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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 commercials No sponsor mentions No newscasts No late breaking news/sports interruptions No station IDs
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- Today44 min
0551 - A Question of Identity (11/12/1976)
0551 - A Question of Identity (11/12/1976)Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Ian Martin.Hillary Cummings is kidnapped, not for the typical reasons. It all comes down to a matter of identity.CBSRMT Trivia: "A Question of Identity" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 551: 11/12/76) and (Episode 731: 10/28/77).Defects: Poor audio quality.
- Yesterday44 min
0550 - Strikeforce (11/11/1976)
0550 - Strikeforce (11/11/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Michael Wager; Patricia Elliott; Mary Jane Higby; Court Benson; Gilbert Mack.A doctor begins to question everything he's believed about his late birth father (who went missing during the war) when he spots a corpse in the morgue, on which was tattooed the emblem of his father's military regiment.
- 2 days ago44 min
0549 - The Colony (11/9/1976)
0549 - The Colony (11/9/1976)Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Tony Roberts; Morgan Fairchild; Frances Sternhagen; Jackson Beck; Guy Sorel.After spotting a UFO, a vacationing couple reports their sighting to the sheriff in a sleepy New Hampshire town after which they find themselves in jail.
- 3 days ago44 min
0548 - The Graveyard (11/8/1976)
0548 - The Graveyard (11/8/1976)Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Guy Sorel.A man mourning for the woman he dedicated his life to learns the truth about her death in a hard way.
- 4 days ago44 min
0547 - The Secret Chamber (11/5/1976)
0547 - The Secret Chamber (11/5/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Ian Martin; Marian Seldes; Joan Shay; Leon Janney.A realtor tells of how a woman who, after losing her lover in war, disappeared and returned as a ghost to a house that dates back to Revolutionary times.
- 5 days ago44 min
0546 - City of the Dead (11/4/1976)
0546 - City of the Dead (11/4/1976)Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by H. G. Wells.Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Earl Hammond; Court Benson; Catherine Byers.* Two late-19th century marine biologists explore a five-mile-deep Caribbean Ocean trough, where they encounter a strange civilization of hostile, man-like creatures.
- 6 days ago44 min
0545 - The Queen of Cats (10/31/1976)
0545 - The Queen of Cats (10/31/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Tammy Grimes; Joe Silver; Jack Grimes; Betsy Beard.A woman (and possible witch) is suspected of using her 63 cats to stalk and murder children in a small town.CBSRMT Trivia: This is the only episode with Tammy Grimes and Jack Grimes; however, they are not related.
- 1 weeks ago44 min
0544 - Witches' Sabbath (10/30/1976)
0544 - Witches' Sabbath (10/30/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Larry Haines; Leon Janney; Marian Haley; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden; Himan Brown (uncredited).Two beautiful women invite Perry Harnishfeger for a night of fun. But the women are actually witches who introduce Perry to the Prince of Darkness.CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as Joe in act 3.
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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 commercials No sponsor mentions No newscasts No late breaking news/sports interruptions No station IDs
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