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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Killer of the Year,” episode 248, originally broadcast on March 31, 1975. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS mystery stars Norman Rose and Teri Keane. A successful businessman is fascinated by his town’s newly arrived librarian—until he realizes she is the woman at the center of a sensational murder trial that gripped him years before. As old memories and new attraction collide, the past proves more dangerous than it first appears. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:53 Original Broadcast 41:46 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Lovers and Killers,” Episode 504, originally broadcast on August 5, 1976. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Robert Dryden, Russell Horton, Marian Seldes, Evie Juster, and Robert Maxwell. A young lothario is tried for the murder of a married woman’s husband after an encounter tied to a singles bar. As conflicting testimony unfolds, reluctant juror David Miller, Juror No. 2, must weigh the competing versions of events in this courtroom-centered mystery. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 01:03:50 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Green-Eyed Monster,” episode 473, originally broadcast April 22, 1976. This adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello was written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown. In Venice and Cyprus, a celebrated military commander’s marriage is threatened as jealousy, suspicion, and carefully planted doubts begin to undermine love and loyalty. Arnold Moss, Marian Seldes, and Ralph Bell star in this Shakespearean tragedy of intrigue and mistrust. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:59 Original Broadcast 45:37 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “It’s Murder Mr Lincoln,” originally broadcast March 18, 1975, as episode 241. Written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this historical legal mystery stars Keir Dullea as a young Abraham Lincoln. In 1837 Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln takes on the defense of Franklin Jones, accused of murder after making a public threat against a local businessman. With the evidence seemingly stacked against his client, the young lawyer must search beyond appearances for the truth. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 44:56 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Murder Preferred,” originally broadcast July 16, 1980, as episode 1103. This original script by Henry Slesar was directed by Himan Brown and stars Tony Roberts. On the eve of a Senate campaign announcement, prominent politician Walter Haven is found shot in his study, and Tony Gerard is jailed for the crime. Haven’s widow, Adrian, believes Gerard is innocent and turns to attorney Tom Hendricks to untangle a politically charged case where the truth may be far from simple. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 01:00 Original Broadcast 44:20 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Memory Killers,” episode 404, originally broadcast December 29, 1975. This original drama was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown. New York marketing executive Henry Clay Courtland travels to Munich to pursue a major automobile account, but the business trip draws him into the powerful Volker family’s world—and awakens disturbing memories of his wartime imprisonment. As past and present begin to overlap, Courtland questions whether a figure from those dark years has entered his new life. The cast includes Ralph Bell, Patricia Wheel, Robert Dryden, and Nat Polen. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 46:38 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast:…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Grey Ghost,” episode 323, originally broadcast on August 8, 1975. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, the drama stars Betsy Palmer and William Redfield. After the death of her race-car-driver father, Kate Richards leaves her husband and travels to Italy. There, her encounter with a gifted driver draws her back into the high-speed world of motor racing—and toward lingering questions surrounding her father’s fatal crash. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:52 Original Broadcast 43:38 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Sealed Room Murder,” originally broadcast October 23, 1975, as episode 366. Adapted by Ian Martin from Melville Davisson Post’s “The Doomdorf Mystery,” this pioneer-era Virginia locked-room drama features Howard DaSilva and Fred Gwynne. In an isolated mountain community, a much-disliked resident is found dead in a room apparently sealed from within. As local investigators look past the town’s easy explanations, the victim’s bitter history and the impossible crime scene point toward a deeper mystery. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 44:21 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Ghost Talk,” episode 207, originally broadcast January 17, 1975. Written by Elspeth Eric and directed by Himan Brown, this romantic supernatural drama stars Lenka Peterson, Elliot Reid, Gordon Gould, and Robert Dryden. After Paul’s death, his devoted widow Melba struggles to let go of the life they shared. When communication seems possible across the boundary between life and death, an angelic messenger introduces a profound spiritual dilemma. A tender, lightly fantastical story of love, grief, and attachment beyond the grave. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents this original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 42:53 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Dreamers and Killers,” originally broadcast on May 5, 1982. This is episode 1324 of the CBS Radio Network suspense series, written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, with Marian Seldes, Diane Dirkwood, and Gordon Gould. A woman haunted by recurring nightmares about her former fiancé becomes increasingly alarmed when his real-life near-fatal mishaps begin to resemble the dangers she has dreamed. A psychological tale of dread, coincidence, and the unsettling power of the mind. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:41 Original Broadcast 51:07 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Murder by Proxy,” episode 335, originally broadcast on August 29, 1975. Written by Roy Winsor and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS suspense drama features Mandel Kramer, Grace Matthews, Lesley Woods, Earl Hammond, Leon Janney, and William Redfield. After his release from prison, Tim Cohain seeks revenge against Ed Hunter, the jury foreman whose verdict helped send him away. A past murder trial becomes the source of a mounting threat in this tense crime thriller. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 46:50 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost Plane,” episode 343, originally broadcast September 12, 1975. Written by Ian Martin and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio Network mystery features Richard Crenna, Janet Waldo, Casey Kasem, Virginia Gregg, and Sam Edwards. Two strangers awaken aboard an unfamiliar passenger plane with no memory of who they are, how they arrived, or where the flight is headed. As the aircraft makes stops and other equally disoriented passengers join them, the travelers struggle to understand the unsettling purpose of their journey. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 01:01:53 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost Grey Bat” (also listed as “The Ghost-Grey Bat”), originally broadcast March 25, 1981, as episode 1176. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this original drama was written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown. While on sabbatical, philosophy professor Alec Grant and his new wife, Moira, trade their New York apartment for an isolated Austrian chalet near Wintersbad. But their hosts are nowhere to be found, the caretaker is unsettling, and reports of a large gray winged presence turn their delayed honeymoon into a chilling Alpine mystery. The cast includes Don Scardino, Jennifer Harmon, Robert Dryden, and Joan Shay. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:55 Original Broadcast 01:02:14 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast:…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Home Is Where the Ghost Is,” episode 378, originally broadcast November 13, 1975. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this original radio drama was written by Murray Burnett and directed by Himan Brown. At Calhoun University, a skeptical proctor is drawn into the troubles surrounding grieving scientist Professor Ramsey Joslin during an international scientific conference. As a Russian colleague’s possible defection raises the stakes, urgent warnings from Joslin’s late wife blur the line between private loss, academic intrigue, and supernatural suspense. The cast includes Gordon Gould, Patricia Elliott, William Redfield, and Gilbert Mack. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 45:47 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast:…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Episode of Terror,” originally broadcast September 7, 1981, as episode 1240. Adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s “An Episode Under the Terror,” the drama was written by G. Frederick Lewis and directed by Himan Brown. In Paris during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, two Carmelite sisters shelter a priest in hiding. When an uneasy errand and the arrival of a shadowy visitor raise fears of discovery, faith, secrecy, and trust are tested in a city gripped by political violence. The cast includes Marian Seldes, Arnold Moss, Earl Hammond, and Sam Gray. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 43:07 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support.…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Matched Pair for Murder,” episode 1207, originally broadcast on June 5, 1981. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Arnold Moss, Kristoffer Tabori, Evie Juster, and Bernard Grant. A young woman pleads with a judge to spare her lover from a murder conviction. When the judge allows compassion to shape his decision, the consequences of that choice begin to weigh heavily on him. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 45:20 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Wine Women and Murder,” episode 651, originally broadcast May 20, 1977. This CBS Radio mystery was written by Sam Dann and stars Robert Dryden, with Carol Teitel. Mild-mannered American bookseller Elias Breckinridge arrives in Cologne, Germany, for an International Coleridge Society gathering. When he agrees to deliver a document to a local professor, he is pulled into a murder investigation—and soon finds himself the leading suspect in an unfamiliar city. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 44:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Forgetful Ghost,” episode 769, originally broadcast on January 23, 1978. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, this gentle supernatural mystery stars Mandel Kramer, Martha Greenhouse, Ian Martin, and Jackson Beck. When a seriously ill woman and her husband encounter Peter Pruitt, a mild-mannered ghost with no memory of why he has returned, an unusual attempt to help his living daughter begins. Set largely in the Gordons’ darkened home, the story blends wistful humor, uneasy mystery, and a card-playing scheme. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 48:00 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost of Andersonville,” originally broadcast April 28, 1982, as episode 1321. Written by James Agate, Jr. and directed by Himan Brown, this Civil War-era drama stars Tony Roberts and Robert Kaliban. After his release from the Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, Major Cal Russell returns North carrying a deep grievance from the war. An uneasy meeting with Union General Lysander Cutler draws him into a dangerous official inquiry and back toward the shadows of his captivity. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:53 Original Broadcast 46:26 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Murder Museum,” episode 71, originally broadcast on April 9, 1974. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this CBS production was written by Henry Slesar and directed by Himan Brown, with Michael Wager, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, and Leon Janney. At Professor Rafael Gallinari’s wax museum of notorious crimes, Lisa Brandon asks to see a forthcoming murder reenactment before it opens to the public. As a guided tour moves through the museum’s unsettling displays, Lisa recounts the troubled history of painter Vincent Raymond—and the private past about to become part of the exhibition. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:57 Original Broadcast 47:05 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast:…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Terror on the Heath,” originally broadcast November 6, 1974. This is episode 170 of the CBS Radio Network suspense series, hosted by E. G. Marshall. When David Matson finds unsettling links between himself and Charles Mason, a 19th-century murderer hanged for killings on London’s Hampstead Heath, his fascination becomes a terrifying obsession. Written by Murray Burnett and directed by Himan Brown, the drama stars Shepperd Strudwick, Marian Seldes, and William Redfield. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 45:51 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “A Very Dear Ghost Indeed,” episode 521, originally broadcast September 20, 1976. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio mystery features Russell Horton, Patricia Elliott, Ian Martin, and Earl Hammond. In late-19th-century Ireland, an American father and daughter are stranded when a rural bridge washes out. Seeking shelter at an old castle, they encounter a mysterious resident and a haunting tale of greed, family, and a perilous bargain. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 44:58 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost of San Juan Hill,” episode 481, originally broadcast on May 10, 1976. This historical-tinged mystery was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown. As a bride prepares to remarry, the unexpected return of the husband she believed lost in the Spanish-American War throws the wedding into turmoil. Against the lingering memory of the fighting at San Juan Hill, the drama features Jack Grimes, Marian Haley, William Redfield, Bryna Raeburn, and Ian Martin. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 44:33 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Trouble with Murder,” episode 147, originally broadcast on September 12, 1974. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, this contemporary Brooklyn crime thriller stars Robert Morse and Bryna Raeburn. As police investigate a troubling series of killings, a wealthy woman commissions an artist to paint her nude portrait. But the painter’s increasingly unsettling behavior turns a private artistic arrangement into a mounting danger. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 52:56 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost in the Well,” episode 806, originally broadcast March 28, 1978. Written by Murray Burnett and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio Network drama stars Tony Roberts and Patricia Elliott. An artist becomes compelled to paint the portrait of a mysterious woman’s spirit, opening a supernatural doorway into New York’s historic Manhattan Well murder case. Inspired by the 1800 trial of Levi Weeks—defended by Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and Henry Brockholst Livingston—the drama blends an eerie studio séance with a haunting chapter of early American history. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:54 Original Broadcast 43:09 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast:…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Tomorrow’s Murder,” originally broadcast December 31, 1976. This is episode 575 of the CBS Radio Network suspense anthology, written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown. Stressed sales manager Harold K. Starbright takes a walk through Morrison City Memorial Park and encounters a stranger studying cemetery sculpture. Then Harold finds an elaborate gravestone bearing his own name, birth date, and a death date still a year in the future. Robert Dryden, Evie Juster, Court Benson, and Earl Hammond star in this unsettling mystery. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:44 Original Broadcast 45:30 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Scenes from a Murder,” originally broadcast September 7, 1982, as episode 1367. This CBS Radio Network drama was written by G. Frederick Lewis and directed by Himan Brown. Adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, the story follows a financially desperate music teacher whose attempt to solve his money troubles draws him into a harrowing moral and psychological struggle. Russell Horton leads a cast that includes Carol Teitel, Joan Shay, and Earl Hammond. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 43:01 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Forty-Five Minutes to Murder,” episode 495, originally broadcast on June 28, 1976. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this contemporary mystery features Larry Haines, Leon Janney, and Joan Shay. A bitter business feud seems to be settling when Jim Raglan sends Carroway Chemicals vice president Emmet Martindale an extravagant bottle of cognac. But when the gift brings tragedy to the Martindale home, a poison investigation exposes unsettling contradictions—and a crucial forty-five-minute gap. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 47:46 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Marry for Murder,” episode 395, originally broadcast on December 12, 1975. This original CBS Radio drama was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, starring Mandel Kramer. Private detective James Kellogg is hired to investigate Walter Jones, the younger fiancé of a wealthy widow whose family suspects he may be after her fortune. When another client seeks the same elusive man, Kellogg finds himself navigating conflicting loyalties, suspicious histories, and professional duty. The cast also includes Patsy Bruder, Evie Juster, Arthur Anderson, and Dan Ocko. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 46:20 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast:…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Mirror for Murder,” episode 97, originally broadcast on May 27, 1974. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this original mystery was written and directed by Himan Brown’s frequent collaborator Sam Dann, with Celeste Holm, Wesley Addy, William Redfield, and Robert Dryden. Helen Stewart, neglected and increasingly restless in her domestic life, becomes deeply unsettled when her reflection in a mirror seems to fade away. As she struggles to reclaim her sense of self, the mirror becomes the focus of an intimate and unnerving crisis. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:59 Original Broadcast 44:50 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Terrorist,” episode 1027, originally broadcast on November 5, 1979. This CBS Radio Network suspense drama was written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown. On Turkey’s Aegean coast, an elderly American romance writer and her niece find their secluded home invaded by two extremist fugitives seeking refuge. When a publishing executive’s nephew arrives to check on the troubled author, he is drawn into a dangerous hostage crisis where courage and quick thinking may be their only protection. The cast includes Jada Rowland, Russell Horton, Ian Martin, and Grace Matthews. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 44:12 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast:…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Murder Market,” originally broadcast December 23, 1975, as episode 401. Written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Rosemary Murphy with Robert Dryden, Ann Pitoniak, and Ian Martin. Theodora Lewis, restless in a humdrum life and frustrated by her penny-pinching fiancé, is drawn toward the promise of an exciting new career. But the world of a forceful business entrepreneur brings her dangerously close to homicide. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:44 Original Broadcast 44:05 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Trial for Murder,” originally broadcast October 24, 1977, as episode 728. Written by James Agate Jr. and directed by Himan Brown, this supernatural courtroom mystery adapts Charles Dickens’s ghost story “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt.” The cast includes Paul Hecht, Earl Hammond, Court Benson, and Robert Maxwell. Two writers investigating a murder find their separate leads converging as the case comes to trial. But unsettling evidence—and the possible presence of the murdered man’s spirit—casts an uncanny shadow over the courtroom proceedings. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:52 Original Broadcast 42:41 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Murder by Decree,” episode 1358, originally broadcast on August 5, 1982. This historical drama was written by James Agate Jr. and features Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant, and Carol Teitel. In Tudor England, Queen Anne Boleyn faces the mounting pressures of King Henry VIII’s court as her marriage and position grow increasingly precarious. A tense, history-based drama centered on ambition, power, and the dangers surrounding the crown. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 45:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Haunted Mill,” episode 737, originally broadcast November 8, 1977. Adapted by James Agate, Jr. from Dick Donovan’s 1899 ghost story “The Corpse Light,” this Gothic mystery was produced and directed by Himan Brown. After a three-year journey abroad, Dr. James Patmore returns to find the woman he loves drawn into another man’s orbit. Old emotions and rivalries intensify as Patmore becomes fascinated by a decaying mill rumored to be haunted. The cast includes Ralph Bell, Russell Horton, Patricia Elliott, and Court Benson. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:58 Original Broadcast 44:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Killer Crab,” originally broadcast June 30, 1982, as episode 1345. This late-run science-fiction drama was hosted by Tammy Grimes and written by James Agate, Jr., with Himan Brown directing. On the future-world of Planet Vivian, inventor Joe Harkness becomes entangled in a dangerous act of sabotage that sends his shuttle down. His possible rescue—and a reckoning with old resentments—may rest with K.C., a robotic weapon known as the Killer Crab. Russell Horton, Ann Williams, Mandel Kramer, and Robert Dryden star. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 44:06 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “All Unregistered Aliens,” episode 779, originally broadcast on February 9, 1978. Written by Victoria Dann, this CBS Radio Network mystery features Ann Williams, Court Benson, and Earl Hammond. A woman doctor treats a wounded undocumented immigrant, only to find that he has vanished from her care. Her search leads into an unsettling mystery of identity, belonging, and the powerful pull of one’s origins. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:54 Original Broadcast 43:56 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Innocent Murderer,” originally broadcast July 14, 1982, as episode 1351. Written by James Agate Jr., this historical suspense drama stars Tony Roberts, Robert Dryden, Robert Kaliban, and Gordon Gould. In the shadow of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, John Surratt flees prosecution, escaping through Canada and toward Liverpool, England. His dangerous journey unfolds as a tense fugitive story shaped by suspicion, international travel, and the lingering reach of the Lincoln conspiracy. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:53 Original Broadcast 45:30 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The White Ghost,” episode 460, originally broadcast April 1, 1976. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this suspense drama features Ralph Bell, Ann Williams, Joan Shay, and Earl Hammond. Businessman Donald Taylor attempts to leave behind a secret affair and return to his invalid wife, but an accidental death soon leaves him haunted by unsettling signs from the past. A tense, guilt-shadowed supernatural mystery in which the truth behind the apparent haunting remains uncertain. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 53:48 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost at the Gate,” originally broadcast on March 20, 1974. Episode 60 of the CBS Radio Network series is hosted by E. G. Marshall and was written by Elspeth Eric, with direction by Himan Brown. After Charles Emory’s death, his widow Alice continues to receive unsettling nighttime visits from him. At his urging, she invites her friend Connie Lawrence to share her large home—opening the door to a supernatural, romance-shadowed mystery. The cast includes Beatrice Straight, Paula Trueman, Joan Loring, and John Baragrey. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents this original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 42:06 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Familiar,” originally broadcast on December 18, 1978, as episode 932. This archival CBS Radio Network drama was written by Ian Martin and adapts Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic tale. A retired sea captain, preparing to marry, is troubled by threatening letters and the growing conviction that an unseen presence is following him. His concerned fiancée turns to Dr. Martin Hesselius, an investigator of uncanny phenomena, in this Victorian-era supernatural mystery featuring Charles Irving, Gordon Heath, Teri Keane, and Ian Martin. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:44 Original Broadcast 46:02 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Benjamin Franklin Murder Case,” originally broadcast April 7, 1975, as episode 252. Written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this historical mystery features Paul Hecht, Marian Seldes, and Staats Cotsworth. Philadelphia, 1750: Benjamin Franklin is asked to look into a troubling death connected with the old Clements mansion, where reports of Captain William Clements’s apparition have stirred fear. Applying observation and reason to a case shadowed by colonial superstition, Franklin investigates whether the victim died of fright—or something more sinister. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:56 Original Broadcast 44:13 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast:…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Ghost Powder,” episode 370, originally broadcast October 29, 1975. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this historical supernatural mystery features Michael Wager, Marian Seldes, Court Benson, Bryna Raeburn, and Guy Sorel. In 18th-century France, John and Abigail Adams confront an unnerving presence in their residence while Adams also navigates political tensions involving Thomas Jefferson. A haunting atmosphere and diplomatic intrigue collide in this tale set against the early American mission abroad. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 44:40 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Reluctant Killer,” episode 195, originally broadcast January 2, 1975, on the CBS Radio Network. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, this drama stars Tony Roberts, Roberta Maxwell, Bryna Raeburn, Leon Janney, and Ian Martin. Professional football player Steve Janis—known as “Killer”—is increasingly disturbed by the violence of the game and decides to walk away. His choice deepens tensions with his wife Pat and her mother Joy, setting humiliation, resentment, and old grievances on a dangerous course. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:53 Original Broadcast 44:56 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Aliens,” episode 448, originally broadcast on March 15, 1976. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this Cold War mystery stars Paul Hecht and Mandel Kramer. An American agent and his Soviet counterpart become unwillingly linked by psychic communication tied to classified experiments on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain. As the contact intensifies, espionage, secrecy, and a far-reaching threat test the loyalties of both men. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 48:26 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Time Killer,” episode 462, originally broadcast on April 5, 1976. Written by Arnold Moss and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this science-fiction mystery features Mandel Kramer, Rosemary Rice, Jackson Beck, Russell Horton, and Arnold Moss. Professor Edwin Quailan, a university parapsychology instructor, believes time may be as fluid as space. When an experiment sends him to the years before the Great Depression, his knowledge of what is to come raises troubling questions about consequence, choice, and whether anyone can safely revise a personal past. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 52:58 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support.…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Wakeful Ghost,” episode 232, originally broadcast March 3, 1975. Written by Ian Martin and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio Network mystery stars Paul Hecht, Virginia Payne, Jada Rowland, Leon Janney, and Ian Martin. With a brief respite before his medical internship, Irish-American student Brian Makin travels to Ireland in search of family connections. His visit becomes a romantic, supernatural encounter shaped by old-world folklore, a ghost, and a leprechaun. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 46:51 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Shadow of a Killer,” originally broadcast February 11, 1981, as episode 1158. This contemporary mystery stars Fred Gwynne and was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown. When a woman’s husband disappears, she seeks help from an actor known for playing a hard-boiled television detective. As he steps beyond his screen role to investigate a real missing-person case, the boundary between television fiction and reality begins to blur. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 45:47 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “I Am the Killer,” episode 1309, originally broadcast March 31, 1982. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this historical medical drama stars Keir Dullea as Dr. Ignatz Semmelweis. In a 19th-century Viennese maternity hospital, a young obstetrician is troubled by an alarming disparity: mothers in the doctors’ ward are dying far more often than those attended by midwives. As he investigates the childbed-fever outbreak, accepted medical practices and the hospital’s daily routines come under searching scrutiny. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:52 Original Broadcast 44:57 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Nightmare in Gillette Castle,” originally broadcast July 14, 1980, as episode 1102. Written by Elizabeth Pennell and produced and directed by Himan Brown, it stars Kevin McCarthy as William Gillette. Sherlock Holmes enthusiast Jim Watson and his wife, Pamela, tour Connecticut’s eccentric Gillette Castle, the real former home of famed Holmes actor William Gillette. Separated from their group, they enter a corridor called Baker Street and find themselves drawn into a mysterious, theatrical world where history and Holmes-like intrigue blur. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:54 Original Broadcast 49:44 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time…