CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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.