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
0162 - The Last Escape (10/17/1974)
0162 - The Last Escape (10/17/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Joan Lovejoy; Joseph Julian; Russell Horton; Bob Kaliban.
Aging escape artist The Great Ferlini…
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Joan Lovejoy; Joseph Julian; Russell Horton; Bob Kaliban.
Aging escape artist The Great Ferlini…
00:44:58 |
Mon 12 May 2025
0161 - Picture on a Wall (10/15/1974)
0161 - Picture on a Wall (10/15/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Dianne Baker; John Newland; Anne Seymour; Dennis Cole.
An aspiring stage ingenue finds a visitor in the co…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Dianne Baker; John Newland; Anne Seymour; Dennis Cole.
An aspiring stage ingenue finds a visitor in the co…
00:44:52 |
Sun 11 May 2025
0160 - A Scaffold for Two (10/14/1974)
0160 - A Scaffold for Two (10/14/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: John Beal; Bret Morrison; Denise Alexander; Casey Kasem.
Waylaid on a small island, a lawyer becomes witness to…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: John Beal; Bret Morrison; Denise Alexander; Casey Kasem.
Waylaid on a small island, a lawyer becomes witness to…
00:44:57 |
Sat 10 May 2025
0159 - The Doll (10/10/1974)
0159 - The Doll (10/10/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joanne Linville; Ross Martin; Virginia Gregg; Karl Swenson.
Jealous over the upcoming marriage of his old friend's da…
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joanne Linville; Ross Martin; Virginia Gregg; Karl Swenson.
Jealous over the upcoming marriage of his old friend's da…
00:44:55 |
Fri 09 May 2025
0158 - Trapped (10/9/1974)
0158 - Trapped (10/9/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Nina Foch; Charles Aidman; Lesley Woods; Joan Tompkins; Joe DeSantis.
An ailing woman is convinced her husband, and h…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Nina Foch; Charles Aidman; Lesley Woods; Joan Tompkins; Joe DeSantis.
An ailing woman is convinced her husband, and h…
00:44:54 |
Thu 08 May 2025
0157 - Sister of Death (10/7/1974)
0157 - Sister of Death (10/7/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kay T. Stevens; Amzie Strickland; Alan Reed; Bret Morrison.
At a public auction, a recently married woman purchases…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kay T. Stevens; Amzie Strickland; Alan Reed; Bret Morrison.
At a public auction, a recently married woman purchases…
00:44:53 |
Wed 07 May 2025
0156 - The Golden Blood of the Sun (10/3/1974)
0156 - The Golden Blood of the Sun (10/3/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: John Forsythe; Rita Gam; Arnold Moss; Berry Kroeger.
After moving from New England to Florida, a timesh…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: John Forsythe; Rita Gam; Arnold Moss; Berry Kroeger.
After moving from New England to Florida, a timesh…
00:44:59 |
Tue 06 May 2025
0155 - The Bride That Wasn't (10/1/1974)
0155 - The Bride That Wasn't (10/1/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Janet Waldo; Anne Seymour; Lurene Tuttle; Bill Quinn; Bernard Barrow.
Two weeks after becoming engaged,…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Janet Waldo; Anne Seymour; Lurene Tuttle; Bill Quinn; Bernard Barrow.
Two weeks after becoming engaged,…
00:44:56 |
Mon 05 May 2025
0154 - Murder to Perfection (9/30/1974)
0154 - Murder to Perfection (9/30/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; John Newland; Joseph Campenella.
* Nikki Carpenter is horrified when her fiance's …
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; John Newland; Joseph Campenella.
* Nikki Carpenter is horrified when her fiance's …
00:44:48 |
Sun 04 May 2025
0153 - The Spectral Bride (9/26/1974)
0153 - The Spectral Bride (9/26/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Joan Loring; Patricia Elliott; Robert Dryden; Jordan Charney.
"In older days, an alchemist was …
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Joan Loring; Patricia Elliott; Robert Dryden; Jordan Charney.
"In older days, an alchemist was …
00:44:58 |
Sun 04 May 2025
0152 - The Deadly Blind Man's Bluff (9/25/1974)
0152 - The Deadly Blind Man's Bluff (9/25/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Augusta Dabney; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney; Earl Hammond.
A construction worker becomes…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Augusta Dabney; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney; Earl Hammond.
A construction worker becomes…
00:44:58 |
Fri 02 May 2025
0151 - Island of the Lost (9/23/1974)
0151 - Island of the Lost (9/23/1974)
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin.
A middle-aged man travels to an island resort to surpris…
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin.
A middle-aged man travels to an island resort to surpris…
00:44:55 |
Thu 01 May 2025
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 …
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 …
00:44:56 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
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…
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…
00:44:56 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
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 …
Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Patricia Wheel; Gordon Gould; Billie Lou Watt; Mary Jane Higby; Guy Sorel.
Marjorie & Bert …
00:44:59 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
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 de…
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 de…
00:44:50 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
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 devastat…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Carol Teitel; Russell Horton.
A gifted concert pianist is devastat…
00:44:57 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
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 e…
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 e…
00:44:57 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
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, …
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, …
00:44:56 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
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; …
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; …
00:44:58 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
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