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
- 281
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
0141 - Medium Rare (8/29/1974)
0141 - Medium Rare (8/29/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; George Petrie.
Bilked out of big money while he was aliv…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; George Petrie.
Bilked out of big money while he was aliv…
00:44:54 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
0140 - The Fatal Marksman (8/28/1974)
0140 - The Fatal Marksman (8/28/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Suzanne Grossman; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; William Johnstone.
To impress both the girl he lov…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Suzanne Grossman; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; William Johnstone.
To impress both the girl he lov…
00:44:50 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
0139 - The Deadliest Favor (8/26/1974)
0139 - The Deadliest Favor (8/26/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Norman Rose; Ralph Bell; Dan Ocko.
Edmund Churchill does a favor by harboring an old friend who'…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Norman Rose; Ralph Bell; Dan Ocko.
Edmund Churchill does a favor by harboring an old friend who'…
00:44:58 |
Sat 19 Apr 2025
0138 - The Case of M.J.H. (8/22/1974)
0138 - The Case of M.J.H. (8/22/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Augusta Dabney; Jack Grimes; Alan Hewitt; Robert Maxwell; Joan DeMoray.
* A con man persuades a psychiatrist…
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Augusta Dabney; Jack Grimes; Alan Hewitt; Robert Maxwell; Joan DeMoray.
* A con man persuades a psychiatrist…
00:44:54 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
0137 - Having a Horrible Time (8/21/1974)
0137 - Having a Horrible Time (8/21/1974)
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lynn Loring; Frances Sternhagen; Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell; Nat Polen.
* After her court testimony brings …
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lynn Loring; Frances Sternhagen; Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell; Nat Polen.
* After her court testimony brings …
00:44:58 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
0136 - A Preview of Death (8/20/1974)
0136 - A Preview of Death (8/20/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Staats Cotsworth; Clarise Blackburn; Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes.
Despite reservations, an engi…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Staats Cotsworth; Clarise Blackburn; Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes.
Despite reservations, an engi…
00:44:55 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
0135 - The Hands of Mrs. Mallory (8/19/1974)
0135 - The Hands of Mrs. Mallory (8/19/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Celeste Holm; Patricia Elliott; William Redfield; Evie Juster; Arnold Moss; Leon Janney.
After a para…
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Celeste Holm; Patricia Elliott; William Redfield; Evie Juster; Arnold Moss; Leon Janney.
After a para…
00:45:00 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
0134 - The Final Vow (8/15/1974)
0134 - The Final Vow (8/15/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Rosemary Rice; Bryna Raeburn; Ann Pitoniak; Jack Grimes; Joe Silver; Ken Harvey.
Distraught after a priceless rel…
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Rosemary Rice; Bryna Raeburn; Ann Pitoniak; Jack Grimes; Joe Silver; Ken Harvey.
Distraught after a priceless rel…
00:44:54 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
0133 - Journey into Terror (8/14/1974)
0133 - Journey into Terror (8/14/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lynn Loring; Roy Thinnes; Carol Teitel.
A police detective tells Jane Stoddard that her new husband, Tom,…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lynn Loring; Roy Thinnes; Carol Teitel.
A police detective tells Jane Stoddard that her new husband, Tom,…
00:44:57 |
Sun 13 Apr 2025
0132 - The Frontier of Fear (8/13/1974)
0132 - The Frontier of Fear (8/13/1974)
Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jerry Stiller; Paul Tripp; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban.
At a pawn shop, a down-on-his-luck hustler buys an o…
Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jerry Stiller; Paul Tripp; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban.
At a pawn shop, a down-on-his-luck hustler buys an o…
00:44:52 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
0131 - The Beach of Falesa (8/12/1974)
0131 - The Beach of Falesa (8/12/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Cast: Alexander Scourby; Evie Juster; Ian Martin; Robert Dryden.
A…
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Cast: Alexander Scourby; Evie Juster; Ian Martin; Robert Dryden.
A…
00:44:56 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
0130 - You Only Die Once (8/8/1974)
0130 - You Only Die Once (8/8/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Loring; Joseph Julian; Tom Keena; Dan Ocko; Hetty Galen.
Marge Miller's blissfulness is shattered when her …
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Loring; Joseph Julian; Tom Keena; Dan Ocko; Hetty Galen.
Marge Miller's blissfulness is shattered when her …
00:44:53 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
0129 - The Picture of Dorian Gray (8/7/1974)
0129 - The Picture of Dorian Gray (8/7/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Oscar Wilde.
Cast: Nick Pryor; Norman Rose; Marian Seldes, Roger DeKoven.
A hand…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Oscar Wilde.
Cast: Nick Pryor; Norman Rose; Marian Seldes, Roger DeKoven.
A hand…
00:44:57 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
0128 - The Headstrong Corpse (8/6/1974)
0128 - The Headstrong Corpse (8/6/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Suzanne Grossman; Gordon Gould; Ann Pitoniak; Ian Martin; Court Benson; George Lowther.
Set in 1874, thi…
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Suzanne Grossman; Gordon Gould; Ann Pitoniak; Ian Martin; Court Benson; George Lowther.
Set in 1874, thi…
00:44:49 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
0127 - I Thought You Were Dead (8/5/1974)
0127 - I Thought You Were Dead (8/5/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Arlene Francis; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Dryden; Guy Sorel.
One year after murdering her husband, and writing…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Arlene Francis; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Dryden; Guy Sorel.
One year after murdering her husband, and writing…
00:44:54 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
0126 - The Hit Man (8/1/1974)
0126 - The Hit Man (8/1/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mike Kellin; Alan Manson; Earl Hammond; Marian Seldes; Lon Clark.
* A chance encounter with the wife of his next vic…
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mike Kellin; Alan Manson; Earl Hammond; Marian Seldes; Lon Clark.
* A chance encounter with the wife of his next vic…
00:44:50 |
Sun 06 Apr 2025
0125 - The Only Blood (7/31/1974)
0125 - The Only Blood (7/31/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Ken Harvey; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Jack Grimes.
An immigrant shoemaker vows murderous revenge…
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Ken Harvey; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Jack Grimes.
An immigrant shoemaker vows murderous revenge…
00:44:56 |
Sat 05 Apr 2025
0124 - Ghost at High Noon (7/29/1974)
0124 - Ghost at High Noon (7/29/1974)
Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Celeste Holm; Frances Sternhagen; Nat Polen; Gilbert Mack.
Stuck in the middle of the desert with a bro…
Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Celeste Holm; Frances Sternhagen; Nat Polen; Gilbert Mack.
Stuck in the middle of the desert with a bro…
00:44:48 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
0123 - My Sister -- Death (7/25/1974)
0123 - My Sister -- Death (7/25/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Beatrice Straight; Paul Hecht; Marian Seldes; George Petrie.
A twisted tale of Sybil Carter's attempts to …
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Beatrice Straight; Paul Hecht; Marian Seldes; George Petrie.
A twisted tale of Sybil Carter's attempts to …
00:44:48 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
0122 - Adam's Astral Self (7/23/1974)
0122 - Adam's Astral Self (7/23/1974)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Jennifer Harmon; Jacqueline Brooks; William Redfield.
Adam Farr is able to project his spirit…
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Jennifer Harmon; Jacqueline Brooks; William Redfield.
Adam Farr is able to project his spirit…
00:44:59 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
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