CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)
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...
0150 - The Garden (9/19/1974)
0150 - The Garden (9/19/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Jack Grimes; Nancy Coleman; Joe Silver.
A man and woman find themselves imprisoned in a peculiar forest that has two sides: one is as deathly frightening; the other is gentle and enticing.
0149 - Thicker than Water (9/17/1974)
0149 - Thicker than Water (9/17/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jay Gregory; Robert Dryden; Bob Kaliban; Grace Matthews; Ira Lewis.
* A lawyer tries to prove to a jury, and to himself, that his mugger client is innocent of murder by asking to perform a chemical test on the knife allegedly used in the killing.
CBSRMT Trivia: This Henry Slesar story was broadcast as "The Test" on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on 2/20/1962.
0148 - What Happened to Mrs. Forbush (9/16/1974)
0148 - What Happened to Mrs. Forbush (9/16/1974)
Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Patricia Wheel; Gordon Gould; Billie Lou Watt; Mary Jane Higby; Guy Sorel.
Marjorie & Bert Desmond and their son Robbie rent a long-abandoned seaside home for the summer. After they move in, the ghost of a sea captain's wife who lived there two centuries earlier warns Marjorie they'd better leave.
0147 - The Trouble with Murder (9/12/1974)
0147 - The Trouble with Murder (9/12/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Morse; Bryna Raeburn; Evie Juster; Jackson Beck; Ian Martin.
Brooklyn police are baffled by the deaths of four women found naked and headless.
0146 - The Hand That Refused to Die (9/11/1974)
0146 - The Hand That Refused to Die (9/11/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Carol Teitel; Russell Horton.
A gifted concert pianist is devastated when his right hand is amputated after an auto accident.
CBSRMT Trivia: The classical piece in this episode is Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66.
0145 - Double Exposure (9/9/1974)
0145 - Double Exposure (9/9/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Larry Haines; Joan Shay; Sam Gray.
Susan Hollis runs across two people who claim that she is someone else. One claims that she was her neighbor while the other claims she was his wife, who abandoned him and their two children.
0144 - Deadline for Death (9/5/1974)
0144 - Deadline for Death (9/5/1974)
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joseph Julian; Michael Tolan; June Gable; Guy Repp.
Sam Rogers testifies against his former partner-in-crime, Johnny Promo, but goes into seclusion in the wake of Johnny's promise that Sam will die within 30 days of his execution.
0143 - The Imp in the Bottle (9/3/1974)
0143 - The Imp in the Bottle (9/3/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Cast: William Redfield; Joan Loring; Ian Martin; Santos Ortega; Leon Janney.
Barry Holden inherits an amulet containing an imp that can grant wishes of wealth but to save his soul, Barry must sell the talisman for less than he paid for it.
0142 - The Return of Anatole Chevenic (9/2/1974)
0142 - The Return of Anatole Chevenic (9/2/1974)
Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Alexander Scourby; Ann Pitoniak; Gil Mack; Sid Sloan.
* Hans Chevenic works long hours for his sadistic uncle Anatole, who in return gives meager pay and no assurance of an inheritance; it leaves Hans fantasizing about Anatole's death.
0141 - Medium Rare (8/29/1974)
0141 - Medium Rare (8/29/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; George Petrie.
Bilked out of big money while he was alive, the demanding ghost of a big-time gambler asks husband-and-wife false psychics to help exact revenge against a Las Vegas blackjack dealer and his wife, the ghost's ex-girlfriend.
