CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

0488 - Blue Justice (6/3/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Leon Janney; Jackson Beck; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden.

A corrupt assistant prosecutor in a totalitarian state convicts, for capital murder, a man he knew was innocent.

0487 - Ghost Town (5/31/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Lois Nettleton; Ralph Bell; Ian Martin; Nat Polen; Russell Horton.

A man who has escaped from a mental institution carjacks a schoolteacher and orders her to drive to a deserted Death Valley town to find an old relative.

0486 - Demon Lover (5/27/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.

A college professor finds himself the unwilling object of a colleague's obsessive, and violent, romantic advances.

0485 - A Mexican Standoff (5/24/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Joe Silver; Catherine Byers; Robert Dryden; Sam Gray.

After small-town Nebraska mailman George Adams is honored as "Mr. Good Citizen USA," he and his wife are invited to an all-expenses-paid trip to Mexico City.

0484 - The Walking Dead (5/20/1976)

Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Rosemary Rice; Jack Grimes; Joan Shay; Gilbert Mack.

On a planet where crime is unknown, an organically-constructed android servant becomes tired of his work and goes on a deadly spree of violence.

0483 - Blind Witness (5/17/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Patricia Elliott; Carmen Matthews; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.

Police, and the assailant, are on the hunt to find a blind woman who unknowingly witnessed the murder of a pharmacist.

0482 - The Secret Sharer (5/13/1976)

Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Conrad.

Cast: Norman Rose; Mandel Kramer; William Redfield; Court Benson.

An adaptation of Joseph Conrad's short story about a fugitive, his alter ego, and the ship captain who accommodates them both.

0481 - The Ghost of San Juan Hill (5/10/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Jack Grimes; Marian Haley; William Redfield; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.

A couple's wedding plans are disrupted by the bride's deceased husband, who had supposedly perished while charging up San Juan Hill in the Spanish–American War.

0480 - What A Change in Hilda (5/6/1976)

Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Lois Nettleton; Robert L. Green; Bryna Raeburn; Nat Polen; Himan Brown (uncredited).

* Impressed by its results on her untalented friend (who is now a top concert singer), Hilda Turner starts seeing a doctor who claims anyone can attain their heart's desire solely through meditation. The charge for the service is only $100 but in the long run, the results are more than what Hilda bargained for.

CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited and appears at the end of...

0479 - The Cornstarch Killer (5/3/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes; Earl Hammond.

Police are baffled by a series of murders; the perpetrator appears to be a virtuous woman who can bring the wrath of God down on anyone who approaches her with impure intentions.

0478 - Two Plus Two Equals Death (4/29/1976)

Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Robert Dryden; Sam Gray.

Peter Gerard takes his father's place in a traveling circus act and falls in love with one of the show's ballerinas who, unfortunately for Peter, has a cruel identical twin sister.

0477 - The Three Elders of Lifeboat Landing (4/26/1976)

Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mason Adams; Ann Sheppard; Mandel Kramer; Robert Phelps; Guy Sorel.

A New York hamlet seems to be an idyllic place (clean air, no crime, etc.) but as an inquiring reporter soon finds out, anyone who disturbs such bliss, in any way, must pay a steep price.

0476 - The Serpent of the Nile (4/25/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Lois Nettleton; Carol Teitel; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton; Paul Hecht.

This is a retelling of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in which a Roman politician is beguiled by the queen of Egypt.

0475 - The Prince of Evil (4/24/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.

Cast: Howard DaSilva; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Hetty Galen; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.

A man with loads of charm proceeds with his bloody ascension to the throne in this vivid retelling of Shakespeare's Richard III.

0474 - Long Live the King is Dead (4/23/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.

Cast: Tony Roberts; Ian Martin; Arnold Moss; Evie Juster; Bob Kaliban.

A retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which an heir to the Danish throne seeks revenge after his murderous uncle claims the crown.

0473 - The Green Eyed Monster (4/22/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.

Cast: Arnold Moss; Marian Seldes; Joan Arless; Court Benson; Ralph Bell; Ian Martin.

Misplaced jealousy and blind rage drive a military commander to commit the ultimate betrayal against his beloved wife in this adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello.

0472 - The Love Song of Death (4/21/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Morgan Fairchild; Joan Shay; Bob Kaliban; Guy Sorel; Earl Hammond.

An adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a tale of star-crossed lovers in the middle of a blood feud between their families.

0471 - The Assassination (4/20/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.

Cast: Norman Rose; Robert Dryden; Joan Shay; Russell Horton; Ian Martin.

Adapted from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, this episode chronicles Caesar's final victories, his murder, and its aftermath.

0470 - Murder Most Foul (4/19/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Carol Teitel; William Redfield; Court Benson; Russell Horton.

Scottish warriors Macbeth and Banquo encounter a trio of witches who make a series of chilling prophecies.

CBSRMT Trivia: This episode is the first of seven consecutive adaptations of Shakespeare plays written by Ian Martin for Mystery Theater. The titles of the episodes are taken from a line in the play.

0469 - Strange Passenger (4/15/1976)

Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Nat Polen; Bob Kaliban; Evie Juster; Ian Martin; Frank Behrens.

Out of work, and disenchanted with his profession anyway, a lawyer volunteers to fly off to a distant planet and receive training by aliens.

0468 - Wishes Can Be Fatal (4/13/1976)

Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Carmen Matthews; Teri Keane; Gordon Gould; Jennifer Harmon; Russell Horton.

A nursing home resident uses the mysterious power of needlepoint embroidery to torment her wicked daughter-in-law.

0467 - The Safe Judge (4/12/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Patsy Bruder; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond; William Redfield.

An upstanding judge finds his reputation on the line when he's pressured to clear a gangster's son of drug possession charges.

0466 - Fool's Gold (4/9/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mason Adams; Teri Keane; Sam Gray; Court Benson.

A college professor indulges his obsession for finding a dead pirate's sunknen (and heavily cursed) treasure.

0465 - Sleeping Dogs (4/8/1976)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Marian Seldes; Court Benson; Guy Sorel; Robert Maxwell.

Against all recommendations from his colleagues, her current husband, and the American consular, the wife of a paratrooper who lost his life in World War II ventures to Paris to search for the French Resistance fighter who betrayed her husband to Nazi forces.

CBSRMT Trivia: "Sleeping Dogs" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 465: 4/8/76) and (Episode 1249: 10/9/81).

0464 - The Paradise Cafe (4/7/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Court Benson; Evie Juster; William Redfield; Len Gochman.

A notorious tycoon confesses a heinous crime to his psychiatrist, in an effort to exorcise the murderous demon that possesses him.

0463 - The Boy Wonder (4/6/1976)

Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: William Redfield; Robert Dryden; Ken Harvey; Martha Greenhouse; Dan Ocko.

* A school principal, a lawyer, and other adults go on a mad search for Stuart Buchanan and his friends all because of the 10-year-old Stuart’s school composition.

0462 - Time Killer (4/5/1976)

Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Rosemary Rice; Jackson Beck; Russell Horton; Arnold Moss.

Believing time is as elastic as space, a parapsychology professor transports himself to the early period of the Great Depression.

0461 - Vanity Dies Hard (4/2/1976)

Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin; Mary Jane Higby.

An arrogant, vengeful mystery writer thinks he's pulled off the perfect crime: He's murdered his cheating wife's lover, he's pinned her for the crime and he's helping police with the investigation.

0460 - The White Ghost (4/1/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Ralph Bell; Ann Williams; Joan Shay; Earl Hammond.

Donald Taylor ends his secret affair with Trudy Nelson and returns to his invalid wife. It leads to Trudy threatening to kill Donald.

0459 - The Spit and Image (3/31/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Tolan; Patricia Elliott; Ralph Bell; Earl Hammond.

A retired football player is hired to serve as the stand-in for a reclusive, eccentric billionaire.

0458 - The Intruders (3/30/1976)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Lois Nettleton; Carmen Matthews; Fred Gwynne; Russell Horton.

A woman is troubled by a trio of strangers in her home; they do not acknowledge her presence, leading her to believe they are ghosts.

0457 - The Saxon Curse (3/29/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Oscar Wilde.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Catherine Byers; Court Benson; Guy Sorel; Himan Brown (uncredited).

An arrogant aristocrat learns from a fortune teller that he will carry out the perfect murder and not get caught.

CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the "celebrated doctor" in act 3.

Defects: Some background noise.

0456 - Extortion (3/26/1976)

Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Evie Juster; Mandel Kramer; William Redfield; Joan Shay; Russell Horton.

A state senator learns his wife is being blackmailed for a fatal hit-and-run accident she committed during her college days.

0455 - The Transformation of Joebee (3/25/1976)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Hans Conried; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Joe Silver.

After years of pulling practical jokes, Joseph B. Jefferson mends his ways and advises two friends (and former joke targets) on a plan that could possibly be yet another prank.

0454 - Brain Drain (3/24/1976)

Written by Ralph Goodman. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Robert Dryden; Staats Cotsworth; Carol Teitel.

A government agent explores the disturbing deaths of noted scientists, which appear to be connected to a beautiful woman and a deranged scientist's heinous experiments.

0453 - The Covered Bridge (3/23/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Jada Rowland; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn.

A bridge transports Peg, on her honeymoon with Ted, from the 1970s to the 1770s and into an arranged marriage with someone else.

0452 - Stampede (3/22/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Kris Tabori; Fred Gwynne; Catherine Byers; Gilbert Mack; Earl Hammond.

After Commanche warriors murder her husband and their beet crop and farm are destroyed by a stampede, Ellie Tate Gottenschalk joins an all-male cattle drive.

0451 - A Matter of Love and Death (3/19/1976)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Lois Nettleton; William Redfield; Marian Haley; Lloyd Battista.

Helen Collins walks into a police station and confesses to an unbelieving sergeant that she has killed her celebrity husband.

0450 - The Other Side of the Coin (3/18/1976)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Ralph Bell; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin.

A supernatural accident causes an ex-police sergeant and a mob-tied con artist to swap bodies.

0449 - Crime Casts a Shadow (3/16/1976)

Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Evie Juster; William Redfield; Jay Gregory; Ian Martin.

* In need of cash, Gay Armstrong tries to sell her late mother's pearl necklace; but then she learns the pearls are fake, just as her stepfather offers her $15,000 for the necklace.