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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)
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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:
If you find any errors in the programs please notify me at cbsrmt-restoration@email.com.
James M. Rader
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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0288 - Fallen Angel (6/9/1975)Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Ralph Bell; Court Benson; Joe Silver; Jack Grimes; Carol Teitel.A manic-depressive writer believes an angel from Heaven is his muse, but he's prone to binge-drinking whenever the angel departs.
0287 - The Transformer (6/6/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Howard DaSilva; Teri Keane; Mandel Kramer; Earl Hammond.Police suspect a salesman in the death of his boss. It turns out he carelessly told his old war buddy, a professional hitman, that he believed his boss was hindering his career advancement.
0286 - The Plastic Man (6/5/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Don Scardino; Joan Loring; Russell Horton; Catherine Byers.A shallow playboy becomes entangled with a married woman, and is subject to the destructive powers of her parapsychologist husband.
0285 - The Devil's Leap (6/4/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin; Kristoffer Tabori.A famous film star works to reunite an estranged father and son after the mysterious death of their wife and mother.
0284 - River of Hades (6/2/1975)Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Marian Seldes; Norman Rose; Bryna Raeburn; George Petrie; Richard Lynch.A dancer from a foreign country becomes the object of a stalker in New York City.
0283 - Someday I'll Find You (5/30/1975)Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Betsy Palmer; Joan Shay; Larry Haines; Gil Mack; Robert Maxwell.* Ann Markle is recovering from the trauma of her explorer husband's presumed death; finding a painting with his depiction at a Mexican flea market spurs her to take a cross-country search to find him.
0282 - Just One More Day (5/29/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Theodore Bikel; Evie Juster; Jackson Beck; Ken Harvey; Jack Grimes.* On his last day on the beat, a retiring cop has foreboding premonitions of his own death in a shootout.
0281 - The Executioner (5/27/1975)Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Tony Roberts; Marian Seldes; Jacqueline Brooks; Arnold Moss.Their car's breakdown is the least of an American couple's troubles when they seek shelter in an ancient Scottish manor — which was once home to Elizabeth I's personal executioner and is now inhabited by a strange lord.
0280 - The Witches' Almanac (5/26/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.Cast: Virginia Payne; Robert Dryden; Jada Rowland; Marshall Borden; Dan Ocko.A married witch and warlock concoct a potion that will grant them eternal life; but it's missing a key ingredient, the blood of their young virgin boarder who has fallen in love.
0279 - Markheim: Man or Monster? (5/23/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Grace Matthews; Rosemary Rice; Guy Sorel; Ian Martin.Denied an inheritance from his wealthy grand uncle, manipulative Karl Markheim exploits his wife and father-in-law for their money blithely unaware of the mysterious figure witnessing his actions from behind a mirror.
0278 - Return to Shadow Lake (5/22/1975)Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Nat Polen; Joan Loring; Bob Kaliban; Robert Maxwell.A couple braves a blizzard to reach their summer cabin at Shadow Lake to investigate a possible break in. Upon arrival, the wife starts hearing disembodied voices, but the situation quickly escalates into something far more startling.
0277 - Don't Let It Choke You (5/21/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Robert L. Green; Jennifer Harmon; Court Benson; Ann Pitoniak; Larry Robinson.A 45-year-old widowed antique dealer is forced to take in a 17-year-old orphan girl as his ward. He is then faced with the challenges of bridging the generational gap with her.
0276 - The Diamond Necklace (5/19/1975)Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney.A modest couple, struggling to make ends meet, are invited to a posh dinner party hosted by the owner of the department store where the husband works. Has their luck changed?
0275 - The Rise and Fall of the Fourth Reich (5/16/1975)Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Paul Hecht; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Ken Harvey.The story is set in Mexico during the 1970s and follows a group of scientists who discover an elderly German man, hinted to be a former Nazi leader, possibly even Adolf Hitler himself.
0274 - Deadly Dilemma (5/15/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: William Prince; Patricia Elliott; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin; Hetty Galen.Flight 801 is on its way from South America to New York. Someone onboard the plane has a bomb, and it’s up to the stewardess and the co-pilot, to identify the culprit before disaster strikes.
0273 - Where Angels Fear to Tread (5/13/1975)Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Michael Tolan; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson; Robert Dryden.A professor of paranormal psychology experiments with astral projection, but the undertaking goes wildly out of control.
0272 - For Tomorrow We Die (5/12/1975)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Beatrice Straight; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Russell Horton; Nat Polen.* A man is convicted of murdering his wife. Although he claims he's innocent he spends 25 years in prison. After his release he seeks out an old flame who is unaware of his past.
0271 - The Voices of Death (5/9/1975)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Norman Rose; Mary Jane Higby; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.A seasoned corporate executive, expecting a promotion to company president after years of dedicated service, is devastated when the board chooses a younger candidate instead.CBSRMT Trivia: "The Voices of Death" (Episode 271: 5/9/75) is similarly named as "Voices of Death" (Episode 91: 5/14/74) and "The Voice of Death" (Episode 342: 9/11/75).Defects: Muffled audio in spots.
0270 - Taken for Granite (5/8/1975)Written by Hank Warner. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Howard DaSilva; Joan Shay; Joan Arless; Robert Dryden; Jim Dukas.A disturbed artist serves as the caretaker of a garden filled with lifelike statues.
0269 - The Transformation (5/7/1975)Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Mary W. Shelley.Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin; Evie Juster.A reckless young man in Genoa, Italy, encounters a mysterious, misshapen creature after a shipwreck during a storm.
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