CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)
By: CBSRMT-Restoration
Language: en
Categories: Fiction, Drama
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
0379 - The Money Makers (11/14/1975)
Dec 15, 20250379 - The Money Makers (11/14/1975)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ralph Bell; Bryna Raeburn; William Redfield; Jack Grimes.
Two counterfeiters set up their secret operation in an abandoned house, unaware that it's inhabited by a ghost.
0378 - Home is Where the Ghost Is (11/13/1975)
Dec 14, 20250378 - Home is Where the Ghost Is (11/13/1975)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Gordon Gould; Patricia Elliott; William Redfield; Gilbert Mack.
Dr. Ramsey Joslin is haunted by the ghost of his late wife, Emily, who advises him to be careful in dealing with a defecting Russian scientist.
0377 - Party Girl (11/11/1975)
Dec 13, 20250377 - Party Girl (11/11/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Russell Horton; Evie Juster; Earl Hammond; Dan Ocko.
A Congressman and gubernatorial candidate tries to cover up the suicide of a prostitute he had a tryst with.
0376 - The Public Avenger (11/10/1975)
Dec 12, 20250376 - The Public Avenger (11/10/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Arnold Stang; Marian Haley; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Himan Brown (uncredited).
A business executive's assistant is alarmed when it's theorized that a mild-mannered colleague may be the vigilante who's been murdering several well-known criminals.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as an unnamed dry cleaner at the end of act 1 and beginning of act 2.
0375 - Killing Valley (11/7/1975)
Dec 11, 20250375 - Killing Valley (11/7/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Joan Shay; Ian Martin; William Redfield.
* Polly Preston returns to the small town she grew up in to write a tell-all exposé about the powerful people who ostracized her parents years earlier.
Defects: Muffled audio on and off.
0374 - The Edge of the Scalpel (11/5/1975)
Dec 10, 20250374 - The Edge of the Scalpel (11/5/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Gordon Gould; Don Scardino; Robert Kaliban; Joan Shay.
Dr. Kirk Malcolm faces a dilemma: Perform a complicated yet life-saving surgical procedure on the husband of the nurse he loves.
0373 - The Mortgage (11/3/1975)
Dec 09, 20250373 - The Mortgage (11/3/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton; Robert Maxwell.
A college professor becomes deeply worried when his picture appears in the newspaper for his doing a good deed: It may lead to his being activated as a Russian double agent, disrupting his happily placid life.
0372 - It's Hell to Pay the Piper (10/31/1975)
Dec 08, 20250372 - It's Hell to Pay the Piper (10/31/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Sir Walter Scott.
Cast: Ian Martin; Arnold Moss; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson; Guy Sorel.
A poor Scottish farmer pays his rent but fails to get a receipt from his feudal landlord, who later dies. Then the landlord's son demands that the farmer clear his debt.
0371 - Triptych for a Witch (10/30/1975)
Dec 07, 20250371 - Triptych for a Witch (10/30/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Margaret Hamilton; Kristoffer Tabori; Evie Juster; Gilbert Mack; Himan Brown (uncredited).
A witch masquerades as the kindly, recently widowed great aunt of a newlywed couple, and moves in to their home along with a pair of peculiarly behaving pets.
CBSRMT Trivia: Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz") stars in her only Mystery Theater episode. She plays...a witch, of course.
Himan Brown is uncredited as Jake in act 1.
0370 - Ghost Powder (10/29/1975)
Dec 06, 20250370 - Ghost Powder (10/29/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Court Benson; Bryna Raeburn; Guy Sorel.
As his political rivalry with Thomas Jefferson grows, John Adams has another matter on his plate: The French chateau he and wife Abigail have moved into is haunted.
0369 - The Storm Breeder (10/28/1975)
Dec 05, 20250369 - The Storm Breeder (10/28/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Austin.
Cast: Michael Tolan; Fred Gwynne; Ann Pitoniak; Arnold Moss; Ian Martin.
A young judge aims to give rest to a lost soul who, with his young daughter, has been cursed to forever wander New England in search of a home while a dark storm cloud follows.
0368 - A Living Corpse (10/27/1975)
Dec 04, 20250368 - A Living Corpse (10/27/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Kirk Peterson; Patricia Elliott.
Professor Amadeus Valdemar, an expert on hypnosis who's dying of consumption, talks Dr. Craig Nugent into hypnotizing him to forestall the Grim Reaper.
0367 - The Summer People (10/24/1975)
Dec 03, 20250367 - The Summer People (10/24/1975)
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Jennifer Harmon; Grace Matthews; Leon Janney; William Redfield.
* Seeking a place to pursue their artistic crafts during the summer, Jane and Mike Slater discover Granville, a town the couple learn is difficult to leave.
0366 - The Sealed Room Murder (10/23/1975)
Dec 02, 20250366 - The Sealed Room Murder (10/23/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by M. D. Post.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Fred Gwynne; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Earl Hammond.
A sheriff and a judge take on the onerous task of solving the murder of the county's most repulsive resident.
0365 - Million Dollar Murder (10/21/1975)
Dec 01, 20250365 - Million Dollar Murder (10/21/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mandel Kramer; Patricia Elliott; Catherine Byers; Robert Dryden; Nat Polen.
Facing a liquidation of his furniture company's assets, Dick Nelson is offered $1 million by a wealthy woman, provided he kill a close friend.
0364 - Never in This World (10/20/1975)
Nov 30, 20250364 - Never in This World (10/20/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Alexander Scourby; Lori March; Ian Martin; Marian Seldes.
When David Campbell discovers the ruins of an old church, he's drawn into challenging an ancient Gaelic curse.
0363 - Stay Out of Dutchman's Woods (10/16/1975)
Nov 29, 20250363 - Stay Out of Dutchman's Woods (10/16/1975)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Jada Rowland; Santos Ortega; Joan Loring; Mary Jane Higby.
After a newlywed couple honeymooning in Maine become lost and separated in the Dutchman's woods, the husband comes under the enticement of a spirit.
0362 - The Kiss of Death (10/15/1975)
Nov 28, 20250362 - The Kiss of Death (10/15/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Cast: Kirk Peterson; Patsy Bruder; Arnold Moss; Bryna Raeburn; Gilbert Mack.
Despite the warnings of his mentors, an aspiring doctor in Padua, Italy falls in love with the daughter of the town's crackpot physician.
0361 - The Last Lesson (10/13/1975)
Nov 27, 20250361 - The Last Lesson (10/13/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Fred Gwynne; Marian Haley; Leon Janney; Dan Ocko.
Threatened with death unless he pays off his monetary debts, compulsive gambler Clarence Porter marries the plain yet wealthy Penny Meadows.
0360 - They Shall Stone Them with Stones (10/9/1975)
Nov 26, 20250360 - They Shall Stone Them with Stones (10/9/1975)
Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Jackson Beck; Arnold Stang; Bryna Raeburn; William Redfield.
Mindreader Madame Dahrazum and her out-of-work husband put together a Vaudeville act. But trouble finds them when, during a show she sees visions of an unsolved murder.
0359 - Who Made Me? (10/7/1975)
Nov 25, 20250359 - Who Made Me? (10/7/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Marian Seldes; Don Scardino; Evie Juster.
* Set in a future where every person is given societal rankings based on their abilities and intellectual capacity, a fighter pilot in "Group One" is challenged when his son desires the more attractive life of "Group Three" citizenry.
0358 - The Five Ghostly Indians (10/6/1975)
Nov 24, 20250358 - The Five Ghostly Indians (10/6/1975)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Court Benson; Guy Sorel; Ann Pitoniak; Suzanne Grossman; Jay Gregory.
A vacationing college professor and an innkeeper discover a strange Indian arrowhead along a spot of Maine's shoreline where an early explorer massacred six natives.
0357 - The Man Who Ran Away (10/2/1975)
Nov 23, 20250357 - The Man Who Ran Away (10/2/1975)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Robert Dryden; Martha Greenhouse; William Redfield.
Upset over his wife's infidelity, David Trent drives to a nearby town and discovers a seemingly abandoned estate, where he meets a woman who's just as lonely as he is.
0356 - The Primrose Path (10/1/1975)
Nov 22, 20250356 - The Primrose Path (10/1/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Rosemary Rice; Ken Harvey; Ian Martin; Jack Grimes.
Maryann Melon is heir to a family-owned newspaper conglomerate, a kidnapping victim and possibly a willing member of a radical terrorist group.
0355 - You're Only Young Twice (9/29/1975)
Nov 21, 20250355 - You're Only Young Twice (9/29/1975)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ann Sheppard; Norman Rose; Virginia Dwyer; Earl Hammond.
A scientist develops a formula that reverses the aging process.
0354 - The Other Self (9/28/1975)
Nov 20, 20250354 - The Other Self (9/28/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Joan Shay; Russell Horton.
A psychologist examines a factory worker with an exemplary work record. His secret to focusing on tedious tasks? Having an obsession over the American Civil War, in particular the Battle of Shiloh.
0353 - The Thomas Jefferson Defense (9/27/1975)
Nov 19, 20250353 - The Thomas Jefferson Defense (9/27/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Leon Janney; Russell Horton; Jada Rowland; Bob Kaliban.
Thomas Jefferson must defend an innocent Indian chief against both a murder indictment and the narrow-minded attitudes of the townspeople.
0352 - Assassination in Time (9/26/1975)
Nov 18, 20250352 - Assassination in Time (9/26/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jennifer Harmon; William Redfield; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Gordon Gould.
A time-traveling couple struggle with whether to prevent the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and in doing so alter the course of history.
0351 - The Black Whale (9/25/1975)
Nov 17, 20250351 - The Black Whale (9/25/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Brock Peters; Bret Morrison; Lynne Hamilton; Marvin Miller; Ken Lynch.
A newly literate slave in antebellum Texas longs to be free, but death is the fate of anyone who tries to liberate him.
0350 - The Angels of Devil's Mountain (9/24/1975)
Nov 16, 20250350 - The Angels of Devil's Mountain (9/24/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Warren Stevens; Anne Seymour; James McCallion; Berry Kroeger.
Severe chest pains force a traveling salesman to make a stop off at a remote village, where he's astounded to learn that everyone in town recognizes him.
0349 - The Headless Hessian (9/23/1975)
Nov 15, 20250349 - The Headless Hessian (9/23/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lloyd Bochner; Jack Grimes; Marriette Hartley; Casey Kasem; Robert Maxwell.
A headless specter first frightens, then helps General George Washington's troops on the eve of their assault on Trenton.
0348 - Solid Gold Soldiers (9/22/1975)
Nov 14, 20250348 - Solid Gold Soldiers (9/22/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Evie Juster; Ian Martin; Court Benson; William Redfield.
Two Civil War spies play a battle of wits and deception against warring forces, allies, and even each other in an effort to secure $1 million in Confederate gold.
CBSRMT Trivia: Starting with this episode, the next seven episodes commemorate the U.S. bicentennial with stories about people and events of U.S. history.
0347 - The Third Person (9/19/1975)
Nov 13, 20250347 - The Third Person (9/19/1975)
Written by Arnold and Stella Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Henry James.
Cast: Evie Juster; Marian Seldes; Arnold Moss; Court Benson.
Two spinster cousins inherit an ancestral home, which is occupied by a long-dead cousin's ghost.
0346 - The Coffin with the Golden Nails (9/18/1975)
Nov 12, 20250346 - 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)
Nov 11, 20250345 - 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)
Nov 10, 20250344 - 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)
Nov 09, 20250343 - 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)
Nov 08, 20250342 - 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)
Nov 07, 20250341 - 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)
Nov 06, 20250340 - 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)
Nov 05, 20250339 - 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)
Nov 04, 20250338 - 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)
Nov 03, 20250337 - 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)
Nov 02, 20250336 - 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)
Nov 01, 20250335 - 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)
Oct 31, 20250334 - 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)
Oct 30, 20250333 - 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)
Oct 29, 20250332 - 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)
Oct 28, 20250331 - 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)
Oct 27, 20250330 - 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)
Oct 26, 20250329 - 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)
Oct 25, 20250328 - 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)
Oct 24, 20250327 - 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.
0326 - The Root of All Evil (8/14/1975)
Oct 23, 20250326 - The Root of All Evil (8/14/1975)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Ann Sheppard; Elliot Reid; Marian Seldes; George Petrie.
* A copywriter finds $80,000 in his trash bin and uses it to escape life's drudgery; paranoia, and the robbers who stole that loot in a bank robbery, soon plague him.
0324 - Age Cannot Wither Her (8/11/1975)
Oct 21, 20250324 - Age Cannot Wither Her (8/11/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Joe Silver; Bryna Raeburn; Ken Harvey; Earl Hammond.
An elderly man returns to shore alone after taking his young wife on a sailing trip. When a sheriff questions her disappearance, the man tells him a fantastic tale of eternal life.
0325 - The Master Computer (8/13/1975)
Oct 21, 20250325 - The Master Computer (8/13/1975)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Augusta Dabney; Robert Dryden; Joan Shay; Nat Polen; Robert Maxwell.
* A couple return from vacation to find that their existence has been wiped clean from society's records.
0323 - The Grey Ghost (8/8/1975)
Oct 20, 20250323 - The Grey Ghost (8/8/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Betsy Palmer; William Redfield; Evie Juster; Ian Martin.
Deep in grief over her race car driver father's death, a woman abandons her husband for Italy, where she meets and agrees to sponsor a talented driver.
0322 - To Die is Forever (8/7/1975)
Oct 19, 20250322 - To Die is Forever (8/7/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Mandel Kramer; Jack Grimes; Ann Pitoniak; Leon Janney.
A wealthy eccentric plans to have himself and his terminally ill wife cryogenically preserved until a cure is found for her cancer.
0321 - Hung Jury (8/5/1975)
Oct 18, 20250321 - Hung Jury (8/5/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Catherine Byers; Joan Shay; Bob Dryden; Guy Sorel.
A married, seemingly average accountant leads a side life of lust (with a prostitute) and danger (gambling debts). When bookies demand payment, he soon discovers a solution to his problems.
0320 - The Devil's Boutique (8/4/1975)
Oct 17, 20250320 - The Devil's Boutique (8/4/1975)
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Loring; Robert L. Green; Jada Rowland; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin.
A vain fashion designer visits a boutique at a Mediterranean resort city and suffers excruciating lessons in stealing from the shopkeeper.
CBSRMT Trivia: Mystery Theater used 33 writers to write 1,399 episodes; only three wrote more than 100 episodes: Sam Dann (439), Ian Martin (244) and Elspeth Eric (117).
0319 - The Onyx Eye (8/1/1975)
Oct 16, 20250319 - The Onyx Eye (8/1/1975)
Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen; Michael Wager; William Redfield; Bryna Raeburn; Sidney Sloan.
A husband and wife experience good fortune immediately after purchasing a strange antique curio. But when their infant child dies, the wife suspects the charm is actually a source of great evil.
0318 - Carmilla (7/31/1975)
Oct 15, 20250318 - Carmilla (7/31/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Marian Seldes; Staats Cotsworth; Court Benson; Martha Greenhouse.
In early 20th century Austria, a young woman and her widower father are charged with caring for a female ward; though the two women become close, the orphan harbors a secret that threatens to destroy their lives.
0317 - He Moves in a Mysterious Way (7/30/1975)
Oct 14, 20250317 - He Moves in a Mysterious Way (7/30/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Patsy Bruder; Leon Janney; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin.
* A hospital clergyman risks his own health and life in order to give counsel to an injured dancer facing surgery.
0316 - The Lady is a Jinx (7/28/1975)
Oct 13, 20250316 - The Lady is a Jinx (7/28/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Marian Seldes; Patricia Elliott; Dan Ocko.
A police detective falls for a woman whose previous lovers all met untimely deaths; the sister of her most recent victim requests his assistance in seeking justice for her brother.
0315 - Woman from Hell (7/25/1975)
Oct 12, 20250315 - Woman from Hell (7/25/1975)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Norman Rose; Mandel Kramer; Paul Hecht; Nat Polen.
While investigating her alleged suicide, a private detective reads the personal journal of an actress whose last film project found her caught up in conflict with its real-life subject matter — a coven of witches.
0314 - Appointment in Uganda (7/24/1975)
Oct 11, 20250314 - Appointment in Uganda (7/24/1975)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: William Redfield; Arnold Stang; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay.
A man obsessed with preparing for the afterlife suffers a heart attack and is clinically dead for a few minutes. During that time between life and death, he lives another life that makes him re-evaluate his life.
0313 - The Poisoned Pen (7/22/1975)
Oct 10, 20250313 - The Poisoned Pen (7/22/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Roberta Maxwell; Catherine Byers; Michael Tolan; Earl Hammond; Richard Seth.
The deaths of several people are tied to two things: they each received a mysterious letter, and they shared disdain for a marginally talented actress.
0312 - Fateful Reunion (7/21/1975)
Oct 09, 20250312 - Fateful Reunion (7/21/1975)
Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Jennifer Harmon; Ken Harvey; William Redfield.
* A scientist invents a supercomputer that can predict future events; he and his fiancée use it for party entertainment but the fun dims when it makes a harrowing forecast involving their war buddy fathers.
CBSRMT Trivia: The tune "Every Blossom Dies" which was introduced in episode
0311 - The Spots of the Leopard (7/18/1975)
Oct 08, 20250311 - The Spots of the Leopard (7/18/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ann Sheppard; Russell Horton; Gil Mack; Leon Janney.
A dock worker and his wife are placed in witness protection after he exposes organized crime activities within his company and union; it's an adjustment that the wife is unable to accept.
0310 - Nightmare's Nest (7/17/1975)
Oct 07, 20250310 - Nightmare's Nest (7/17/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Gordon Gould; Rosemary Rice; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Maxwell; Ian Martin.
A reclusive scientist purchases a remote country estate, but the malevolent spirit who haunts the grounds is sure to disturb the peace.
CBSRMT Trivia: The main theme music for Mystery Theater was taken from the CBS archives. That particular piece of music was composed by Nathan Van Cleave and was featured in a Twilight Zone episode called “Two” (1961; Season 3, episode 1) featuring Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery as the only two...
0309 - Goodbye, Karl Erich (7/16/1975)
Oct 06, 20250309 - Goodbye, Karl Erich (7/16/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Paul Hecht; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay; Sam Gray.
The diary of Dr. Heinrich Stammler recalls how, in 1927 Germany, he treated a young man after his father's death in war.
0308 - Snake in the Grass (7/14/1975)
Oct 05, 20250308 - Snake in the Grass (7/14/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Sandy Dennis; Ralph Bell; Arnold Stang; Robert Dryden.
A scientist allows her colleague to take credit for discovering a new variety of clover and winds up later receiving the blame for his murder.
0307 - The Widow's Auxiliary (7/11/1975)
Oct 04, 20250307 - The Widow's Auxiliary (7/11/1975)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lenka Peterson; Gordon Gould; Carol Teitel; Arnold Moss; Court Benson.
* A woman must save her husband from the lure of a local men's association, who wants his mechanical aptitude to advance their agenda.
0306 - The Ghostly Rival (7/10/1975)
Oct 03, 20250306 - The Ghostly Rival (7/10/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Will MacKenzie; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Earl Hammond.
A young man strikes a deal with a mysterious creature to gain enough wealth to rival (and impress) his prospective father-in-law.
0305 - The Triangle (7/8/1975)
Oct 02, 20250305 - The Triangle (7/8/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Paul Hecht; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden.
The sole survivor of a plane crash in the Bermuda Triangle tells of a lost paradise within the mysterious void.
0304 - Guilty (7/7/1975)
Oct 01, 20250304 - Guilty (7/7/1975)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jack Grimes; Ann Pitoniak; Nat Polen; Jean Gillespie.
Professing his innocence after being accused of assaulting a female colleague, a college professor takes a polygraph test and fails, leaving him to question the role of technology in society.
CBSRMT Trivia: "Guilty" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 304: 7/7/75) and (Episode 1132: 11/3/80).
0303 - The Slave (7/4/1975)
Sep 30, 20250303 - The Slave (7/4/1975)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mandel Kramer; Fred Gwynne; Patsy Bruder; Mary Orr.
* The stakes are high when two men make a daring bet.
0302 - Murder Will Out (7/3/1975)
Sep 29, 20250302 - Murder Will Out (7/3/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Robert Maxwell; Leon Janney; Gilbert Mack.
A New York police detective goes to Miami in search of the man who killed his father, who was also an NYPD cop.
0301 - Come Back with Me (7/2/1975)
Sep 28, 20250301 - Come Back with Me (7/2/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Teri Keane; Ian Martin; William Redfield.
A businessman going through hard times goes back in time to visit the watering hole he enjoyed in his younger days.
CBSRMT Trivia: This episode features the following Big Band classics:
"Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller (1939)
"Marie" by Tommy Dorsey (1937)
"In the Mood" by Glenn Miller (1939)
0300 - The Golden Cauldron (6/30/1975)
Sep 27, 20250300 - The Golden Cauldron (6/30/1975)
Written by Ralph Goodman. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Clarice Blackburn; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton.
A ghastly whodunit involving a trio of friends, a modern-day weapon, and a supposedly haunted castle overlooking Stonehenge.
CBSRMT Trivia: Producer/Director Himan Brown borrowed the creaking door and the “pleasant dreams” ending comment from the old-time radio show “Inner Sanctum Mysteries” (1941-1952) which he also created.
0299 - The Rape of the Maia (6/27/1975)
Sep 26, 20250299 - The Rape of the Maia (6/27/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Arnold Stang; Norman Rose; Jackson Beck; Earl Hammond; Joan Shay.
All evidence points to a famous dress designer in a notorious gambler's murder.
0298 - That Hamlet Was a Good Boy (6/26/1975)
Sep 25, 20250298 - That Hamlet Was a Good Boy (6/26/1975)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Will MacKenzie; Jennifer Harmon; Grace Matthews; Joe Silver; Leon Janney.
A modern-day take on Hamlet, finds the ghost of a murdered factory owner imploring his son to expose the lad's faithless mother and greedy uncle for the murderers they are.
0297 - The Mask of Tupac Amaru (6/24/1975)
Sep 24, 20250297 - The Mask of Tupac Amaru (6/24/1975)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ruby Dee; Michael Wager; Robert Dryden; Dan Ocko.
Tension between an anthropology grad student and her fiancée is aggravated when they come into contact with an ancient Incan artifact.
0296 - The Mills of the Gods (6/23/1975)
Sep 23, 20250296 - The Mills of the Gods (6/23/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Copeland; Tony Roberts; Paul Hecht; William Redfield.
An American touring Europe becomes enamored by a Parisian man, in Holland, much to the chagrin of her fiance.
0295 - Can You Trust Your Husband? (6/20/1975)
Sep 22, 20250295 - Can You Trust Your Husband? (6/20/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Mandel Kramer; Bryna Raeburn; Ken Harvey; Sam Gray.
* After he's arrested on drug trafficking charges, a woman holds firm to her belief of her husband's innocence even though evidence suggests she does not know him as well as she had thought.
0294 - The Climbing Boy (6/19/1975)
Sep 21, 20250294 - The Climbing Boy (6/19/1975)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Ian Martin.
In 1819 England, two noble women help an abused young chimney sweep.
0293 - Frame-up (6/18/1975)
Sep 20, 20250293 - Frame-up (6/18/1975)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.
A woman is framed for murder by her adulterous husband, the result of his plan to seize her wealth. Refusing to take the rap, the woman fights to clear her name.
0292 - The Smile of Deceit (6/16/1975)
Sep 19, 20250292 - The Smile of Deceit (6/16/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Arnold Moss; Joan Shay; Robert Dryden.
A woman marries a wealthy, eccentric college professor and moves with him to an isolated tribal area. When the natives accuse her of an extra-marital indiscretion, she must undergo a strange ritual to prove her innocence.
0291 - Stairway to Oblivion (6/13/1975)
Sep 18, 20250291 - Stairway to Oblivion (6/13/1975)
Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ann Sheppard; Guy Sorel; Mary Jane Higby; Nat Polen.
Julia Stephens travels to a remote mountaintop estate, Oblivion, to visit an uncle she has never met. While there, she finds a mystery involving the fate of the estate's previous visitors.
0290 - A Case of Negligence (6/12/1975)
Sep 17, 20250290 - A Case of Negligence (6/12/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Bob Kaliban; Alan Hewitt; Hetty Galen; Gil Mack.
* After his father dies during a supposedly routine surgery, a greedy man sues the hospital and the attending surgeon. It's a lawsuit that has troubling consequences.
0289 - The Queen of Darkness (6/10/1975)
Sep 16, 20250289 - The Queen of Darkness (6/10/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Julie Harris; Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Gordon Gould.
A vain, out-of-work actress is recruited to play the queen of an obscure monarchy.
0288 - Fallen Angel (6/9/1975)
Sep 15, 20250288 - 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)
Sep 14, 20250287 - 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)
Sep 13, 20250286 - 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)
Sep 12, 20250285 - 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)
Sep 11, 20250284 - 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)
Sep 10, 20250283 - 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)
Sep 09, 20250282 - 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)
Sep 08, 20250281 - 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)
Sep 07, 20250280 - 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.