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
- 282
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
0182 - A Bride for Death (12/4/1974)
0182 - A Bride for Death (12/4/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Bryna Raeburn; Marian Seldes; Earl Hammond.
An unlucky poet finds love and affection from a neighbo…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Bryna Raeburn; Marian Seldes; Earl Hammond.
An unlucky poet finds love and affection from a neighbo…
00:44:53 |
Sun 01 Jun 2025
0181 - The Dice of Doom (12/2/1974)
0181 - The Dice of Doom (12/2/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Carol Teitel; Ian Martin; Gordon Gould; Robert Dryden.
Through the use of two special dice, a 19t…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Carol Teitel; Ian Martin; Gordon Gould; Robert Dryden.
Through the use of two special dice, a 19t…
00:44:58 |
Sat 31 May 2025
0180 - The Aaron Burr Murder Case (11/28/1974)
0180 - The Aaron Burr Murder Case (11/28/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jack Grimes; George Petrie; Joan Shay; William Redfield; Leon Janney.
* A movie recreation of the Burr–…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jack Grimes; George Petrie; Joan Shay; William Redfield; Leon Janney.
* A movie recreation of the Burr–…
00:44:56 |
Fri 30 May 2025
0179 - Courtyard of Death (11/26/1974)
0179 - Courtyard of Death (11/26/1974)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Ann Pitoniak; Mason Adams; Jean Gillespie; Jackson Beck; Roger DeKoven.
The tale of Grigori …
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Ann Pitoniak; Mason Adams; Jean Gillespie; Jackson Beck; Roger DeKoven.
The tale of Grigori …
00:44:56 |
Thu 29 May 2025
0178 - The Sighting (11/25/1974)
0178 - The Sighting (11/25/1974)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Nat Polen; Ralph Bell; Joe Silver; Robert Dryden.
Sarah and David Hughes have different reactio…
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Nat Polen; Ralph Bell; Joe Silver; Robert Dryden.
Sarah and David Hughes have different reactio…
00:44:55 |
Wed 28 May 2025
0177 - The Death Watch (11/21/1974)
0177 - The Death Watch (11/21/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jay Gregory; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin.
A man wins a cursed pocket watch in a game of chance and …
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jay Gregory; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin.
A man wins a cursed pocket watch in a game of chance and …
00:44:54 |
Tue 27 May 2025
0176 - Tattooed for Murder (11/20/1974)
0176 - Tattooed for Murder (11/20/1974)
Written by Nancy Moore. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Stefan Schnabel; Rosemary Rice; Ralph Bell.
Erika Kramer, having escaped her cruel father to be…
Written by Nancy Moore. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Stefan Schnabel; Rosemary Rice; Ralph Bell.
Erika Kramer, having escaped her cruel father to be…
00:44:58 |
Mon 26 May 2025
0175 - The Strange Voyage of the Lady Dee (11/18/1974)
0175 - The Strange Voyage of the Lady Dee (11/18/1974)
Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Augusta Dabney; Paul Hecht; Corrine Orr; Margaret Barker; Dan Ocko.
A young couple and t…
Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Augusta Dabney; Paul Hecht; Corrine Orr; Margaret Barker; Dan Ocko.
A young couple and t…
00:44:48 |
Sun 25 May 2025
0174 - The Thirty-Sixth Man (11/14/1974)
0174 - The Thirty-Sixth Man (11/14/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ross Martin; Ann Pitoniak; Robert Harris; Carol Teitel; Robert Dryden.
The Devil aims to tempt a shopkeeper i…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ross Martin; Ann Pitoniak; Robert Harris; Carol Teitel; Robert Dryden.
The Devil aims to tempt a shopkeeper i…
00:44:48 |
Sat 24 May 2025
0173 - I Must Kill Edna (11/12/1974)
0173 - I Must Kill Edna (11/12/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Elliot Reid; Joan Loring; Leon Janney; Evie Juster; Earl Hammond.
Soon after marrying an older, wealthy woman, a …
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Elliot Reid; Joan Loring; Leon Janney; Evie Juster; Earl Hammond.
Soon after marrying an older, wealthy woman, a …
00:44:49 |
Fri 23 May 2025
0172 - Wave of Terror (11/11/1974)
0172 - Wave of Terror (11/11/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Carmen Matthews; Suzanne Grossman; Gordon Gould; Ian Martin.
As a great tidal wave heads for Hawaii, …
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Carmen Matthews; Suzanne Grossman; Gordon Gould; Ian Martin.
As a great tidal wave heads for Hawaii, …
00:44:53 |
Thu 22 May 2025
0171 - How Eberhard Won His Wings (11/7/1974)
0171 - How Eberhard Won His Wings (11/7/1974)
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Hans Conried; Marian Haley; Jackson Beck; Bryna Raeburn; Martha Greenhouse; Arnold Moss.
Timid bank t…
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Hans Conried; Marian Haley; Jackson Beck; Bryna Raeburn; Martha Greenhouse; Arnold Moss.
Timid bank t…
00:44:56 |
Wed 21 May 2025
0170 - Terror on the Heath (11/6/1974)
0170 - Terror on the Heath (11/6/1974)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Sheppard Strudwick; Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Lon Clark; Chris Gampel.
A man becomes convinced he'…
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Sheppard Strudwick; Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Lon Clark; Chris Gampel.
A man becomes convinced he'…
00:44:53 |
Tue 20 May 2025
0169 - Bury Me Again (11/4/1974)
0169 - Bury Me Again (11/4/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Tolan; Vicky Vola; Gilbert Mack; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Dryden; Himan Brown (uncredited).
* A survivor o…
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Tolan; Vicky Vola; Gilbert Mack; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Dryden; Himan Brown (uncredited).
* A survivor o…
00:44:57 |
Mon 19 May 2025
0168 - The Demon Spirit (10/31/1974)
0168 - The Demon Spirit (10/31/1974)
Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by S. Anski.
Cast: Norman Rose; Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Nat Polen; Joe Silver; Jack Grime…
Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by S. Anski.
Cast: Norman Rose; Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Nat Polen; Joe Silver; Jack Grime…
00:44:56 |
Sun 18 May 2025
0167 - The Black Room (10/29/1974)
0167 - The Black Room (10/29/1974)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; George Petrie; Peter Collins.
The story of a man who, for reasons undisclosed, is kidnapped and i…
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; George Petrie; Peter Collins.
The story of a man who, for reasons undisclosed, is kidnapped and i…
00:44:49 |
Sat 17 May 2025
0166 - Possessed by the Devil (10/28/1974)
0166 - Possessed by the Devil (10/28/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Donald Buka; Joan Shay; Ian Martin; Guy Sorel; Leon Janney.
A minister's young son is hospitalized with a…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Donald Buka; Joan Shay; Ian Martin; Guy Sorel; Leon Janney.
A minister's young son is hospitalized with a…
00:44:52 |
Fri 16 May 2025
0165 - A Cage for Augie Karo (10/24/1974)
0165 - A Cage for Augie Karo (10/24/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Leon Janney; Evie Juster; Robert Maxwell; Earl Hammond.
Incarcerated criminal Augie Karo may have found a wa…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Leon Janney; Evie Juster; Robert Maxwell; Earl Hammond.
Incarcerated criminal Augie Karo may have found a wa…
00:44:56 |
Thu 15 May 2025
0164 - See Naples and Die (10/23/1974)
0164 - See Naples and Die (10/23/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Larry Haines; Dan Ocko; Ken Harvey.
A U.S. Senator fears for his daughter's wel…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Larry Haines; Dan Ocko; Ken Harvey.
A U.S. Senator fears for his daughter's wel…
00:44:53 |
Wed 14 May 2025
0163 - Mind Over Matthew (10/21/1974)
0163 - Mind Over Matthew (10/21/1974)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: William Redfield; Evie Juster; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson.
A 40-year-old bachelor marries a woman half his …
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: William Redfield; Evie Juster; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson.
A 40-year-old bachelor marries a woman half his …
00:44:55 |
Tue 13 May 2025
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