CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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.

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.

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.

0114 - The Young Die Good (7/4/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Patricia Elliott; Carol Teitel; Ira Lewis; Dan Ocko.

A married couple move next to a strange house, but their differing visual interpretations of its occupant (the wife sees her as frail, the husband sees her as young and attractive) creates a strain in their marriage.

0113 - The Secret Life of Bobby Deland (7/3/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Tolan; Marian Seldes; Martha Greenhouse; Hetty Galen; Gilbert Mack.

Grieving from the tragic death of their only child, a couple take in a young orphan, who not only cures the woman's migraines but also steals things.

0112 - Hurricane (7/1/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Joe Julian; Evie Juster; Jack Grimes; Gordon Gould.

A couple take refuge from a storm in a secluded beach house, which is already occupied by two men — one of whom is toting a revolver.

0111 - Yesterday's Murder (6/27/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Patricia Wheel; Robert Maxwell; Leon Janney.

A down-on-her-luck woman is granted the opportunity to go back in time 21 years and right a past wrong to set her life in order.

0110 - Where Fear Begins (6/25/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Kim Hunter; Mason Adams; Alan Hewitt; Ian Martin; Phoebe Dorin.

A schoolteacher receives a frantic phone call from her sister, who is in a state of terror. Rushing to her aid, the teacher arrives too late, finding her sister dead with a look of abject fright frozen on her face.

0109 - Escape! Escape! (6/24/1974)

Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Teri Keane; Robert Dryden; Bob Kaliban; Bryna Raeburn.

Two escaped convicts, along with one of their wives, find themselves on the run after breaking out of prison. Seeking refuge, they stumble into the home of an old woman in the woods, hoping to hide from the authorities.

0108 - The Secret Doctrine (6/20/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Mildred Clinton; Bill Johnstone; Robert Dryden; Nick Pryor.


An obsessed French fan of a famous American actor becomes revengeful when he rejects her marriage advances.

0107 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (6/18/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Marian Seldes; Ian Martin; Court Benson.

The Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale follows a respected scientist, Dr. Henry Jekyll, who experiments with a formula that unleashes a darker side of his personality, embodied by the mysterious and sinister Mr. Hyde.

0106 - Three Times Dead (6/17/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: William Redfield; Suzanne Grossman; Sam Gray; Dan Ocko.

This suspenseful tale follows a couple who encounter a mysterious antique statue tied to a legend of granting wishes.

0105 - The House of the Seven Gables (6/13/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Cast: Norman Rose; Arnold Moss; Bryna Raeburn; Jada Rowland; Staats Cotsworth.

The story revolves around the eerie, seven-gabled mansion in a New England town, a house steeped in dark history and whispers of a curse.

0104 - The Rat (6/12/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Wager; Joan Loring; Ralph Bell; Bob Kaliban.

A scientist researches the intelligence of rats, specifically a highly advanced specimen named Attila.

0103 - A Bargain in Blood (6/10/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

A young man discovers he has the uncanny ability to make verbal deals that magically come true.

Cast: Tony Roberts; Mandel Kramer; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden; Gil Mack; Jack Grimes.

0102 - Deadly Darling Dolores (6/6/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

This sci-fi mystery follows a scientist working on a top-secret super-weapon project. He becomes alarmed when the project's computer, Dolores, exhibits unexpected behavior, raising questions about its capabilities and intentions.

Cast: Nat Polen; Marian Seldes; Earl Hammond; Roger DeKoven.

0101 - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (6/4/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Ambrose Bierce.

Based on Ambrose Bierce's short story of a man facing execution during the American Civil War. The narrative centers on a Southern civilian who is about to be hanged by Union soldiers on a railroad bridge.

Cast: William Prince; Mildred Clinton; Jack Grimes; Leon Janney; William Redfield.

0100 - To Kill with Confidence (6/3/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

A newlywed's honeymoon takes a mysterious turn when one spouse vanishes under strange circumstances.

Cast: Marian Seldes; George Petrie; Larry Haines; Gil Mack.

0099 - Dressed to Kill (5/30/1974)

Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.

A struggling actor concocts an elaborate scheme involving disguise and deception to secure his financial future.

Cast: Robert Morse; Michael Tolan; Bryna Raeburn; Dan Ocko; Earl Hammond.

0098 - The Phantom Lullaby (5/29/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Rosemary Murphy; Arnold Moss; Mason Adams; Corrine Orr; Robert Dryden.

0097 - Mirror for Murder (5/27/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Celeste Holm; Wes Addy; William Redfield; Robert Dryden.

0096 - The Bleeding Statue (5/23/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Patricia Elliott; Tony Roberts; Grace Matthews; Court Benson; Paul Hecht.

0095 - The Longest Knife (5/21/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Bryna Raeburn; Marian Seldes; Jack Grimes; Leon Janney; Gil Mack.

0094 - The Crack in the Wall (5/20/1974)

Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Celeste Holm; Wes Addy; Robert Maxwell; Robert Dryden; Ann Costello.

0093 - The Trouble with Ruth (5/16/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Marian Seldes; George Petrie; Jack Grimes; Jackson Beck; Gil Mack.

0092 - The Forever Man (5/15/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Bryna Raeburn; William Redfield; Dan Ocko; Leon Janney.

0091 - Voices of Death (5/14/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Bob Kaliban.

Actor Jason Phillips must use his wiles to avoid killing the widow of noted producer Peter Truro, whose apparition appears through Jason's TV set urging him to commit the deadly deed.
CBSRMT Trivia: "Voices of Death" (Episode 91: 5/14/74) is similarly named as "The Voices of Death" (Episode 271: 5/9/75).

0090 - The Lodger (5/13/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Kim Hunter; Michael Wager; Robert Dryden; Mary Jane Higby; Joe Julian.

0089 - A Tiny Drop of Poison (5/9/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Tammy Grimes; Paul Hecht; Robert Dryden; Earl Hammond.

0088 - The Breaking Point (5/8/1974)

Written by Hank Warner. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Roger DeKoven; Bryna Raeburn; Nat Polen.

0087 - The Suicide Club (5/7/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Cast: Barry Nelson; Marian Seldes; John Baragrey; Dan Ocko; Lloyd Battista.

0086 - Murder with Malice (5/6/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Marcia Rodd; Nick Pryor; Ira Lewis; Staats Cotsworth.

0085 - Dracula (5/2/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Bram Stoker.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Paul Hecht; Stefan Schnabel; Michael Wager; Marian Seldes.

0084 - The Death Bell (5/1/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Tolan; Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Guy Sorel.

0083 - The Venus d'Ile (4/30/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Prosper Merimee.

Cast: Norman Rose; Joan Lovejoy; Evie Juster; Dan Ocko; Robert Dryden.

0082 - All Living Things Must Die (4/29/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell.

0081 - Sunset to Sunrise (4/25/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; William Johnstone; William Redfield.

0080 - The Hand (4/24/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.

Cast: Alexander Scourby; Ian Martin; Mildred Clinton; Guy Sorel.

0079 - The Ghost Driver (4/23/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Augusta Dabney; Mason Adams; Mary Jane Higby; Norman Rose; Nick Pryor; Leon Janney.

0078 - The Wishing Stone (4/22/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: William Prince; Clarisse Blackburn; Ann Costello; Jack Grimes; Robert Dryden.

0077 - A Portrait of Death (4/18/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Nat Polen; Marian Seldes; Jack Grimes; Jackson Beck; Roger DeKoven.

0076 - The Horror Within (4/17/1974)

Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Don Scardino; Delores Sutton; Joseph Julian; Robert Dryden; Earl Hammond.

0075 - Men Without Mouths (4/16/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Joe Silver; Patricia Elliott; Ira Lewis; Dan Ocko.

0074 - Only the Dead Remember (4/15/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Tony Roberts; Mandel Kramer; George Petrie; Bryna Raeburn; Lon Clark.

0073 - Strange Company (4/11/1974)

Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Bryna Raeburn; Lori March; George Petrie; Gilbert Mack.

0072 - Out of Focus (4/10/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: William Redfield; Joan Loring; Suzanne Grossman; Ralph Bell; Dan Ocko; Earl Hammond.

0071 - The Murder Museum (4/9/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney.

0070 - The Locked Room (4/8/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Carmen Matthews; Corrine Orr; Jack Grimes; Sydney Smith.

CBSRMT Trivia: This Henry Slesar story was broadcast as "Behind the Locked Door" on "Alfred Hitchcock Hour" on 3/27/1964.

0069 - The Thing Inside (4/4/1974)

Written by Robert Newman. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Ralph Bell; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban; Leon Janney.

0068 - Die! You're on Magic Camera (4/3/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Nick Pryor; Teri Keane; Joan Lovejoy; Joseph Julian; William Redfield.

0067 - The Pharoah's Curse (4/2/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Kim Hunter; George Petrie; Arnold Moss; Dan Ocko; Ian Martin.

0066 - The Black Cat (4/1/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Joe DeSantis; Evie Juster.

0065 - The Unearthly Gift (3/28/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Betsy Palmer; Carmen Matthews; Mason Adams; Jackson Beck; Ian Martin.

0064 - It's Simply Murder (3/27/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Jack Gilford; Marian Haley; Bryna Raeburn; Dan Ocko; Ian Martin.

0063 - Death by Whose Hands (3/26/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Robert Drivas; Stefan Schnabel; Marian Seldes; Ira Lewis; Roger DeKoven.

0062 - The Diary of a Madman (3/25/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Larry Haines; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden; William Redfield.

0061 - Ordeal by Fire (3/21/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.

Cast: Julie Newmar; Mandel Kramer; Earl Hammond; Guy Sorel; Sydney Walker.

0060 - The Ghost at the Gate (3/20/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Beatrice Straight; Paula Trueman; Joan Loring; John Baragrey.

0059 - Frankenstein Revisited (3/19/1974)

Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Wager; Leon Janney; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; William Redfield.

0058 - Sea of Troubles (3/18/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Staats Cotsworth; Earl Hammond; Bryna Raeburn; Dan Ocko; Ian Martin.

0057 - The Fall of the House of Usher (3/14/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Arnold Moss; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden.

0056 - A Little Night Murder (3/13/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Tony Roberts; Suzanne Grossman; Jack Grimes; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden.

0055 - A Sacrifice in Blood (3/12/1974)

Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Patricia Roe; Ralph Bell; Don Scardino; Ian Martin.

0054 - The Thing in the Cave (3/11/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Marian Seldes; Teri Keane; Michael Wager; Bob Kaliban.

0053 - The Creature from the Swamp (3/7/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Jack Grimes; Joan Loring; Ian Martin; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney.

CBSRMT Trivia: Ian Martin, who wrote and acted in this episode, has the distinction of being the writer who acted in the most episodes (258; 

0052 - The Sending (3/6/1974)

Written by Robert Newman. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Tony Roberts; Phoebe Dorin.

0051 - A Long Time to Die (3/5/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Grace Matthews; Arnold Moss; Nat Polen; Mason Adams.

0050 - This Will Kill You (3/4/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Norman Rose; Larry Haines; Evie Juster; Roger DeKoven; Gil Mack.

0049 - Prognosis Negative (3/3/1974)

Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: William Redfield; Bryna Raeburn; Mason Adams; Earl Hammond; Martha Greenhouse.

0048 - Out of Sight (3/2/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Julia Meade; Sidney Walker; Ira Lewis; Jack Grimes.

0047 - A Choice of Witnesses (2/28/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Evie Juster; Ralph Bell; Robert Dryden; Himan Brown (uncredited).

CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the newscaster in act 2.

0046 - The Edge of Death (2/26/1974)

Written by Saul Panitz. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Patrick O'Neal; Marian Seldes; Ian Martin; Leon Janney.

0045 - The Horse That Wasn’t for Sale (2/24/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Arnold Moss; William Redfield; Earl Hammond.

0044 - The Horla (2/22/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden; Dan Ocko.

0043 - The Walls of Jericho (2/21/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Robert Dryden; Mary Jane Higby; Ian Martin; Ralph Bell; Guy Sorel; Sidney Walker.

0042 - Sea Fever (2/19/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: George Mathews; Bret Morrison; Marian Seldes; Leon Janney; William Redfield.

CBSRMT Trivia: This episode does not have a teaser in the prologue. It is replaced by a longer narration by E. G. Marshall.

0041 - Blizzard of Terror (2/18/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Lois Smith; Larry Haines; Leon Janney.

0040 - The Walking Corpse (2/17/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Tony Roberts; Suzanne Grossman; Vinnette Carroll; Bob Kaliban; Jackson Beck; Ian Martin.

CBSRMT Trivia: Mystery Theater used 305 actors in 1,399 episodes; the top 15 appeared in more than 100 episodes:
Robert Dryden (311)
Earl Hammond (278)
Ian Martin (258)
Russell Horton (237)
Evie Juster (222)
Bryna Raeburn (220)
Marian Seldes (207)
Court Benson (179)
Teri Keane (142)
Paul Hecht (138)
Mandel Kramer (130)
Ralph Bell (124)
Carol Teitel (117)
Joan Shay (114)
Norman Rose (114)

0039 - A Lady Never Loses Her Head (2/16/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Kim Hunter; Nick Pryor; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Court Benson.

0038 - Under Grave Suspicion (2/14/1974)

Written by Hank Warner. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Ralph Bell; Patricia Wheel; Robert Dryden; William Redfield.

0037 - Dig Me Deadly (2/13/1974)

Written by S.J. Wilson. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Louise Larabee; Mason Adams; Ralph Bell; Corinne Orr; Ann Costello; Kristoffer Tabori.

0036 - A Dream of Death (2/12/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Tolan; Marian Seldes; Evie Juster; Ira Lewis; Robert Dryden.

0035 - Dead Man's Mountain (2/10/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Alan Hewitt; Bryna Raeburn; William Redfield; Robert Dryden.

0034 - The Deadly Hour (2/9/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; John Baragrey; Jack Grimes.

0033 - Conspiracy to Defraud (2/8/1974)

Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Suzanne Grossman; Ruth Warrick; George Petrie; Leon Janney; Gil Mack.

0032 - After the Verdict (2/6/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Tony Roberts; Joseph Julian; Bryna Raeburn; Barbara Caruso; Robert Dryden; Sam Gray.

This Henry Slesar story was broadcast as "Second Verdict" on "Alfred Hitchcock Hour" on 5/29/1964.

0031 - The Lady Was a Tiger (2/5/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: William Redfield; Joan Loring; Roger DeKoven; Ian Martin; Chris Gampel.

0030 - Here Goes the Bride (2/4/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Ruby Dee; Michael Wager; Teri Keane; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.

CBSRMT Trivia: Mystery Theater used 33 writers to write 1,399 episodes; only three wrote more than 100 episodes: Sam Dann (439), Ian Martin (244) and Elspeth Eric (117).

0029 - The Sign of the Beast (2/3/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Lois Smith; Paul McGrath; Tom Keena; Dan Ocko.

0028 - A Ghostly Game of Death (2/2/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: William Prince; Ralph Bell; Joan Tyson; William Redfield; Gil Mack.

0027 - Dead Ringer (2/1/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Leon Janney; Joan Lovejoy; Larry Haines; Paul Hecht; Robert Dryden.

CBSRMT Trivia: Appearing in this episode are Paul Hecht and Larry Haines whose real name is Larry Hecht. They are not related.

0026 - The Man Who Asked for Yesterday (1/31/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Paul Hecht; Evie Juster; Ralph Bell; Gil Mack.

0025 - Mother Love (1/30/1974)

Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Joan Hackett; Vinnette Carroll; Mason Adams; Leon Janney; Evie Juster; Roger DeKoven.

0024 - The Man Who Heard Voices (1/29/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Larry Haines; Augusta Dabney; Leon Janney; Suzanne Grossman.

0023 - Three Women (1/28/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Ruth Ford; George Petrie; Elspeth Eric; Joan Loring; Roger DeKoven.

0022 - Time and Again (1/27/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: John Beal; Grace Matthews; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.

0021 - The Ring of Truth (1/26/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Agnes Moorehead; Mandel Kramer; Santos Ortega; Ian Martin; Dan Ocko.

CBSRMT Trivia: Agnes Moorehead only appeared in two Mystery Theater episodes before she died three months after this episode aired. Mandel Kramer plays a character with his last name in this episode.

0020 - Speak of the Devil (1/25/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Jada Rowland; Nick Pryor; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.

CBSRMT Trivia: The main theme music for Mystery Theater was taken from the CBS archives. That particular piece of music was composed by Nathan Van Cleave and was featured in a Twilight Zone episode called “Two” (1961; Season 3, episode 1) featuring Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery as the only two survivors of a post-apocalyptic war. The music plays in the scene where Bronson knocks out Montgomery in a confrontation; they are both soldiers on opposing sides of the war. Incidental music can be heard throughout Mystery Theater episodes if you pay close attention and you are familiar with original Twilight Zone series.

0019 - Deadly Honeymoon (1/24/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Betsy Von Furstenberg; Michael Wager; Elspeth Eric; Mason Adams.

0018 - And Nothing but the Truth (1/23/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Arnold Moss; Ralph Bell; Clarissa Blackburn; Billy Redfield; Kristoffer Tabori.

0017 - A Very Old Man (1/22/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Santos Ortega; Norman Rose; Bryna Raeburn; Billy Redfield.

0016 - Dead for a Dollar (1/21/1974)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Tony Roberts; Joan Lovejoy; Mary Jane Higby; George Petrie; Joseph Julian.

0015 - The Chinaman Button (1/20/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Ralph Bell; Mason Adams; Evie Juster; Will Hare.

0014 - The Girl Who Found Things (1/19/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Norman Rose; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden; Martha Greenhouse; Barbara Caruso; Anne Costello.

0013 - A Ring of Roses (1/18/1974)

Written by S.J. Wilson. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Glynnis O'Connor; George Petrie; Sidney Walker; Elspeth Eric; Holland Taylor; Carol Hilliard.

0012 - You Can Die Again (1/17/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Richard Mulligan; Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Gil Mack.

0011 - Accounts Receivable (1/16/1974)

Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: William Prince; Joseph Julian; Ralph Carter; Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin.

0010 - The Resident (1/15/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Carmen Matthews; Joan Loring; Gilbert Mack; Martin Newman.

CBSRMT Trivia: Producer/Director Himan Brown, borrowed the creaking door and the “pleasant dreams” ending comment from the old-time radio show “Inner Sanctum Mysteries” (1941-1952) which he also created.

0009 - Death Rides a Stallion (1/14/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Paul McGrath; Barbara Worthington; Harry Bellaver.

0008 - Cold Storage (1/13/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Ruby Dee; John Baragrey; Bryna Raeburn; Roxie Roker; Todd Davis.

0007 - I Warn You Three Times (1/12/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Joan Loring; Mason Adams; Tom Keena; Alan Manson; Sam Gray.

0006 - Honeymoon with Death (1/11/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Lois Nettleton; Tony Roberts; Teri Keane; Norman Rose.

0005 - No Hiding Place (1/10/1974)

Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Larry Haines; Anne Meacham; Jackson Beck; Sidney Walker; Tom Keena.

0004 - Lost Dog (1/9/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Kim Hunter; George Mathews; Robert Dryden; Gil Mack; Mandy Patinkin.

0003 - The Bullet (1/8/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Larry Haines; Evie Juster; Ralph Bell; Martin Newman; Leon Janney; Danny Ocko.

0002 - The Return of the Moresbys (1/7/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Patrick O'Neal; Marian Seldes; Nick Pryor; Dan Ocko.

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.