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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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0561 - Enough Rope (12/7/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Russell Horton; Robert Dryden; Evie Juster.A swindler is saved from a hangman's noose by a woman claiming to be his guardian angel.
0560 - Child of the Sea (12/6/1976)Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Tony Roberts; Evie Juster; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.A man on an ocean swim has his life saved by a beautiful woman.
0559 - Child of Misfortune (12/3/1976)Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Joan Copeland; Court Benson.The life of a pathologist, and his wife, is upended when a teenage girl moves in after tragic circumstances.
0558 - How to Kill Rudy (12/2/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Ian Martin; Ralph Bell.Rudy Slaymaker discovers that his favorite detective novelist writes tales that predict true crimes. But Rudy must take preemptive action when he discovers the author's first book is about his own future.
0557 - Now You See Them, Now You Don't (11/30/1976)Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Ian Martin; Martha Greenhouse; Earl Hammond.During World War V (2175 A.D.), a doctor is tasked to find out why combat shock patients in a military hospital are suddenly disappearing.
0556 - The Man Who Couldn't Get Arrested (11/29/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Fred Gwynne; Joan Shay; Bill Griffis; Court Benson.Parallel realities collide when a Wall Street broker can't determine whether his wife is alive or has been murdered.
0555 - Blood Will Tell (11/26/1976)Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Mason Adams; Bryna Raeburn; Evie Juster; Ken Harvey.* For life insurance purposes, Norman Claymore must disclose to his employer's personnel department how his father died.
0554 - M-U-R-D-E-R (11/25/1976)Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Larry Haines; Ralph Bell; Teri Keane; Marian Seldes; Marian Haley.After his business partner walks off with their company's funds and commits suicide, Max Picket plays on a Ouija board with his wife and their friends. What the planchette spells out agitates Max.
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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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