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 notify me at [email protected] M. Rader
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0575 - Tomorrow's Murder (12/31/1976)
0575 - Tomorrow's Murder (12/31/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Earl Hammond.
Stressed sales manager Harold K. Starbright becomes even more anxious when he is shown a cemetery tombstone that displays his future death date.
2026-06-29Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Earl Hammond.
Stressed sales manager Harold K. Starbright becomes even more anxious when he is shown a cemetery tombstone that displays his future death date.
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0574 - Your Move, Mr. Ellers (12/30/1976)
0574 - Your Move, Mr. Ellers (12/30/1976)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jack Grimes; Bobby Readick; Roger DeKoven; Jackson Beck.
Fondness for the game of chess figures into an insurance investigator's look into who may have stolen priceless gems from a jeweler's shop.
2026-06-28Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jack Grimes; Bobby Readick; Roger DeKoven; Jackson Beck.
Fondness for the game of chess figures into an insurance investigator's look into who may have stolen priceless gems from a jeweler's shop.
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0573 - The Artist (12/28/1976)
0573 - The Artist (12/28/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.
Cast: Michael Wager; Patricia Elliott; Court Benson; Ann Pitoniak.
Nebbish businessman Marc Harrison becomes enthralled by a knife-throwing performer and his assistant.
2026-06-27Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.
Cast: Michael Wager; Patricia Elliott; Court Benson; Ann Pitoniak.
Nebbish businessman Marc Harrison becomes enthralled by a knife-throwing performer and his assistant.
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0572 - The Mark of Cain (12/27/1976)
0572 - The Mark of Cain (12/27/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ralph Bell; Marian Seldes; Ian Martin; Bob Kaliban.
A cattle baron hires a gunslinger with a unique mark in his hair and a dark past in his soul; his arrival arouses love in the rancher's daughter, but also anger in her betrothed.
Defects: Poor audio quality.
2026-06-26Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ralph Bell; Marian Seldes; Ian Martin; Bob Kaliban.
A cattle baron hires a gunslinger with a unique mark in his hair and a dark past in his soul; his arrival arouses love in the rancher's daughter, but also anger in her betrothed.
Defects: Poor audio quality.
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0571 - The Magus (12/25/1976)
0571 - The Magus (12/25/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Fred Gwynne; Jada Rowland; Carol Teitel; Russell Horton.
A practitioner of the black arts charms a young servant girl.
2026-06-25Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Fred Gwynne; Jada Rowland; Carol Teitel; Russell Horton.
A practitioner of the black arts charms a young servant girl.
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0570 - Double Zero (12/23/1976)
0570 - Double Zero (12/23/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Bill Griffis; Earl Hammond; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay.
Police work a case of a murdered private eye whose wallet contained five $20 bills, each bearing two zeroes written in red ink.
2026-06-24Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Bill Griffis; Earl Hammond; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay.
Police work a case of a murdered private eye whose wallet contained five $20 bills, each bearing two zeroes written in red ink.
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0569 - The Lone Survivor (12/21/1976)
0569 - The Lone Survivor (12/21/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Ken Harvey.
A plane crash at sea has one survivor, who cannot remember who he is. A police detective, an airline executive, and a doctor work to find out the man's identity.
2026-06-23Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Ken Harvey.
A plane crash at sea has one survivor, who cannot remember who he is. A police detective, an airline executive, and a doctor work to find out the man's identity.
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0568 - Date of Death (12/20/1976)
0568 - Date of Death (12/20/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Norman Rose; Joan Copeland; Evie Juster.
* A hypochondriac begins to worry when his doctor tells him he has an aortic aneurism. But fear is later fused with anger when the doctor later denies ever giving him the diagnosis.
2026-06-22Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Norman Rose; Joan Copeland; Evie Juster.
* A hypochondriac begins to worry when his doctor tells him he has an aortic aneurism. But fear is later fused with anger when the doctor later denies ever giving him the diagnosis.
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0567 - A Quiet Evening at Home (12/17/1976)
0567 - A Quiet Evening at Home (12/17/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Earl Hammond.
After witnessing a murder at a train station, an unhappily married woman is hesitant to testify lest her reason for being there be revealed.
2026-06-21Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Earl Hammond.
After witnessing a murder at a train station, an unhappily married woman is hesitant to testify lest her reason for being there be revealed.
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0566 - The Doctor's Evidence (12/16/1976)
0566 - The Doctor's Evidence (12/16/1976)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen; Tony Roberts; Ralph Bell; Guy Sorel; Catherine Butterfield.
Telepathy plays into a story of an unfaithful husband whose wife dies in an accidental fall but her son suspects murder.
2026-06-20Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen; Tony Roberts; Ralph Bell; Guy Sorel; Catherine Butterfield.
Telepathy plays into a story of an unfaithful husband whose wife dies in an accidental fall but her son suspects murder.
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0565 - The Smoking Pistol (12/14/1976)
0565 - The Smoking Pistol (12/14/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Ann Pitoniak; Rosemary Rice; Bob Kaliban.
A cop's son (an undercover detective) is murdered and a suspect is found with the weapon; the cop thinks it's an open-and-shut case, but doubts enter his mind when the suspect's mother (who claims her son didn't pull the trigger) begs him to investigate further.
2026-06-19Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Ann Pitoniak; Rosemary Rice; Bob Kaliban.
A cop's son (an undercover detective) is murdered and a suspect is found with the weapon; the cop thinks it's an open-and-shut case, but doubts enter his mind when the suspect's mother (who claims her son didn't pull the trigger) begs him to investigate further.
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0564 - Hit Me Again (12/13/1976)
0564 - Hit Me Again (12/13/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Jackson Beck; Ian Martin.
Much to his wife's distress, a financial planner ditches his job for a new career as a professional gambler, where he applies his experience in actuarial science to counting cards in blackjack.
2026-06-18Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Jackson Beck; Ian Martin.
Much to his wife's distress, a financial planner ditches his job for a new career as a professional gambler, where he applies his experience in actuarial science to counting cards in blackjack.
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0563 - Identity Crisis (12/10/1976)
0563 - Identity Crisis (12/10/1976)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Gordon Gould; Ann Williams; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver.
A brain transplant weighs heavily on the doctor performing it, the wives of the donor and the recipient and the corrupt contractors who want to make sure the surviving brain (that of a state senator) stays quiet.
2026-06-17Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Gordon Gould; Ann Williams; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver.
A brain transplant weighs heavily on the doctor performing it, the wives of the donor and the recipient and the corrupt contractors who want to make sure the surviving brain (that of a state senator) stays quiet.
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0562 - Nobody Dies (12/9/1976)
0562 - Nobody Dies (12/9/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Ann Sheppard; Jack Grimes; Morgan Fairchild.
* A young mother becomes housekeeper for a well-to-do pregnant widow. As their children grow they develop a relationship.
2026-06-16Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Ann Sheppard; Jack Grimes; Morgan Fairchild.
* A young mother becomes housekeeper for a well-to-do pregnant widow. As their children grow they develop a relationship.
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0561 - Enough Rope (12/7/1976)
0561 - Enough Rope (12/7/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Robert Dryden; Evie Juster.
A swindler is saved from a hangman's noose by a woman claiming to be his guardian angel.
2026-06-15Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Robert Dryden; Evie Juster.
A swindler is saved from a hangman's noose by a woman claiming to be his guardian angel.
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0560 - Child of the Sea (12/6/1976)
0560 - Child of the Sea (12/6/1976)
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Evie Juster; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.
A man on an ocean swim has his life saved by a beautiful woman.
2026-06-14Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Evie Juster; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.
A man on an ocean swim has his life saved by a beautiful woman.
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0559 - Child of Misfortune (12/3/1976)
0559 - Child of Misfortune (12/3/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Joan Copeland; Court Benson.
The life of a pathologist, and his wife, is upended when a teenage girl moves in after tragic circumstances.
2026-06-13Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Joan Copeland; Court Benson.
The life of a pathologist, and his wife, is upended when a teenage girl moves in after tragic circumstances.
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0558 - How to Kill Rudy (12/2/1976)
0558 - How to Kill Rudy (12/2/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Ian Martin; Ralph Bell.
Rudy Slaymaker discovers that his favorite detective novelist writes tales that predict true crimes. But Rudy must take preemptive action when he discovers the author's first book is about his own future.
2026-06-12Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Ian Martin; Ralph Bell.
Rudy Slaymaker discovers that his favorite detective novelist writes tales that predict true crimes. But Rudy must take preemptive action when he discovers the author's first book is about his own future.
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0557 - Now You See Them, Now You Don't (11/30/1976)
0557 - Now You See Them, Now You Don't (11/30/1976)
Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Ian Martin; Martha Greenhouse; Earl Hammond.
During World War V (2175 A.D.), a doctor is tasked to find out why combat shock patients in a military hospital are suddenly disappearing.
2026-06-11Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Ian Martin; Martha Greenhouse; Earl Hammond.
During World War V (2175 A.D.), a doctor is tasked to find out why combat shock patients in a military hospital are suddenly disappearing.
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0556 - The Man Who Couldn't Get Arrested (11/29/1976)
0556 - The Man Who Couldn't Get Arrested (11/29/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Fred Gwynne; Joan Shay; Bill Griffis; Court Benson.
Parallel realities collide when a Wall Street broker can't determine whether his wife is alive or has been murdered.
2026-06-10Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Fred Gwynne; Joan Shay; Bill Griffis; Court Benson.
Parallel realities collide when a Wall Street broker can't determine whether his wife is alive or has been murdered.
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0555 - Blood Will Tell (11/26/1976)
0555 - Blood Will Tell (11/26/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Bryna Raeburn; Evie Juster; Ken Harvey.
* For life insurance purposes, Norman Claymore must disclose to his employer's personnel department how his father died.
2026-06-09Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Bryna Raeburn; Evie Juster; Ken Harvey.
* For life insurance purposes, Norman Claymore must disclose to his employer's personnel department how his father died.
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0554 - M-U-R-D-E-R (11/25/1976)
0554 - M-U-R-D-E-R (11/25/1976)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Ralph Bell; Teri Keane; Marian Seldes; Marian Haley.
After his business partner walks off with their company's funds and commits suicide, Max Picket plays on a Ouija board with his wife and their friends. What the planchette spells out agitates Max.
2026-06-08Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Ralph Bell; Teri Keane; Marian Seldes; Marian Haley.
After his business partner walks off with their company's funds and commits suicide, Max Picket plays on a Ouija board with his wife and their friends. What the planchette spells out agitates Max.
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0553 - The Awakening (11/23/1976)
0553 - The Awakening (11/23/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.
A police detective investigates a psychiatrist's murder, with the only clue being an audio tape of the murderer's conversation with the victim.
2026-06-07Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.
A police detective investigates a psychiatrist's murder, with the only clue being an audio tape of the murderer's conversation with the victim.
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0552 - Meeting by Chance (11/22/1976)
0552 - Meeting by Chance (11/22/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Mandel Kramer; Bobby Readick.
* Two strangers caught in a rainstorm seek shelter in a well-kept house whose only occupant is a blind cat.
2026-06-06Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Mandel Kramer; Bobby Readick.
* Two strangers caught in a rainstorm seek shelter in a well-kept house whose only occupant is a blind cat.
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0551 - A Question of Identity (11/12/1976)
0551 - A Question of Identity (11/12/1976)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Ian Martin.
Hillary Cummings is kidnapped, not for the typical reasons. It all comes down to a matter of identity.
CBSRMT Trivia: "A Question of Identity" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 551: 11/12/76) and (Episode 731: 10/28/77).
Defects: Poor audio quality.
2026-06-05Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Ian Martin.
Hillary Cummings is kidnapped, not for the typical reasons. It all comes down to a matter of identity.
CBSRMT Trivia: "A Question of Identity" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 551: 11/12/76) and (Episode 731: 10/28/77).
Defects: Poor audio quality.
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0550 - Strikeforce (11/11/1976)
0550 - Strikeforce (11/11/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Patricia Elliott; Mary Jane Higby; Court Benson; Gilbert Mack.
A doctor begins to question everything he's believed about his late birth father (who went missing during the war) when he spots a corpse in the morgue, on which was tattooed the emblem of his father's military regiment.
2026-06-04Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Patricia Elliott; Mary Jane Higby; Court Benson; Gilbert Mack.
A doctor begins to question everything he's believed about his late birth father (who went missing during the war) when he spots a corpse in the morgue, on which was tattooed the emblem of his father's military regiment.
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0549 - The Colony (11/9/1976)
0549 - The Colony (11/9/1976)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Morgan Fairchild; Frances Sternhagen; Jackson Beck; Guy Sorel.
After spotting a UFO, a vacationing couple reports their sighting to the sheriff in a sleepy New Hampshire town after which they find themselves in jail.
2026-06-03Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Morgan Fairchild; Frances Sternhagen; Jackson Beck; Guy Sorel.
After spotting a UFO, a vacationing couple reports their sighting to the sheriff in a sleepy New Hampshire town after which they find themselves in jail.
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0548 - The Graveyard (11/8/1976)
0548 - The Graveyard (11/8/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.
Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Guy Sorel.
A man mourning for the woman he dedicated his life to learns the truth about her death in a hard way.
2026-06-02Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.
Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Guy Sorel.
A man mourning for the woman he dedicated his life to learns the truth about her death in a hard way.
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0547 - The Secret Chamber (11/5/1976)
0547 - The Secret Chamber (11/5/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ian Martin; Marian Seldes; Joan Shay; Leon Janney.
A realtor tells of how a woman who, after losing her lover in war, disappeared and returned as a ghost to a house that dates back to Revolutionary times.
2026-06-01Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ian Martin; Marian Seldes; Joan Shay; Leon Janney.
A realtor tells of how a woman who, after losing her lover in war, disappeared and returned as a ghost to a house that dates back to Revolutionary times.
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0546 - City of the Dead (11/4/1976)
0546 - City of the Dead (11/4/1976)
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by H. G. Wells.
Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Earl Hammond; Court Benson; Catherine Byers.
* Two late-19th century marine biologists explore a five-mile-deep Caribbean Ocean trough, where they encounter a strange civilization of hostile, man-like creatures.
2026-05-31Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by H. G. Wells.
Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Earl Hammond; Court Benson; Catherine Byers.
* Two late-19th century marine biologists explore a five-mile-deep Caribbean Ocean trough, where they encounter a strange civilization of hostile, man-like creatures.
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0545 - The Queen of Cats (10/31/1976)
0545 - The Queen of Cats (10/31/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Joe Silver; Jack Grimes; Betsy Beard.
A woman (and possible witch) is suspected of using her 63 cats to stalk and murder children in a small town.
CBSRMT Trivia: This is the only episode with Tammy Grimes and Jack Grimes; however, they are not related.
2026-05-30Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Joe Silver; Jack Grimes; Betsy Beard.
A woman (and possible witch) is suspected of using her 63 cats to stalk and murder children in a small town.
CBSRMT Trivia: This is the only episode with Tammy Grimes and Jack Grimes; however, they are not related.
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0544 - Witches' Sabbath (10/30/1976)
0544 - Witches' Sabbath (10/30/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Leon Janney; Marian Haley; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden; Himan Brown (uncredited).
Two beautiful women invite Perry Harnishfeger for a night of fun. But the women are actually witches who introduce Perry to the Prince of Darkness.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as Joe in act 3.
2026-05-29Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Leon Janney; Marian Haley; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden; Himan Brown (uncredited).
Two beautiful women invite Perry Harnishfeger for a night of fun. But the women are actually witches who introduce Perry to the Prince of Darkness.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as Joe in act 3.
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0543 - The Unborn (10/29/1976)
0543 - The Unborn (10/29/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Robert Dryden; Bob Kaliban.
Newly widowed Duchess Margo Baranya longs to a return to her youth. The devilish financier she's been having a dalliance with is gradually granting that wish.
2026-05-28Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Robert Dryden; Bob Kaliban.
Newly widowed Duchess Margo Baranya longs to a return to her youth. The devilish financier she's been having a dalliance with is gradually granting that wish.
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0542 - Absolute Zero (10/28/1976)
0542 - Absolute Zero (10/28/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jada Rowland; Russell Horton; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson.
Linda Russell feels guilt for not being at her mother's bedside when she died.
2026-05-27Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jada Rowland; Russell Horton; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson.
Linda Russell feels guilt for not being at her mother's bedside when she died.
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0541 - The Deathly White Man (10/27/1976)
0541 - The Deathly White Man (10/27/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Betsy Palmer; Russell Horton; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.
A woman takes a caretaker job in a remote castle, where the lord and lady of the house are haunted by a seemingly ghostly image and a dark family secret.
2026-05-26Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Betsy Palmer; Russell Horton; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.
A woman takes a caretaker job in a remote castle, where the lord and lady of the house are haunted by a seemingly ghostly image and a dark family secret.
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0540 - Somebody Stop Me! (10/22/1976)
0540 - Somebody Stop Me!
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Larry Haines; Bryna Raeburn; Evie Juster.
Unattractive cop Bert turns mass murderer when he kills the women who turn down his sincere offers for dates.
2026-05-25Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Larry Haines; Bryna Raeburn; Evie Juster.
Unattractive cop Bert turns mass murderer when he kills the women who turn down his sincere offers for dates.
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0539 - To Hang by the Neck (10/21/1976)
0539 - To Hang by the Neck (10/21/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Bob Kaliban; Ann Pitoniak; Martha Greenhouse; Bill Griffis.
With the Civil War concluded, Becky Pryor returns to a Texas ranch and, with a Northerner ranch hand's help, tries to determine if, one year earlier, friend Carrie Conway's death by hanging (on the eve of her wedding) was suicide or foul play.
2026-05-24Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Bob Kaliban; Ann Pitoniak; Martha Greenhouse; Bill Griffis.
With the Civil War concluded, Becky Pryor returns to a Texas ranch and, with a Northerner ranch hand's help, tries to determine if, one year earlier, friend Carrie Conway's death by hanging (on the eve of her wedding) was suicide or foul play.
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0538 - The Mission of Atropos (10/19/1976)
0538 - The Mission of Atropos (10/19/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Joan Lovejoy; Jackson Beck; Joan Shay; Robert Maxwell.
A reporter investigates the death of a chemical plant's physician, who had uncovered two mysterious fatalities at her factory, which the doctor suspected were related to an illegal substance produced at the factory.
2026-05-23Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Joan Lovejoy; Jackson Beck; Joan Shay; Robert Maxwell.
A reporter investigates the death of a chemical plant's physician, who had uncovered two mysterious fatalities at her factory, which the doctor suspected were related to an illegal substance produced at the factory.
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0537 - Killer's Appointment (10/18/1976)
0537 - Killer's Appointment (10/18/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Michael Wager; Bryna Raeburn; Bill Griffis.
Lydia Prentiss loves her boyfriend so much that she takes the rap for his crimes of assault and theft against his employer. But then he abandons her while she is in prison.
2026-05-22Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Michael Wager; Bryna Raeburn; Bill Griffis.
Lydia Prentiss loves her boyfriend so much that she takes the rap for his crimes of assault and theft against his employer. But then he abandons her while she is in prison.
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0536 - A Point in Time (10/15/1976)
0536 - A Point in Time (10/15/1976)
Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Russell Horton; Teri Keane; Court Benson.
Two men on a hiking expedition encounter a strange New Mexico town that appears stuck in the 1920s.
2026-05-21Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Russell Horton; Teri Keane; Court Benson.
Two men on a hiking expedition encounter a strange New Mexico town that appears stuck in the 1920s.
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0535 - The Living Corpse (10/14/1976)
0535 - The Living Corpse (10/14/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Hurd Hatfield; Patricia Elliott; Ian Martin; Joan Shay.
A sober member of Philadelphia society has long hidden a wilder double life; his fun-loving girlfriend wants him to end the secrecy and recommends that he murder his ailing mother.
2026-05-20Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Hurd Hatfield; Patricia Elliott; Ian Martin; Joan Shay.
A sober member of Philadelphia society has long hidden a wilder double life; his fun-loving girlfriend wants him to end the secrecy and recommends that he murder his ailing mother.
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0534 - The God Killers (10/12/1976)
0534 - The God Killers (10/12/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Earl Hammond; Leon Janney; Ken Harvey.
A secretary is accused of murdering her boss, an author of violent crime fiction. She insists she's innocent, pinning the blame on one of the author's most sinister characters who, she claims, will verify her story in person.
2026-05-19Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Earl Hammond; Leon Janney; Ken Harvey.
A secretary is accused of murdering her boss, an author of violent crime fiction. She insists she's innocent, pinning the blame on one of the author's most sinister characters who, she claims, will verify her story in person.
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0533 - My Wife Doesn't Understand Me (10/11/1976)
0533 - My Wife Doesn't Understand Me (10/11/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Teri Keane; Rosemary Rice.
Dissatisfied with his marriage and career, a research scientist finds solace in the arms of his new secretary who has more than love on her mind.
2026-05-18Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Teri Keane; Rosemary Rice.
Dissatisfied with his marriage and career, a research scientist finds solace in the arms of his new secretary who has more than love on her mind.
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0532 - The Tortured Twins (10/8/1976)
0532 - The Tortured Twins (10/8/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Paul Hecht.
After love at first sight, Adam Duncan marries stage actress Joyce Adams. But Adam realizes he married the wrong Adams sister when he meets Joyce's twin.
2026-05-17Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Paul Hecht.
After love at first sight, Adam Duncan marries stage actress Joyce Adams. But Adam realizes he married the wrong Adams sister when he meets Joyce's twin.
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0531 - Pool of Fear (10/7/1976)
0531 - Pool of Fear (10/7/1976)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Morgan Fairchild; William Redfield; Ann Sheppard; Nat Polen.
For a $10,000 fee, Beth Stillwell talks ex-con Matt Brewster into posing as her fiancé and drowning the stepmother she contempts.
2026-05-16Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Morgan Fairchild; William Redfield; Ann Sheppard; Nat Polen.
For a $10,000 fee, Beth Stillwell talks ex-con Matt Brewster into posing as her fiancé and drowning the stepmother she contempts.
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0530 - Private Stock (10/5/1976)
0530 - Private Stock (10/5/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ian Martin; Catherine Byers; Earl Hammond; Russell Horton.
Despite clear evidence, police captain Jim Turner can't bring to arrest his daughter, Ginnie, for a rock star's murder.
2026-05-15Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ian Martin; Catherine Byers; Earl Hammond; Russell Horton.
Despite clear evidence, police captain Jim Turner can't bring to arrest his daughter, Ginnie, for a rock star's murder.
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0529 - The Midas Touch (10/4/1976)
0529 - The Midas Touch (10/4/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Bobby Morse; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden; Jackson Beck.
Con artist Jim Pangborn and his sidekick successfully swindle a balding bank president into buying a "magic hair restorer."
2026-05-15Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Bobby Morse; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden; Jackson Beck.
Con artist Jim Pangborn and his sidekick successfully swindle a balding bank president into buying a "magic hair restorer."
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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.
2026-05-13Written 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.
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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.
2026-05-12Written 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.
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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.
2026-05-11Written 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.
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