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:Original programs with theme music intactAll segments restored (Intro/Teaser/Preview/Outro)No commecialsNo sponsor mentionsNo newscastsNo late breaking news/sports interruptionsNo station IDsIf you find any errors in the programs please...

Episodes(40 episodes)

Season 3 - Episode 121

0528 - The Clairvoyant (10/1/1976)

0528 - The Clairvoyant (10/1/1976)Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Tammy Grimes; Marian Seldes; Patricia Elliott; Ian Martin; Paul Hecht.Clairvoyant Madame Sonya recalls how, on the eve of World War II, she read a happy future for an American woman, but a horrifying one for her British fiancé and his father.

Published: May 13, 2026Duration: 44m 53s

Season 3 - Episode 120

0527 - Not for Sale (9/30/1976)

0527 - Not for Sale (9/30/1976)Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Rosemary Murphy; Gordon Gould; Court Benson; Jack Grimes.After she inherits her late uncle Milo's antique shop (where he was murdered during a robbery attempt) and the building that houses it, Milo's ghost advises Faye Colfax not to sell the property to the man who lives above the shop.

Published: May 12, 2026Duration: 44m 55s

Season 3 - Episode 119

0526 - One Girl in a Million (9/28/1976)

0526 - One Girl in a Million (9/28/1976)Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Michael Tolan; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Leon Janney; Russell Horton.Alfred Bester adapts his short story "Time is the Traitor" for this futuristic tale about a rock-star business consultant with twin psychological desires.

Published: May 11, 2026Duration: 44m 58s

Season 3 - Episode 118

0525 - The Ghostly Private Eye (9/27/1976)

0525 - The Ghostly Private Eye (9/27/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Larry Haines; Paul Hecht; Betty Winkler; Guy Sorel; Ian Martin.Psychic detective Flaxman Low investigates a manor in Surrey that its owner believes is cursed by a violent poltergeist.CBSRMT Trivia: Appearing in this episode are Paul Hecht and Larry Haines whose real name is Larry Hecht. They are not related.

Published: May 10, 2026Duration: 44m 54s

Season 3 - Episode 117

0524 - Queen of the Deadly Night (9/24/1976)

0524 - Queen of the Deadly Night (9/24/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Marian Seldes; Arnold Moss; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban; Court Benson.After a woman in the Dark Ages sees her husband killed on their wedding night, his apparition appears to advise her that she's destined to become Queen of the Khazars provided she passes a crucial test.

Published: May 9, 2026Duration: 44m 56s

Season 3 - Episode 116

0523 - Don't Play with Matches (9/23/1976)

0523 - Don't Play with Matches (9/23/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mandel Kramer; Joan Shay; Earl Hammond; Gilbert Mack; Himan Brown (uncredited).Thanks to fire chief Delbert Casseroll's prevention program, fire calls in Caswell Corners have become almost non-existent.CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited near the beginning of act 3.

Published: May 8, 2026Duration: 44m 55s

Season 3 - Episode 115

0522 - The Rainbow Man (9/21/1976)

0522 - The Rainbow Man (9/21/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Ralph Bell; Jada Rowland; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton.An Old West con artist helps a man who lost his fortune to a cardshark.

Published: May 7, 2026Duration: 45m 0s

Season 3 - Episode 114

0521 - A Very Dear Ghost Indeed (9/20/1976)

0521 - A Very Dear Ghost Indeed (9/20/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Russell Horton; Patricia Elliott; Court Benson; Ian Martin; Earl Hammond.Thanks to a washed-out bridge, a father and daughter traveling to Ireland in the late 19th century are waylaid at an old castle.

Published: May 6, 2026Duration: 44m 59s

Season 3 - Episode 113

0520 - To Whom It May Concern (9/17/1976)

0520 - To Whom It May Concern (9/17/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Marian Seldes; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Dryden; Earl Hammond.Rebecca Randolph Owen has mysteriously avoided death more than several times and discovers those escapes from the Angel of Death's clutches have come with a personal price.

Published: May 5, 2026Duration: 44m 58s

Season 3 - Episode 112

0519 - Dr. Peterson's Pills (9/16/1976)

0519 - Dr. Peterson's Pills (9/16/1976)Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Leon Janney; Rosemary Murphy; Joe Silver; Catherine Byers.In his 25 years as a doctor in small-town Maine, Emery Peterson has possessed just about every type of cure-all for his patients.

Published: May 4, 2026Duration: 44m 58s

Season 3 - Episode 111

0518 - Journey to Jerusalem (9/14/1976)

0518 - Journey to Jerusalem (9/14/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Vincent Guardenia; Joan Shay; Evie Juster; William Redfield; Himan Brown (uncredited).Elwood longs to be young again and be appreciated for his personality and not his business success.CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as Cardigan, head of plant security in act 1.

Published: May 3, 2026Duration: 44m 58s

Season 3 - Episode 110

0517 - The Tell-Tale Corpse (9/13/1976)

0517 - The Tell-Tale Corpse (9/13/1976)Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Catherine Byers; Earl Hammond; Court Benson; Guy Sorel.Just out of prison, Ernie and Sid visit the aunt of a deceased fellow prisoner, who can help open a chest that contains $100,000.

Published: May 2, 2026Duration: 44m 58s

Season 3 - Episode 109

0516 - A Magical Place (9/10/1976)

0516 - A Magical Place (9/10/1976)Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Anne Seymour.A middle-aged couple find the house they rented as newlyweds, and rent it again in an aim to rekindle their marriage and recapture the joys of their youth.CBSRMT Trivia: The Poem recited by Tim to Eleanor in this episode is from "Hymn of Empedocles" by Matthew Arnold.

Published: May 1, 2026Duration: 44m 56s

Season 3 - Episode 108

0515 - A Two-Bit Fortune (9/9/1976)

0515 - A Two-Bit Fortune (9/9/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Paul Hecht; Morgan Fairchild; Ian Martin; Leon Janney.Auto mechanic Mike Wilson comes to the aid of a bum who claims to be the billionaire businessman Stanford Spruce. Mike doesn't believe him until he learns that he's the sole heir of Spruce's entire fortune.

Published: Apr 30, 2026Duration: 44m 59s

Season 3 - Episode 107

0514 - Killer's Helper (9/7/1976)

0514 - Killer's Helper (9/7/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Michael Wager; Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Evie Juster.John Masters has neglected his wife, Margaret, for so long that when he invites newly promoted protégé Marty Carroway home for dinner, Margaret asks Marty to not only start an affair with her, but to kill John and take his place as head of the company.

Published: Apr 29, 2026Duration: 44m 57s

Season 3 - Episode 106

0513 - Graven Image (9/6/1976)

0513 - Graven Image (9/6/1976)Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Jack Grimes; Robert Dryden; Hetty Galen.Jodie Barnes is a talented singer on the county fair circuit when he meets talent agent Craig Herbert. Their partnership makes Jodie a national star but a frightful product that bears Jodie's likeness proves all too much.

Published: Apr 28, 2026Duration: 44m 58s

Season 3 - Episode 105

0512 - The Magic Cay (9/2/1976)

0512 - The Magic Cay (9/2/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Paul Hecht; Marian Seldes; Leon Janney; Ian Martin.Tom Reynolds leaves behind his wife, children, and boring job and, upon the advice of a psychiatrist friend, takes a two-week vacation on a remote Caribbean island.

Published: Apr 27, 2026Duration: 44m 59s

Season 3 - Episode 104

0511 - The Night Shift (8/30/1976)

0511 - The Night Shift (8/30/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Howard DaSilva; Bryna Raeburn; William Griffis; Earl Hammond.Eddie O'Brian loathes working 9-hour shifts each day as a bus driver until he is assigned a brand new bus.

Published: Apr 26, 2026Duration: 44m 58s

Season 3 - Episode 103

0510 - The Man Who Could Work Miracles (8/26/1976)

0510 - The Man Who Could Work Miracles (8/26/1976)Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by H. G. Wells.Cast: William Redfield; Marian Haley; Russell Horton; Arnold Moss.This adaptation of H. G. Wells' short story chronicles a man who realizes he can alter fortunes and make wishes reality out of sheer will.

Published: Apr 25, 2026Duration: 44m 56s

Season 3 - Episode 102

0509 - The Train Stops (8/23/1976)

0509 - The Train Stops (8/23/1976)Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Ann Sheppard; Gene Francis.A small-town doctor's daughter falls in love with a mysterious man who comes to town on the same train every week and continues to do so even after the town loses its spot on the train schedule.

Published: Apr 24, 2026Duration: 46m 18s