbert Mack.While honeymooning in Venice, a woman sets out to view a rare painting she fell in love with while she was an art student in the city years earlier.
0336 - The Smile of Death (9/1/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Russell Horton; Court Benson; Ian Martin; Joan Shay; Evie Juster.An obnoxious baron's illegitimate son enlists the spirit of his late mother to extort his birthright and ensure his rightful inheritance.
0335 - Murder by Proxy (8/29/1975)Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mandel Kramer; Lesley Woods; Grace Matthews; Leon Janney; William Redfield; Earl Hammond.Alex Hunter served as foreman on the jury that put Tim Cohane in prison for murder. Now released, Cohane is looking for revenge.
0334 - Night of the Howling Dog (8/28/1975)Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Algernon Blackwood.Cast: Mason Adams; Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; Kristoffer Tabori; Guy Sorel.A minister and his daughter lead a camping trip on a deserted island with a werewolf in the group's midst.
0333 - The Eavesdroppers (8/27/1975)Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Arnold Moss; Patricia Wheel; William Redfield; Ralph Bell; Joan Arless.* A couple is hired to spy on a renowned scientist and his wife at their estate in the Pocono Mountains.CBSRMT Trivia: "The Eavesdroppers" (Episode 333: 8/27/75) is similarly named as "The Eavesdropper" (Episode: 883 8/23/78).
0332 - Person to Be Notified (8/25/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Russell Horton; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Gilbert Mack.A woman takes a job at the remote island home of an eccentric author, then sets out to prove the author's lawyer is up to no good.
0331 - Terror in the Air (8/22/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Robert Dryden; Jennifer Harmon; Earl Hammond; Richard Seth; Hetty Galen.* A doctor is forced to land a plane and attend to a woman in labor when food poisoning strikes the crew of the plane they're flying.
0330 - Circle of Evil (8/21/1975)Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Marian Seldes; Kristoffer Tabori; Mary Jane Higby; Rosemary Rice; Ian Martin.Two special needs adults are placed under a caregiver's watch; she is soon plagued by a restless spirit.
0329 - Welcome for A Dead Man (8/19/1975)Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Howard DaSilva; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond; Gil Mack; Himan Brown (uncredited).* Released from prison after serving 21 years for murdering a payroll assistant, a crook sets out to find the stolen loot he stashed away.CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the bartender in act 1.
0328 - Help, Somebody (8/18/1975)Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: William Redfield; Court Benson; Joan Shay; Dan Ocko.* Anthony Price is on a lucky streak: He inherits a fortune his novel becomes a best seller, and he finds the woman of his dreams. What could go wrong?
0327 - The Unbearable Reflection (8/15/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Patricia Elliott; Mandel Kramer; Robert Dryden; Carol Teitel.A state governor's despicable wife is tricked into killing her husband by the man's campaign manager.
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