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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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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 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
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0001 - The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill (1/6/1974)

0001 - The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill (1/6/1974)

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12/09/24 • 44 min

0001 - The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill (1/6/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Agnes Moorehead; Leon Janney; Roger De Koven.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0117 - The Devil-God (7/11/1974)

0117 - The Devil-God (7/11/1974)

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03/28/25 • 44 min

0117 - The Devil-God (7/11/1974)
Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ruby Dee; Mandel Kramer; Leon Janney; Guy Sorel.
Jeff & Katie Moore inherit her late uncle's sprawling ranch in the American Southwest, on which roams a mysterious Palamino stallion.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0143 - The Imp in the Bottle (9/3/1974)

0143 - The Imp in the Bottle (9/3/1974)

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04/23/25 • 44 min

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; Leon Janney.
Barry Holden inherits an amulet containing an imp that can grant wishes of wealth but to save his soul, Barry must sell the talisman for less than he paid for it.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0115 - Too Many Women Can Kill You (7/8/1974)

0115 - Too Many Women Can Kill You (7/8/1974)

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03/26/25 • 44 min

0115 - Too Many Women Can Kill You (7/8/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Evie Juster; Bryna Raeburn; Guy Sorel.
Silas Cunningham is haunted by several women: The blackmailing maid and her sister, who know Silas is responsible for his wife's death...and the spirit of that wife, who haunts him in his dreams.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0141 - Medium Rare (8/29/1974)

0141 - Medium Rare (8/29/1974)

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04/21/25 • 44 min

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 alive, the demanding ghost of a big-time gambler asks husband-and-wife false psychics to help exact revenge against a Las Vegas blackjack dealer and his wife, the ghost's ex-girlfriend.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0140 - The Fatal Marksman (8/28/1974)

0140 - The Fatal Marksman (8/28/1974)

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04/20/25 • 44 min

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 loves and her father, an office clerk takes up hunting. His move breaks a vow he made to his late mother, who curses him into making bad shots.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0116 - And Death Makes Even Steven (7/9/1974)

0116 - And Death Makes Even Steven (7/9/1974)

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03/27/25 • 44 min

0116 - And Death Makes Even Steven (7/9/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Tolan; Paul Hecht; Joan Lovejoy; Ian Martin.
A profligate young man plots the murder of his twin brother, whom he believes slighted him out of an inheritance from their father.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0142 - The Return of Anatole Chevenic (9/2/1974)

0142 - The Return of Anatole Chevenic (9/2/1974)

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04/22/25 • 44 min

0142 - The Return of Anatole Chevenic (9/2/1974)
Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Alexander Scourby; Ann Pitoniak; Gil Mack; Sid Sloan.
* Hans Chevenic works long hours for his sadistic uncle Anatole, who in return gives meager pay and no assurance of an inheritance; it leaves Hans fantasizing about Anatole's death.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0145 - Double Exposure (9/9/1974)

0145 - Double Exposure (9/9/1974)

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04/25/25 • 44 min

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 else. One claims that she was her neighbor while the other claims she was his wife, who abandoned him and their two children.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) - 0138 - The Case of M.J.H. (8/22/1974)

0138 - The Case of M.J.H. (8/22/1974)

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04/18/25 • 44 min

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's receptionist into stealing the doctor's private files so that he can blackmail the patients.
CBSRMT Trivia: This Henry Slesar story was broadcast on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on 1/23/1962.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) currently has 155 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Fiction, Drama and Podcasts.

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The episode title '0001 - The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill (1/6/1974)' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration) is 45 minutes.

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