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:
If you find any errors in the programs please notify me at [email protected].
James M. Rader
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 intact
- All segments restored (Intro/Teaser/Preview/Outro)
- No commecials
- No sponsor mentions
- No newscasts
- No late breaking news/sports interruptions
- No station IDs
If you find any errors in the programs please notify me at [email protected].
James M. Rader
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 279
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
0279 - Markheim: Man or Monster? (5/23/1975)
0279 - Markheim: Man or Monster? (5/23/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Grace Matthews; Rosemary Rice; Guy So…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Grace Matthews; Rosemary Rice; Guy So…
00:44:56 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
0278 - Return to Shadow Lake (5/22/1975)
0278 - Return to Shadow Lake (5/22/1975)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Nat Polen; Joan Loring; Bob Kaliban; Robert Maxwell.
A couple braves a blizzard to re…
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Nat Polen; Joan Loring; Bob Kaliban; Robert Maxwell.
A couple braves a blizzard to re…
00:45:00 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
0277 - Don't Let It Choke You (5/21/1975)
0277 - Don't Let It Choke You (5/21/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert L. Green; Jennifer Harmon; Court Benson; Ann Pitoniak; Larry Robinson.
A 45-year-old widowed antiqu…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert L. Green; Jennifer Harmon; Court Benson; Ann Pitoniak; Larry Robinson.
A 45-year-old widowed antiqu…
00:44:58 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
0276 - The Diamond Necklace (5/19/1975)
0276 - The Diamond Necklace (5/19/1975)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.
Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney.
A …
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.
Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney.
A …
00:44:55 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
0275 - The Rise and Fall of the Fourth Reich (5/16/1975)
0275 - The Rise and Fall of the Fourth Reich (5/16/1975)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Ken Harvey.
The story is set in Mexico during the …
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Ken Harvey.
The story is set in Mexico during the …
00:45:00 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
0274 - Deadly Dilemma (5/15/1975)
0274 - Deadly Dilemma (5/15/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: William Prince; Patricia Elliott; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin; Hetty Galen.
Flight 801 is on its way from South Ameri…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: William Prince; Patricia Elliott; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin; Hetty Galen.
Flight 801 is on its way from South Ameri…
00:44:58 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
0273 - Where Angels Fear to Tread (5/13/1975)
0273 - Where Angels Fear to Tread (5/13/1975)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Tolan; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson; Robert Dryden.
A professor of paranormal psychology ex…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Tolan; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson; Robert Dryden.
A professor of paranormal psychology ex…
00:44:57 |
Sun 31 Aug 2025
0272 - For Tomorrow We Die (5/12/1975)
0272 - For Tomorrow We Die (5/12/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Beatrice Straight; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Russell Horton; Nat Polen.
* A man is convicted of murdering his …
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Beatrice Straight; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Russell Horton; Nat Polen.
* A man is convicted of murdering his …
00:44:58 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
0271 - The Voices of Death (5/9/1975)
0271 - The Voices of Death (5/9/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Mary Jane Higby; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.
A seasoned corporate executive, expecting a promotion to…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Mary Jane Higby; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.
A seasoned corporate executive, expecting a promotion to…
00:44:54 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
0270 - Taken for Granite (5/8/1975)
0270 - Taken for Granite (5/8/1975)
Written by Hank Warner. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Joan Shay; Joan Arless; Robert Dryden; Jim Dukas.
A disturbed artist serves as the caretaker of…
Written by Hank Warner. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Joan Shay; Joan Arless; Robert Dryden; Jim Dukas.
A disturbed artist serves as the caretaker of…
00:44:56 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
0269 - The Transformation (5/7/1975)
0269 - The Transformation (5/7/1975)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Mary W. Shelley.
Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin; Evie Juster.
A reckless …
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Mary W. Shelley.
Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin; Evie Juster.
A reckless …
00:44:58 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
0268 - The Paradise of the Devil (5/5/1975)
0268 - The Paradise of the Devil (5/5/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Bob Kaliban; Catherine Byers; Peter Collins; Gil Mack.
The daughter of a murdered warehouse …
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Bob Kaliban; Catherine Byers; Peter Collins; Gil Mack.
The daughter of a murdered warehouse …
00:44:49 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
0267 - The Final Witness (5/2/1975)
0267 - The Final Witness (5/2/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lou Jacobi; Joan Loring; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Maxwell; Leon Janney.
A man finds himself in the wrong place at the…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lou Jacobi; Joan Loring; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Maxwell; Leon Janney.
A man finds himself in the wrong place at the…
00:44:56 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
0266 - Mad Monkton (5/1/1975)
0266 - Mad Monkton (5/1/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Wilkie Collins.
Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Marian Seldes; Russell Horton; Ken Harvey; Paul Hecht.
Thi…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Wilkie Collins.
Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Marian Seldes; Russell Horton; Ken Harvey; Paul Hecht.
Thi…
00:44:56 |
Sun 24 Aug 2025
0265 - Black Widow (4/29/1975)
0265 - Black Widow (4/29/1975)
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Hetty Galen; Jackson Beck; Dan Ocko.
* A union leader’s sudden death sparks suspicion whe…
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Hetty Galen; Jackson Beck; Dan Ocko.
* A union leader’s sudden death sparks suspicion whe…
00:44:55 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
0264 - The Phantom of the Opera (4/28/1975)
0264 - The Phantom of the Opera (4/28/1975)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Gaston Leroux.
Cast: Gordon Gould; Court Benson; Carol Teitel; Paul Hecht.
The Ga…
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Gaston Leroux.
Cast: Gordon Gould; Court Benson; Carol Teitel; Paul Hecht.
The Ga…
00:44:54 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
0263 - Till Death Do Us Join (4/25/1975)
0263 - Till Death Do Us Join (4/25/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
Cast: Don Scardino; Roberta Maxwell; Guy Sorel; Arnold Moss.
A …
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
Cast: Don Scardino; Roberta Maxwell; Guy Sorel; Arnold Moss.
A …
00:44:52 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
0262 - Bullet Proof (4/24/1975)
0262 - Bullet Proof (4/24/1975)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Patricia Elliott; Mason Adams; George Petrie; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.
* A man is accused of murdering a thug w…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Patricia Elliott; Mason Adams; George Petrie; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.
* A man is accused of murdering a thug w…
00:44:57 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
0261 - Afraid to Live, Afraid to Die (4/23/1975)
0261 - Afraid to Live, Afraid to Die (4/23/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jada Rowland; Ann Pitoniak; Joan Shay; Ian Martin.
A young woman travels to Malvern Grange to help …
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jada Rowland; Ann Pitoniak; Joan Shay; Ian Martin.
A young woman travels to Malvern Grange to help …
00:44:57 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
0260 - Sting of Death (4/21/1975)
0260 - Sting of Death (4/21/1975)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: William Prince; Tony Roberts; Marian Seldes; Martha Greenhouse.
Somebody is playing a deadly game with an unus…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: William Prince; Tony Roberts; Marian Seldes; Martha Greenhouse.
Somebody is playing a deadly game with an unus…
00:44:57 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
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