Episodes

14h ago

0383 - The Hanging Judgment (11/21/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Leon Janney; Ken Harvey; Evie Juster; Joan Shay; Earl Hammond. Dr. Sam Grant and his girlfriend, Sherril Stafford, are both charged with the murder of Grant's wife. Though they admit to a possible motive the pair swear to their attorney that they did not commit the crime.

1d ago

0382 - The Lamps of the Devil (11/20/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Russell Horton; Ian Martin; Joan Shay. Noah Artwright returns home from fighting in the Civil War to find his fiancée has married someone else and that his job as a whaler has been made obsolete by the discovery of crude oil.

2d ago

0381 - Fear (11/19/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jack Grimes; Marian Seldes; Jane White; Earl Hammond. Diminutive bank teller Edgar Ellerbe is accused of robbing another branch of his own bank.

3d ago

0380 - The Moonlighter (11/17/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Joan Lovejoy; Bob Kaliban; Robert Dryden. * Needing extra cash to help satiate his wife's extravagant tastes, Stanley Morrison learns from his buddy of a way they can double their incomes. Defects: Background noise.

4d ago

0379 - The Money Makers (11/14/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ralph Bell; Bryna Raeburn; William Redfield; Jack Grimes. Two counterfeiters set up their secret operation in an abandoned house, unaware that it's inhabited by a ghost.

5d ago

0378 - Home is Where the Ghost Is (11/13/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Gordon Gould; Patricia Elliott; William Redfield; Gilbert Mack. Dr. Ramsey Joslin is haunted by the ghost of his late wife, Emily, who advises him to be careful in dealing with a defecting Russian scientist.

6d ago

0377 - Party Girl (11/11/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mason Adams; Russell Horton; Evie Juster; Earl Hammond; Dan Ocko. A Congressman and gubernatorial candidate tries to cover up the suicide of a prostitute he had a tryst with.

Dec 12

0376 - The Public Avenger (11/10/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Arnold Stang; Marian Haley; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Himan Brown (uncredited). A business executive's assistant is alarmed when it's theorized that a mild-mannered colleague may be the vigilante who's been murdering several well-known criminals. CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as an unnamed dry cleaner at the end of act 1 and beginning of act 2.

Dec 11

0375 - Killing Valley (11/7/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Kim Hunter; Joan Shay; Ian Martin; William Redfield. * Polly Preston returns to the small town she grew up in to write a tell-all exposé about the powerful people who ostracized her parents years earlier. Defects: Muffled audio on and off.

Dec 10

0374 - The Edge of the Scalpel (11/5/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Teri Keane; Gordon Gould; Don Scardino; Robert Kaliban; Joan Shay. Dr. Kirk Malcolm faces a dilemma: Perform a complicated yet life-saving surgical procedure on the husband of the nurse he loves.

Dec 9

0373 - The Mortgage (11/3/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Larry Haines; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton; Robert Maxwell. A college professor becomes deeply worried when his picture appears in the newspaper for his doing a good deed: It may lead to his being activated as a Russian double agent, disrupting his happily placid life.

Dec 8

0372 - It's Hell to Pay the Piper (10/31/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Sir Walter Scott. Cast: Ian Martin; Arnold Moss; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson; Guy Sorel. A poor Scottish farmer pays his rent but fails to get a receipt from his feudal landlord, who later dies. Then the landlord's son demands that the farmer clear his debt.

Dec 7

0371 - Triptych for a Witch (10/30/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Margaret Hamilton; Kristoffer Tabori; Evie Juster; Gilbert Mack; Himan Brown (uncredited). A witch masquerades as the kindly, recently widowed great aunt of a newlywed couple, and moves in to their home along with a pair of peculiarly behaving pets. CBSRMT Trivia: Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz") stars in her only Mystery Theater episode. She plays...a witch, of course. Himan Brown is uncredited as Jake in act 1.

Dec 6

0370 - Ghost Powder (10/29/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Court Benson; Bryna Raeburn; Guy Sorel. As his political rivalry with Thomas Jefferson grows, John Adams has another matter on his plate: The French chateau he and wife Abigail have moved into is haunted.

Dec 5

0369 - The Storm Breeder (10/28/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Austin. Cast: Michael Tolan; Fred Gwynne; Ann Pitoniak; Arnold Moss; Ian Martin. A young judge aims to give rest to a lost soul who, with his young daughter, has been cursed to forever wander New England in search of a home while a dark storm cloud follows.

Dec 4

0368 - A Living Corpse (10/27/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Dryden; Kirk Peterson; Patricia Elliott. Professor Amadeus Valdemar, an expert on hypnosis who's dying of consumption, talks Dr. Craig Nugent into hypnotizing him to forestall the Grim Reaper.

Dec 3

0367 - The Summer People (10/24/1975) Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Tony Roberts; Jennifer Harmon; Grace Matthews; Leon Janney; William Redfield. * Seeking a place to pursue their artistic crafts during the summer, Jane and Mike Slater discover Granville, a town the couple learn is difficult to leave.

Dec 2

0366 - The Sealed Room Murder (10/23/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by M. D. Post. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Fred Gwynne; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Earl Hammond. A sheriff and a judge take on the onerous task of solving the murder of the county's most repulsive resident.

Dec 1

0365 - Million Dollar Murder (10/21/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Patricia Elliott; Catherine Byers; Robert Dryden; Nat Polen. Facing a liquidation of his furniture company's assets, Dick Nelson is offered $1 million by a wealthy woman, provided he kill a close friend.

Nov 30

0364 - Never in This World (10/20/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Alexander Scourby; Lori March; Ian Martin; Marian Seldes. When David Campbell discovers the ruins of an old church, he's drawn into challenging an ancient Gaelic curse.

Nov 29

0363 - Stay Out of Dutchman's Woods (10/16/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Paul Hecht; Jada Rowland; Santos Ortega; Joan Loring; Mary Jane Higby. After a newlywed couple honeymooning in Maine become lost and separated in the Dutchman's woods, the husband comes under the enticement of a spirit.

Nov 28

0362 - The Kiss of Death (10/15/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Cast: Kirk Peterson; Patsy Bruder; Arnold Moss; Bryna Raeburn; Gilbert Mack. Despite the warnings of his mentors, an aspiring doctor in Padua, Italy falls in love with the daughter of the town's crackpot physician.

Nov 27

0361 - The Last Lesson (10/13/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Fred Gwynne; Marian Haley; Leon Janney; Dan Ocko. Threatened with death unless he pays off his monetary debts, compulsive gambler Clarence Porter marries the plain yet wealthy Penny Meadows.

Nov 26

0360 - They Shall Stone Them with Stones (10/9/1975) Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Teri Keane; Jackson Beck; Arnold Stang; Bryna Raeburn; William Redfield. Mindreader Madame Dahrazum and her out-of-work husband put together a Vaudeville act. But trouble finds them when, during a show she sees visions of an unsolved murder.

Nov 25

0359 - Who Made Me? (10/7/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Larry Haines; Marian Seldes; Don Scardino; Evie Juster. * Set in a future where every person is given societal rankings based on their abilities and intellectual capacity, a fighter pilot in "Group One" is challenged when his son desires the more attractive life of "Group Three" citizenry.

Nov 24

0358 - The Five Ghostly Indians (10/6/1975) Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Dryden; Court Benson; Guy Sorel; Ann Pitoniak; Suzanne Grossman; Jay Gregory. A vacationing college professor and an innkeeper discover a strange Indian arrowhead along a spot of Maine's shoreline where an early explorer massacred six natives.

Nov 23

0357 - The Man Who Ran Away (10/2/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Robert Dryden; Martha Greenhouse; William Redfield. Upset over his wife's infidelity, David Trent drives to a nearby town and discovers a seemingly abandoned estate, where he meets a woman who's just as lonely as he is.

Nov 22

0356 - The Primrose Path (10/1/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mason Adams; Rosemary Rice; Ken Harvey; Ian Martin; Jack Grimes. Maryann Melon is heir to a family-owned newspaper conglomerate, a kidnapping victim and possibly a willing member of a radical terrorist group.

Nov 21

0355 - You're Only Young Twice (9/29/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ann Sheppard; Norman Rose; Virginia Dwyer; Earl Hammond. A scientist develops a formula that reverses the aging process.

Nov 20

0354 - The Other Self (9/28/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Joan Shay; Russell Horton. A psychologist examines a factory worker with an exemplary work record. His secret to focusing on tedious tasks? Having an obsession over the American Civil War, in particular the Battle of Shiloh.

Nov 19

0353 - The Thomas Jefferson Defense (9/27/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Paul Hecht; Leon Janney; Russell Horton; Jada Rowland; Bob Kaliban. Thomas Jefferson must defend an innocent Indian chief against both a murder indictment and the narrow-minded attitudes of the townspeople.

Nov 18

0352 - Assassination in Time (9/26/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jennifer Harmon; William Redfield; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Gordon Gould. A time-traveling couple struggle with whether to prevent the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and in doing so alter the course of history.

Nov 17

0351 - The Black Whale (9/25/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Brock Peters; Bret Morrison; Lynne Hamilton; Marvin Miller; Ken Lynch. A newly literate slave in antebellum Texas longs to be free, but death is the fate of anyone who tries to liberate him.

Nov 16

0350 - The Angels of Devil's Mountain (9/24/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Warren Stevens; Anne Seymour; James McCallion; Berry Kroeger. Severe chest pains force a traveling salesman to make a stop off at a remote village, where he's astounded to learn that everyone in town recognizes him.

Nov 15

0349 - The Headless Hessian (9/23/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lloyd Bochner; Jack Grimes; Marriette Hartley; Casey Kasem; Robert Maxwell. A headless specter first frightens, then helps General George Washington's troops on the eve of their assault on Trenton.

Nov 14

0348 - Solid Gold Soldiers (9/22/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Evie Juster; Ian Martin; Court Benson; William Redfield. Two Civil War spies play a battle of wits and deception against warring forces, allies, and even each other in an effort to secure $1 million in Confederate gold. CBSRMT Trivia: Starting with this episode, the next seven episodes commemorate the U.S. bicentennial with stories about people and events of U.S. history.

Nov 13

0347 - The Third Person (9/19/1975) Written by Arnold and Stella Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Henry James. Cast: Evie Juster; Marian Seldes; Arnold Moss; Court Benson. Two spinster cousins inherit an ancestral home, which is occupied by a long-dead cousin's ghost.

Nov 12

0346 - The Coffin with the Golden Nails (9/18/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Marian Seldes; Ralph Bell; Kristoffer Tabori. Determined to start a new life the head of a Latin American country's secret police undergoes cosmetic surgery. All goes well afterwards until he falls for a woman, he previously tortured. Defects: Occasional static.

Nov 11

0345 - The Prison of Glass (9/16/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lois Nettleton; John Newland; Hans Conried; Peg LaCentra; Berry Kroeger. Weighed down by the emotional baggage her mother, husband, and agent have all loaded on her a talented actress seeks refuge in the world inside a glass snow globe.

Nov 10

0344 - The Little Old Lady Killer (9/15/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Dianne Baker; Anne Seymour; Alan Reed; Marvin Miller; Berry Kroeger. A police detective finds it hard to convince her colleagues that an elderly woman is the vigilante responsible for the deaths of several animal abusers.

Nov 9

0343 - The Ghost Plane (9/12/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Richard Crenna; Janet Waldo; Casey Kasem; Virgina Gregg; Sam Edwards. * Two people wake up on a special airplane and have no idea how they got there or where they are going.

Nov 8

0342 - The Voice of Death (9/11/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Victor Jory; Amzie Strickland; Bret Morrison. A washed-up ventriloquist finds the perfect dummy to continue his act; the doll's designer plans to possess his soul in exchange. CBSRMT Trivia: "The Voice of Death" (Episode 342: 9/11/75) is similarly named as "Voices of Death" (Episode 91: 5/14/74) and "The Voices of Death" (Episode 271: 5/9/75).

Nov 7

0341 - The Ideas of March (9/10/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Nina Foch; Les Tremayne; Bret Morrison; Lou Krugman. * A wife desperately attempts to get her husband to cancel his business trip when she foresees his death in a vision. CBSRMT Trivia: Starting with this episode the next five episodes do not have any of the Mystery Theater regulars in the cast.

Nov 6

0340 - The Other Life (9/8/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Ralph Bell; Bryna Raeburn; Elliot Reid. A lonely housewife finds refuge in playing the ponies; but as her gambling debts mount, the distance between herself and her husband grows further.

Nov 5

0339 - Sleepwalker (9/5/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Tammy Grimes; Robert Dryden; Carol Teitel; Sam Gray. A woman who wants so badly to kill her husband begins to plot his demise in her sleep.

Nov 4

0338 - The Special Undertaking (9/4/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Don Scardino; Jada Rowland; Staats Cotsworth; Ann Pitoniak; Robert Maxwell. A young country doctor and his wife confront a ghost in their new home, with an antique music box serving as the only clue to the spirit's identity.

Nov 3

0337 - Portrait of Death (9/2/1975) Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Rosemary Rice; Tony Roberts; Robert Dryden; Gilbert Mack. While honeymooning in Venice, a woman sets out to view a rare painting she fell in love with while she was an art student in the city years earlier.

Nov 2

0336 - The Smile of Death (9/1/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Russell Horton; Court Benson; Ian Martin; Joan Shay; Evie Juster. An obnoxious baron's illegitimate son enlists the spirit of his late mother to extort his birthright and ensure his rightful inheritance.

Nov 1

0335 - Murder by Proxy (8/29/1975) Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Lesley Woods; Grace Matthews; Leon Janney; William Redfield; Earl Hammond. Alex Hunter served as foreman on the jury that put Tim Cohane in prison for murder. Now released, Cohane is looking for revenge.

Oct 31

0334 - Night of the Howling Dog (8/28/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Algernon Blackwood. Cast: Mason Adams; Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; Kristoffer Tabori; Guy Sorel. A minister and his daughter lead a camping trip on a deserted island with a werewolf in the group's midst.

Oct 30

0333 - The Eavesdroppers (8/27/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Arnold Moss; Patricia Wheel; William Redfield; Ralph Bell; Joan Arless. * A couple is hired to spy on a renowned scientist and his wife at their estate in the Pocono Mountains. CBSRMT Trivia: "The Eavesdroppers" (Episode 333: 8/27/75) is similarly named as "The Eavesdropper" (Episode: 883 8/23/78).

Oct 29

0332 - Person to Be Notified (8/25/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Russell Horton; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Gilbert Mack. A woman takes a job at the remote island home of an eccentric author, then sets out to prove the author's lawyer is up to no good.

Oct 28

0331 - Terror in the Air (8/22/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Dryden; Jennifer Harmon; Earl Hammond; Richard Seth; Hetty Galen. * A doctor is forced to land a plane and attend to a woman in labor when food poisoning strikes the crew of the plane they're flying.

Oct 27

0330 - Circle of Evil (8/21/1975) Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Kristoffer Tabori; Mary Jane Higby; Rosemary Rice; Ian Martin. Two special needs adults are placed under a caregiver's watch; she is soon plagued by a restless spirit.

Oct 26

0329 - Welcome for A Dead Man (8/19/1975) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond; Gil Mack; Himan Brown (uncredited). * Released from prison after serving 21 years for murdering a payroll assistant, a crook sets out to find the stolen loot he stashed away. CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the bartender in act 1.

Oct 25

0328 - Help, Somebody (8/18/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Redfield; Court Benson; Joan Shay; Dan Ocko. * Anthony Price is on a lucky streak: He inherits a fortune his novel becomes a best seller, and he finds the woman of his dreams. What could go wrong?

Oct 24

0327 - The Unbearable Reflection (8/15/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Patricia Elliott; Mandel Kramer; Robert Dryden; Carol Teitel. A state governor's despicable wife is tricked into killing her husband by the man's campaign manager.

Oct 23

0326 - The Root of All Evil (8/14/1975) Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Ann Sheppard; Elliot Reid; Marian Seldes; George Petrie. * A copywriter finds $80,000 in his trash bin and uses it to escape life's drudgery; paranoia, and the robbers who stole that loot in a bank robbery, soon plague him.

Oct 21

0325 - The Master Computer (8/13/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Augusta Dabney; Robert Dryden; Joan Shay; Nat Polen; Robert Maxwell. * A couple return from vacation to find that their existence has been wiped clean from society's records.

Oct 21

0324 - Age Cannot Wither Her (8/11/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Joe Silver; Bryna Raeburn; Ken Harvey; Earl Hammond. An elderly man returns to shore alone after taking his young wife on a sailing trip. When a sheriff questions her disappearance, the man tells him a fantastic tale of eternal life.

Oct 20

0323 - The Grey Ghost (8/8/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Betsy Palmer; William Redfield; Evie Juster; Ian Martin. Deep in grief over her race car driver father's death, a woman abandons her husband for Italy, where she meets and agrees to sponsor a talented driver.

Oct 19

0322 - To Die is Forever (8/7/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Mandel Kramer; Jack Grimes; Ann Pitoniak; Leon Janney. A wealthy eccentric plans to have himself and his terminally ill wife cryogenically preserved until a cure is found for her cancer.

Oct 18

0321 - Hung Jury (8/5/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Catherine Byers; Joan Shay; Bob Dryden; Guy Sorel. A married, seemingly average accountant leads a side life of lust (with a prostitute) and danger (gambling debts). When bookies demand payment, he soon discovers a solution to his problems.

Oct 17

0320 - The Devil's Boutique (8/4/1975) Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Loring; Robert L. Green; Jada Rowland; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin. A vain fashion designer visits a boutique at a Mediterranean resort city and suffers excruciating lessons in stealing from the shopkeeper. 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).

Oct 16

0319 - The Onyx Eye (8/1/1975) Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Frances Sternhagen; Michael Wager; William Redfield; Bryna Raeburn; Sidney Sloan. A husband and wife experience good fortune immediately after purchasing a strange antique curio. But when their infant child dies, the wife suspects the charm is actually a source of great evil.

Oct 15

0318 - Carmilla (7/31/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Marian Seldes; Staats Cotsworth; Court Benson; Martha Greenhouse. In early 20th century Austria, a young woman and her widower father are charged with caring for a female ward; though the two women become close, the orphan harbors a secret that threatens to destroy their lives.

Oct 14

0317 - He Moves in a Mysterious Way (7/30/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Teri Keane; Patsy Bruder; Leon Janney; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin. * A hospital clergyman risks his own health and life in order to give counsel to an injured dancer facing surgery.

Oct 13

0316 - The Lady is a Jinx (7/28/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Larry Haines; Marian Seldes; Patricia Elliott; Dan Ocko. A police detective falls for a woman whose previous lovers all met untimely deaths; the sister of her most recent victim requests his assistance in seeking justice for her brother.

Oct 12

0315 - Woman from Hell (7/25/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Norman Rose; Mandel Kramer; Paul Hecht; Nat Polen. While investigating her alleged suicide, a private detective reads the personal journal of an actress whose last film project found her caught up in conflict with its real-life subject matter — a coven of witches.

Oct 11

0314 - Appointment in Uganda (7/24/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Redfield; Arnold Stang; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay. A man obsessed with preparing for the afterlife suffers a heart attack and is clinically dead for a few minutes. During that time between life and death, he lives another life that makes him re-evaluate his life.

Oct 10

0313 - The Poisoned Pen (7/22/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Roberta Maxwell; Catherine Byers; Michael Tolan; Earl Hammond; Richard Seth. The deaths of several people are tied to two things: they each received a mysterious letter, and they shared disdain for a marginally talented actress.

Oct 9

0312 - Fateful Reunion (7/21/1975) Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Dryden; Jennifer Harmon; Ken Harvey; William Redfield. * A scientist invents a supercomputer that can predict future events; he and his fiancée use it for party entertainment but the fun dims when it makes a harrowing forecast involving their war buddy fathers. CBSRMT Trivia: The tune "Every Blossom Dies" which was introduced in episode

Oct 8

0311 - The Spots of the Leopard (7/18/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ann Sheppard; Russell Horton; Gil Mack; Leon Janney. A dock worker and his wife are placed in witness protection after he exposes organized crime activities within his company and union; it's an adjustment that the wife is unable to accept.

Oct 7

0310 - Nightmare's Nest (7/17/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Gordon Gould; Rosemary Rice; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Maxwell; Ian Martin. A reclusive scientist purchases a remote country estate, but the malevolent spirit who haunts the grounds is sure to disturb the peace. 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.

Oct 6

0309 - Goodbye, Karl Erich (7/16/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Paul Hecht; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay; Sam Gray. The diary of Dr. Heinrich Stammler recalls how, in 1927 Germany, he treated a young man after his father's death in war.

Oct 5

0308 - Snake in the Grass (7/14/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Sandy Dennis; Ralph Bell; Arnold Stang; Robert Dryden. A scientist allows her colleague to take credit for discovering a new variety of clover and winds up later receiving the blame for his murder.

Oct 4

0307 - The Widow's Auxiliary (7/11/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lenka Peterson; Gordon Gould; Carol Teitel; Arnold Moss; Court Benson. * A woman must save her husband from the lure of a local men's association, who wants his mechanical aptitude to advance their agenda.

Oct 3

0306 - The Ghostly Rival (7/10/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Will MacKenzie; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Earl Hammond. A young man strikes a deal with a mysterious creature to gain enough wealth to rival (and impress) his prospective father-in-law.

Oct 2

0305 - The Triangle (7/8/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Paul Hecht; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden. The sole survivor of a plane crash in the Bermuda Triangle tells of a lost paradise within the mysterious void.

Oct 1

0304 - Guilty (7/7/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jack Grimes; Ann Pitoniak; Nat Polen; Jean Gillespie. Professing his innocence after being accused of assaulting a female colleague, a college professor takes a polygraph test and fails, leaving him to question the role of technology in society. CBSRMT Trivia: "Guilty" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 304: 7/7/75) and (Episode 1132: 11/3/80).

Sep 30

0303 - The Slave (7/4/1975) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Fred Gwynne; Patsy Bruder; Mary Orr. * The stakes are high when two men make a daring bet.

Sep 29

0302 - Murder Will Out (7/3/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Robert Maxwell; Leon Janney; Gilbert Mack. A New York police detective goes to Miami in search of the man who killed his father, who was also an NYPD cop.

Sep 28

0301 - Come Back with Me (7/2/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Teri Keane; Ian Martin; William Redfield. A businessman going through hard times goes back in time to visit the watering hole he enjoyed in his younger days. CBSRMT Trivia: This episode features the following Big Band classics: "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller (1939) "Marie" by Tommy Dorsey (1937) "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller (1939)

Sep 27

0300 - The Golden Cauldron (6/30/1975) Written by Ralph Goodman. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Clarice Blackburn; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton. A ghastly whodunit involving a trio of friends, a modern-day weapon, and a supposedly haunted castle overlooking Stonehenge. 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.

Sep 26

0299 - The Rape of the Maia (6/27/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Arnold Stang; Norman Rose; Jackson Beck; Earl Hammond; Joan Shay. All evidence points to a famous dress designer in a notorious gambler's murder.

Sep 25

0298 - That Hamlet Was a Good Boy (6/26/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Will MacKenzie; Jennifer Harmon; Grace Matthews; Joe Silver; Leon Janney. A modern-day take on Hamlet, finds the ghost of a murdered factory owner imploring his son to expose the lad's faithless mother and greedy uncle for the murderers they are.

Sep 24

0297 - The Mask of Tupac Amaru (6/24/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ruby Dee; Michael Wager; Robert Dryden; Dan Ocko. Tension between an anthropology grad student and her fiancée is aggravated when they come into contact with an ancient Incan artifact.

Sep 23

0296 - The Mills of the Gods (6/23/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Copeland; Tony Roberts; Paul Hecht; William Redfield. An American touring Europe becomes enamored by a Parisian man, in Holland, much to the chagrin of her fiance.

Sep 22

0295 - Can You Trust Your Husband? (6/20/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Mandel Kramer; Bryna Raeburn; Ken Harvey; Sam Gray. * After he's arrested on drug trafficking charges, a woman holds firm to her belief of her husband's innocence even though evidence suggests she does not know him as well as she had thought.

Sep 21

0294 - The Climbing Boy (6/19/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Ian Martin. In 1819 England, two noble women help an abused young chimney sweep.

Sep 20

0293 - Frame-up (6/18/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin. A woman is framed for murder by her adulterous husband, the result of his plan to seize her wealth. Refusing to take the rap, the woman fights to clear her name.

Sep 19

0292 - The Smile of Deceit (6/16/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Arnold Moss; Joan Shay; Robert Dryden. A woman marries a wealthy, eccentric college professor and moves with him to an isolated tribal area. When the natives accuse her of an extra-marital indiscretion, she must undergo a strange ritual to prove her innocence.

Sep 18

0291 - Stairway to Oblivion (6/13/1975) Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ann Sheppard; Guy Sorel; Mary Jane Higby; Nat Polen. Julia Stephens travels to a remote mountaintop estate, Oblivion, to visit an uncle she has never met. While there, she finds a mystery involving the fate of the estate's previous visitors.

Sep 17

0290 - A Case of Negligence (6/12/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Bob Kaliban; Alan Hewitt; Hetty Galen; Gil Mack. * After his father dies during a supposedly routine surgery, a greedy man sues the hospital and the attending surgeon. It's a lawsuit that has troubling consequences.

Sep 16

0289 - The Queen of Darkness (6/10/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Julie Harris; Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Gordon Gould. A vain, out-of-work actress is recruited to play the queen of an obscure monarchy.

Sep 15

0288 - Fallen Angel (6/9/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ralph Bell; Court Benson; Joe Silver; Jack Grimes; Carol Teitel. A manic-depressive writer believes an angel from Heaven is his muse, but he's prone to binge-drinking whenever the angel departs.

Sep 14

0287 - The Transformer (6/6/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Teri Keane; Mandel Kramer; Earl Hammond. Police suspect a salesman in the death of his boss. It turns out he carelessly told his old war buddy, a professional hitman, that he believed his boss was hindering his career advancement.

Sep 13

0286 - The Plastic Man (6/5/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Don Scardino; Joan Loring; Russell Horton; Catherine Byers. A shallow playboy becomes entangled with a married woman, and is subject to the destructive powers of her parapsychologist husband.

Sep 12

0285 - The Devil's Leap (6/4/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin; Kristoffer Tabori. A famous film star works to reunite an estranged father and son after the mysterious death of their wife and mother.

Sep 11

0284 - River of Hades (6/2/1975) Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Norman Rose; Bryna Raeburn; George Petrie; Richard Lynch. A dancer from a foreign country becomes the object of a stalker in New York City.

Sep 10

0283 - Someday I'll Find You (5/30/1975) Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Betsy Palmer; Joan Shay; Larry Haines; Gil Mack; Robert Maxwell. * Ann Markle is recovering from the trauma of her explorer husband's presumed death; finding a painting with his depiction at a Mexican flea market spurs her to take a cross-country search to find him.

Sep 9

0282 - Just One More Day (5/29/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Theodore Bikel; Evie Juster; Jackson Beck; Ken Harvey; Jack Grimes. * On his last day on the beat, a retiring cop has foreboding premonitions of his own death in a shootout.

Sep 8

0281 - The Executioner (5/27/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Tony Roberts; Marian Seldes; Jacqueline Brooks; Arnold Moss. Their car's breakdown is the least of an American couple's troubles when they seek shelter in an ancient Scottish manor — which was once home to Elizabeth I's personal executioner and is now inhabited by a strange lord.

Sep 7

0280 - The Witches' Almanac (5/26/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Cast: Virginia Payne; Robert Dryden; Jada Rowland; Marshall Borden; Dan Ocko. A married witch and warlock concoct a potion that will grant them eternal life; but it's missing a key ingredient, the blood of their young virgin boarder who has fallen in love.

Sep 6

0279 - Markheim: Man or Monster? (5/23/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Grace Matthews; Rosemary Rice; Guy Sorel; Ian Martin. Denied an inheritance from his wealthy grand uncle, manipulative Karl Markheim exploits his wife and father-in-law for their money blithely unaware of the mysterious figure witnessing his actions from behind a mirror.

Sep 5

0278 - Return to Shadow Lake (5/22/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Nat Polen; Joan Loring; Bob Kaliban; Robert Maxwell. A couple braves a blizzard to reach their summer cabin at Shadow Lake to investigate a possible break in. Upon arrival, the wife starts hearing disembodied voices, but the situation quickly escalates into something far more startling.

Sep 4

0277 - Don't Let It Choke You (5/21/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert L. Green; Jennifer Harmon; Court Benson; Ann Pitoniak; Larry Robinson. A 45-year-old widowed antique dealer is forced to take in a 17-year-old orphan girl as his ward. He is then faced with the challenges of bridging the generational gap with her.

Sep 3

0276 - The Diamond Necklace (5/19/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney. A modest couple, struggling to make ends meet, are invited to a posh dinner party hosted by the owner of the department store where the husband works. Has their luck changed?

Sep 2

0275 - The Rise and Fall of the Fourth Reich (5/16/1975) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Paul Hecht; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Ken Harvey. The story is set in Mexico during the 1970s and follows a group of scientists who discover an elderly German man, hinted to be a former Nazi leader, possibly even Adolf Hitler himself.

Sep 1

0274 - Deadly Dilemma (5/15/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Prince; Patricia Elliott; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin; Hetty Galen. Flight 801 is on its way from South America to New York. Someone onboard the plane has a bomb, and it’s up to the stewardess and the co-pilot, to identify the culprit before disaster strikes.

Aug 31

0273 - Where Angels Fear to Tread (5/13/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Tolan; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson; Robert Dryden. A professor of paranormal psychology experiments with astral projection, but the undertaking goes wildly out of control.

Aug 30

0272 - For Tomorrow We Die (5/12/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Beatrice Straight; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Russell Horton; Nat Polen. * A man is convicted of murdering his wife. Although he claims he's innocent he spends 25 years in prison. After his release he seeks out an old flame who is unaware of his past.

Aug 29

0271 - The Voices of Death (5/9/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Mary Jane Higby; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin. A seasoned corporate executive, expecting a promotion to company president after years of dedicated service, is devastated when the board chooses a younger candidate instead. CBSRMT Trivia: "The Voices of Death" (Episode 271: 5/9/75) is similarly named as "Voices of Death" (Episode 91: 5/14/74) and "The Voice of Death" (Episode 342: 9/11/75). Defects: Muffled audio in spots.

Aug 28

0270 - Taken for Granite (5/8/1975) Written by Hank Warner. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Joan Shay; Joan Arless; Robert Dryden; Jim Dukas. A disturbed artist serves as the caretaker of a garden filled with lifelike statues.

Aug 27

0269 - The Transformation (5/7/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Mary W. Shelley. Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin; Evie Juster. A reckless young man in Genoa, Italy, encounters a mysterious, misshapen creature after a shipwreck during a storm.

Aug 26

0268 - The Paradise of the Devil (5/5/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Larry Haines; Bob Kaliban; Catherine Byers; Peter Collins; Gil Mack. The daughter of a murdered warehouse night watchman wants to find his killer. The police are of little help, so she hires a private detective.

Aug 25

0267 - The Final Witness (5/2/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lou Jacobi; Joan Loring; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Maxwell; Leon Janney. A man finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when he witnesses a crime during a routine visit to a store. His detailed account of the event puts him at odds with his wife and draws the attention of dangerous figures connected to the incident.

Aug 24

0266 - Mad Monkton (5/1/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Wilkie Collins. Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Marian Seldes; Russell Horton; Ken Harvey; Paul Hecht. This gothic tale follows Stephen Monkton, the last of a cursed family line plagued by hereditary madness. Driven by an obsessive quest, Stephen seeks to break the curse by locating his uncle’s lost body in Naples and returning it to the family vault in America.

Aug 23

0265 - Black Widow (4/29/1975) Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Hetty Galen; Jackson Beck; Dan Ocko. * A union leader’s sudden death sparks suspicion when his widow begins acting strangely. A detective investigates the mysterious circumstances, uncovering a web of intrigue tied to an unusual weapon: the black widow spider.

Aug 22

0264 - The Phantom of the Opera (4/28/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Gaston Leroux. Cast: Gordon Gould; Court Benson; Carol Teitel; Paul Hecht. The Gaston Leroux classic in which a mysterious and disfigured figure haunts the shadows of a grand opera house.

Aug 21

0263 - Till Death Do Us Join (4/25/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Cast: Don Scardino; Roberta Maxwell; Guy Sorel; Arnold Moss. A young artist becomes entangled in a chilling and mysterious arrangement involving love, wealth, and a sinister figure from Rotterdam.

Aug 20

0262 - Bullet Proof (4/24/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Patricia Elliott; Mason Adams; George Petrie; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin. * A man is accused of murdering a thug when it is discovered that the thug was killed by the bullets from his gun even though it has always been in his possession.

Aug 19

0261 - Afraid to Live, Afraid to Die (4/23/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jada Rowland; Ann Pitoniak; Joan Shay; Ian Martin. A young woman travels to Malvern Grange to help out her aunt. As she settles into the isolated estate, she encounters a web of tension and unease, heightened by an old woman’s cryptic behavior and haunting presence.

Aug 18

0260 - Sting of Death (4/21/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Prince; Tony Roberts; Marian Seldes; Martha Greenhouse. Somebody is playing a deadly game with an unusual clock.

Aug 17

0259 - A Challenge for the Dead (4/18/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Teri Keane; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn. Police officer Johnny Gordon aims to nail, for murder, a gangster who used to be his friend.

Aug 16

0258 - Through the Looking Glass (4/17/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ann Sheppard; Jack Grimes; Evie Juster; Russell Horton; Ken Harvey. * Kathy & Doug Sellars get new neighbors, one of whom is an inventor that offers Doug a solar energy device that will revolutionize the world.

Aug 15

0257 - My Own Murderer (4/15/1975) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Robert Dryden; Catherine Byers; Suzanne Grossman; Ian Martin; Sam Gray. Joe Vincent seeks a psychiatrist's help to prevent Joe Vinacelli from murdering him. Problem is, Joe Vincent and Joe Vinacelli are the same person.

Aug 14

0256 - The Intermediary (4/14/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Frances Sternhagen; Ralph Bell; Leon Janney. * At his wife's urging, Frank Ellington accepts inheritance of the home owned by his late stepmother — the same house in which the stepmother treated a young Frank with cruelty.

Aug 13

0255 - The Phantom Stop (4/11/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Nat Polen; Carol Teitel; Bryna Raeburn; Himan Brown (uncredited). * Alvin Frieburger desires to take the express subway to a stop that doesn't exist, but it's a location he believes will be the start of a better life. CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as Mr. Goldman in act 2 and act 3.

Aug 12

0254 - The Death of Halpin Fraser (4/10/1975) Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Ambrose Bierce. Cast: Michael Wager; Grace Matthews; Arnold Moss; Patricia Elliott; Court Benson. A trip through Purgatory awaits a young man who's haunted by the voices of his mother, his father-in-law, and the wife he murdered.

Aug 11

0253 - The Altar of Blood (4/9/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Fred Gwynne; Jennifer Harmon; Mason Adams; Ian Martin. After relocating to Mexico, a retired archaeological professor and his daughter discover a buried Aztec pyramid and are transported back in time to the Aztec era.

Aug 10

0252 - The Benjamin Franklin Murder Case (4/7/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Paul Hecht; Marian Seldes; Staats Cotsworth; Russell Horton; Gil Mack. Future Founding Father Ben Franklin helps solve a murder in a Philadelphia mansion in 1750.

Aug 9

0251 - Roses Are for Funerals (4/4/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Carole Shelley; Tony Roberts; Mildred Clinton; Dan Ocko; Himan Brown (uncredited). The story of a cross-Atlantic romance turns into a case of murder and intrigue, with a fake leopard skin coat as key evidence. Himan Brown is uncredited as an unnamed character, in the museum, in act 2.

Aug 8

0250 - The Garrison of the Dead (4/3/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Joan Lovejoy; Court Benson; Leon Janney; Bob Kaliban. After his hanging for murdering a reporter who wrote about him, a hustler is given a second chance at life to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer.

Aug 7

0249 - The Killer Inside (4/1/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Anne Meara; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Earl Hammond. A woman's mundane life is stirred when her transporting of a package to Europe puts her into the middle of international intrigue.

Aug 6

0248 - Killer of the Year (3/31/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Teri Keane; Joan Shay; Nat Polen; Ken Harvey. A businessman meets and falls for the town's new librarian, a woman he was once previously smitten by when she was on trial for murder.

Aug 5

0247 - Key to Murder (3/28/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Maxwell; Robert Dryden. A police detective probes the case of two murders that took place in rooms sealed from the inside with no apparent exits.

Aug 4

0246 - The Velvet Claws (3/27/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Gordon Gould; Arnold Moss; Evie Juster; Gilbert Mack. A young man tells his therapist how he escaped from a town whose residences have an unhealthy preoccupation with cats.

Aug 3

0245 - Death is a Dream (3/26/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Michael Wager; Bob Kaliban; Jack Grimes; Bryna Raeburn. A woman has a dream about her brother being murdered, prompting her to pursue the killer even without proof of the crime.

Aug 2

0244 - The Deadly Double (3/24/1975) Written by Vicky Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney. A woman escapes from a mental institution and forcefully swaps places with her sane sister.

Aug 1

0243 - The Man Must Die (3/21/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Prince; Augusta Dabney; Kristoffer Tabori; Ian Martin. Instead of a death penalty, a court judge administers a 20-years-to-life prison sentence to a convicted murderer; the ruling angers the judge's son.

Jul 31

0242 - The Doppelganger (3/20/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Rosemary Rice; Tony Roberts; Russell Horton. A psychologist's daughter spurns her fiancé for a hoodlum boyfriend who forces her to have an abortion.

Jul 30

0241 - It's Murder, Mr. Lincoln (3/18/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Keir Dullea; Jennifer Harmon; Paul Hecht; Joe Silver; Robert Dryden. Against the legal establishment's warnings, young lawyer Abraham Lincoln aggressively presses forward in defending a client against a murder charge.

Jul 29

0240 - Every Blossom Dies (3/17/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Tolan; George Petrie; Catherine Byers; Evie Juster. All the evidence in a young woman's murder points to the police detective investigating the case. CBSRMT Trivia: The moody song "Every Blossom Dies" which is heard throughout this episode is used again to great effect in the climax of episode

Jul 28

0239 - The Cezar Curse (3/14/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cast: Richard Kiley; Roberta Maxwell; Ann Pitoniak; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin. A wealthy man takes a holiday with an aristocratic Spanish family, becomes smitten with the image of an evil woman on a painting in their house, and falls for that woman's daughter who bears a familial curse.

Jul 27

0238 - Death Pays No Dividend (3/13/1975) Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ann Sheppard; Guy Sorel; Court Benson; Ken Harvey. * A group of disgraced Wall Street financiers arrange their own deaths by an assassin's hand so that so that their families can collect on their life insurance.

Jul 26

0237 - The Dark Closet (3/12/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Fred Gwynne; Jada Rowland; Kristoffer Tabori; Frances Sternhagen; Earl Hammond. A severely claustrophobic and neurotic young woman is arrested as a robbery suspect, leading her father to disinherit her and a police psychologist to take an interest in the woman's case.

Jul 25

0236 - The Stuff of Dreams (3/10/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Jack Grimes; Dan Ocko. An eccentric recluse hires a young woman to tell her stories about her everyday life, but the arrival of the new hire's boyfriend causes bad things to happen.

Jul 24

0235 - The Eye of Death (3/7/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Hackett; Ralph Bell; Robert Dryden; Joan Shay. A photographer tries to prove her stepfather murdered her mother, taking desperate measures when he plans to marry again.

Jul 23

0234 - When the Death Bell Tolls (3/6/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mary Jane Higby; Rosemary Rice; Joan Lovejoy; Russell Horton; Ian Martin. An auto accident leaves a man in need of a life-saving surgery his family will not give consent to, out of retribution for the evil things the man has done.

Jul 22

0233 - The Pit and the Pendulum (3/4/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Tony Roberts; Marian Seldes; Norman Rose. A married couple are compelled to disclose a formula the husband has invented, one that could destroy the world if it fell into malicious hands.

Jul 21

0232 - The Wakeful Ghost (3/3/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Paul Hecht; Virginia Payne; Jada Rowland; Leon Janney; Ian Martin. While visiting relatives in Ireland, an American man seeks the help of a leprechaun and the ghost of an ancestor to help him get the woman he loves.

Jul 20

0231 - An Identical Murder (2/28/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Elliot Reid; William Redfield; Roberta Maxwell; Robert Dryden. Identical twins Jack and Vince Benton are both in love with the same woman, but Ann Slater loves only Jack. Then one of the twins dies.

Jul 19

0230 - Them! Written by Ralph Goodman. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Alan Hewitt; Jordan Charney; Augusta Dabney; Evie Juster; Jim Ducas. A lawyer and former judge takes it upon himself to kidnap and imprison acquitted criminals.

Jul 18

0229 - The Strange Case of Lucas Lauder (2/26/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Lansing; Lenka Peterson; Ralph Bell; Ira Lewis; Patricia Pierdon. As he is about to be executed, a condemned murderer tells the warden he's possessed by the spirit of Jack the Ripper, who will soon possess the warden.

Jul 17

0228 - Hell Hath No Fury (2/24/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Redfield; Patricia Wheel; Teri Keane; Ken Harvey. A has-been actor murders his wealthy wife and believes no one will tie him to the crime; but the victim's half-sister, a modern-day witch, is onto him.

Jul 16

0227 - The Weavers of Death (2/21/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Bob Kaliban; Joe Silver; Bryna Raeburn; Catherine Byers. Three people are killed in a grocery store holdup, including the ex-fiance of the police detective investigating the crime; the detective soon discovers that the woman's murder was not a random act.

Jul 15

0226 - Must Hope Perish (2/20/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Hugh Marlowe; Marian Seldes; Ian Martin; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden. A senator and presidential candidate is opposed to a trade bill with another country, out of a belief that that country's leading dissident is trying to communicate with him through poetry.

Jul 14

0225 - Love Me and Die (2/18/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ann Sheppard; Mason Adams; Robert Dryden; Robert L. Green. Emily Barlow is haunted by the ghost of her first husband on her honeymoon.

Jul 13

0224 - The Death Wish (2/17/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ann Pitoniak; Roberta Maxwell; Jada Rowland; Court Benson; Michael Zaslow. * A man invites into his family's home the son of the friend who saved his life, but the boy possesses a deadly supernatural power. CBSRMT Trivia: "The Death Wish" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 224: 2/17/75) and (Episode 1069: 3/19/80).

Jul 12

0223 - The Shadow of the Past (2/14/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Clarice Blackburn; Sam Gray; Gilbert Mack; Jack Grimes. Dr. Benno Koenig recognizes a patient as Karlheinz Meier, a guard at the Nazi concentration camp where he and his wife were imprisoned.

Jul 11

0222 - A Small Question of Terror (2/13/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Teri Keane; Gordon Gould; Joan Shay; Leon Janney. * A woman is interrogated by a ruthless police state official asking her to confess to something without telling her what she is suspected of doing.

Jul 10

0221 - Journey Into Nowhere (2/10/1975) Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Arnold Moss; Joan Lovejoy; Court Benson; Evie Juster. An archeologist finds artifacts connected with a goddess who vows revenge on anyone who exposes her power.

Jul 9

0220 - Death is so Trivial (2/7/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Tony Roberts; Kristoffer Tabori; Suzanne Grossman; Bryna Raeburn; Dan Ocko. After perishing in a hit-and-run accident, James Blake vows to spend his afterlife preventing the equally unnecessary deaths of others.

Jul 8

0219 - The Sire De Maletroit's Door (2/6/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cast: Michael Wager; William Redfield; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden. A man running from hooligans in 16th century France finds shelter in the home of a nobleman who tries to force him to marry his unruly niece.

Jul 7

0218 - Death in the Stars (2/4/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Kim Hunter; Paul Hecht; Ian Martin; Rosemary Rice; Mary Jane Higby. * A newspaper executive is upset when her paper's horoscope column predicts her imminent death.

Jul 6

0217 - Death on Skis (2/3/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Rosemary Murphy; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell; Norman Rose. Kay Wylie and her husband vacation at a ski resort that's been the scene of several brutal murders in past years.

Jul 5

0216 - The Disembodied Voice (1/31/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Celeste Holm; Wesley Addy; Robert Dryden; Mildred Clinton. A hospital psychiatrist reports to the police her receiving a series of obscene phone calls from a man who may be a serial rapist; murderer and who may be targeting her as his next victim.

Jul 4

0215 - The Night of the Wolf (1/30/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Tolan; Joan Shay; Evie Juster; Ken Harvey; Russell Horton. A police detective delves into how and why an ancient Indian ceremonial robe on display at a museum inspired violence and odd behavior among museum patrons.

Jul 3

0214 - Windandingo (1/28/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jack Grimes; Court Benson; Mason Adams; Earl Hammond; Bryna Raeburn. A Revolutionary War soldier is sent home for accidentally shooting a prize steer, but is able to invoke an Indian spirit to help beat back a British regiment.

Jul 2

0213 - A Coffin for the Devil (1/27/1975) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Keir Dullea; Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Peter Collins; Nat Polen. A man summons a group of experts to read them a letter from one of his ancestors, which tells of a young mortician's assistant and a peculiar man ordering a special coffin for himself.

Jul 1

0212 - The Follower (1/26/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jerry Orbach; Carol Teitel; Nat Polen; Jackson Beck. A New York talent agent is dogged by someone or something following his every footstep.

Jun 30

0211 - The Flowers of Death (1/24/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Larry Haines; Robert Maxwell; Gil Mack. The Greek god Dionysus appears in modern times to bring Gretchen Morrison's garden back to life. But will it impress Gretchen's husband and more importantly, his boss?

Jun 29

0210 - Sleepy Village (1/23/1975) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Martha Greenhouse; Court Benson; Ken Harvey. A college professor and his wife move to a quiet New England town, but the mayor and the locals reject them for not being in "the right state of mind."

Jun 28

0209 - Concerto in Death (1/22/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ian Martin; Marian Seldes; Carol Teitel; Lon Clark. To the embarrassment of his family and his manager, a symphony conductor finds it hard to accept the death of his son, a talented violinist. CBSRMT Deja vu: This episode is similar to episode 146 “The Hand That Refused to Die.” The protagonist in both episodes is named Anton. This episode is about a violinist while the earlier episode was about a pianist. Both episodes were written by George Lowther.

Jun 27

0208 - The Precious Killer (1/20/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Beatrice Straight; Arnold Moss; Ralph Bell; Ann Pitoniak; Dan Ocko. At one time, Karel Vortic endorsed the ideals that led to a revolution in Rourania, a European country that has now become an oppressive autocracy. After he is arrested on what turns out to be bogus charges of theft and treason,

Jun 26

0207 - Ghost Talk (1/17/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lenka Peterson; Elliot Reid; Robert Dryden; Gordon Gould. * After Paul's death, his wife Melba promises she'll love and remember him always.

Jun 25

0206 - A Death of Kings (1/16/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; William Redfield; Robert Dryden. A brilliant but unassertive university scientist takes into his home a financially poor student who might steal not only the professor's wife, but also his scientific discovery.

Jun 24

0205 - Faith and the Faker (1/14/1975) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Mary Jane Higby; Bryna Raeburn; Guy Sorel; Russell Horton. A former con artist learns he has the power to heal his fellow island residents from their maladies but the one miracle he can't conjure up is the ability to heal his paraplegic wife.

Jun 23

0204 - The Witness is Death (1/13/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Shay; Ken Harvey; Sam Gray; Ian Martin. After being shot by an assassin and hospitalized, a witness to a gangland killing initially agrees to offer information to the police; but when he gets cold feet (out of fear of retaliation against him and his family), the cops and the hospital try an inventive way to get him to speak.

Jun 22

0203 - The Cask of Amontillado (1/12/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Richard Kiley; Frances Sternhagen; Roberta Maxwell; Leon Janney; Robert Dryden. After his wife is forced to spend the night with the lecherous banker, he owes money to, a man seeks revenge by enticing the financier with an offer he can't resist.

Jun 21

0202 - The Tell-Tale Heart (1/11/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Fred Gwynne; Ann Sheppard; Robert Dryden. Edgar Allan Poe's short story is adapted to a rural setting, where a down-on-their-luck family are forced to live on the farm of the husband's sadistic, perverted uncle.

Jun 20

0201 - The Masque of the Red Death (1/10/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Staats Cotsworth; Karl Swenson; Lois Smith; Jack Grimes; Evie Juster. Set in 1996, this futuristic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story finds a wealthy old miser and his family staging a masquerade party at his mansion while a deadly plague ravages the outside world.

Jun 19

0200 - Berenice (1/9/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Norman Rose; Michael Tolan; Joan Lovejoy; Roberta Maxwell. A man falls in love with the younger sister of his dying wife, who promises on her deathbed that her smile will haunt him to the point of insanity.

Jun 18

0199 - The Oblong Box (1/8/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Richard Mulligan; Grace Matthews; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson. On a transatlantic cruise, Cornelius Wyatt brings with him a peculiar pine box that, as his college friend and his wife later learn, contains something ghastlier than the painting Cornelius insists it contains.

Jun 17

0198 - The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1/7/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Paul Hecht; Guy Sorel; Corrine Orr; Dan Ocko. A slow-thinking police detective seeks help in solving the case of a woman murdered in a locked room and calls on a newbie who offers an unusual suggestion.

Jun 16

0197 - The Premature Burial (1/6/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Keir Dullea; Paul Hecht; Guy Sorel; Marian Seldes. A physician assists his friend in exhuming the corpse of a recently deceased loved one; they find her alive, and now the evil husband she married wants her back. CBSRMT Trivia: To celebrate the start of their second year, Mystery Theater presents seven consecutive adaptations of stories by Edgar Allan Poe.

Jun 15

0196 - The Many Names of Death (1/5/1975) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Alexander Scourby; Lori March; William Redfield; Marian Haley. A bank's trust officer hires a secretary, who charms him into experiencing the wild side of life an adventure that turns out wilder than he expected.

Jun 14

0195 - The Reluctant Killer (1/2/1975) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Tony Roberts; Roberta Maxwell; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin. * Disillusioned by the game's brutality, a football player quits the game but becomes vengeful after his wife and mother-in-law unjustly accuse him of spousal abuse.

Jun 13

0194 - The Deadly Pearls (1/1/1975) Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Kate Reid; Paul Hecht; Grace Matthews; Court Benson. A private detective goes undercover as a writer in a remote Hawaiian island to track a set of radioactive pearls that were used in two murders.

Jun 12

0193 - The Golem (12/30/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Lansing; Mildred Clinton; Patricia Elliott; Ralph Bell; Robert Dryden. As a man tries to save a young Jewish woman and her grandfather from Nazi pursuers, the old man begins to construct a creature from ancient Hebrew legend to save them.

Jun 11

0192 - Turn About is Foul Play (12/26/1974) Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Vicky Vola; Jackson Beck; Sid Sloan. * A man conspires with his girlfriend to kill his wealthy, sickly wife. He changes his mind at the last moment, but someone else carries out the job.

Jun 10

0191 - A Very Private Miracle (12/24/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Jennifer Marlowe; Virginia Payne; Evie Juster; Ian Martin. A touching Christmas tale about a cantankerous multimillionaire and a little girl who wants him to play Santa Claus. CBSRMT Trivia: Mystery Theater only aired two Christmas episodes during its nine year run. The first, "A Very Private Miracle," aired only once, on Christmas Eve of 1974. The second, "A Christmas Carol," aired on every Christmas Eve from 1975 to 1981 and was the only episode to star Mystery Theater host E. G. Marshall as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Jun 9

0190 - Give the Devil His Due (12/23/1974) Written by Nancy Moore. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Joe Silver; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Peter Donald. * An over-the-hill dancer sells her soul to the devil to regain her youth and talent, but consequences arise when she reneges on the deal.

Jun 8

0189 - The House of the Voodoo Queen (12/19/1974) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Loring; Jordan Charney; Renee Roy; Dan Ocko; Gilbert Mack. The story of a New Orleans house haunted by a malicious spirit; the couple who just inherited it; and another woman who seduces the husband in order to gain possession of it.

Jun 7

0188 - Charity is Never Dead (12/18/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Virginia Payne; Rosemary Rice; William Prince; Patricia Wheel; George Petrie. * Two patients are brought into a hospital ER: An elderly woman, badly injured in a department store explosion, who cannot find the granddaughter she was just reunited with; and a younger woman with a head injury and amnesia.

Jun 6

0187 - Stephanie's Room (12/16/1974) Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; William Redfield; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Dryden. After a housewife moves with her husband back to her hometown of New York City, she visits the house in which she grew up, soon developing a symbiotic relationship with the aged, childless woman who now resides there.

Jun 5

0186 - Is the Lady Dead? (12/12/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Larry Haines; Joan Loring; Ann Pitoniak; Leon Janney. While on a trip to England, American businessman Barney Kreuger marries a woman on a whim. But two weeks after the nuptials, his wife dies, causing Barney to become obsessed with bringing her back to life.

Jun 4

0185 - The Damned Thing (12/10/1974) Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Ambrose Bierce. Cast: Arnold Moss; Robert Dryden; Joan Tompkins; Evie Juster; Robert Kaliban. A coroner conducts an inquest into a wealthy man's death; witnesses offer different recollections of the incident.

Jun 3

0184 - The Fatal Connection (12/9/1974) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Nick Pryor; Robert Maxwell; Joan Shay. Expectant couple Hal & Norma Glenford inherit a New York City brownstone once owned by Hal's great-grandfather; the home contains 1890s decor, including an antique phone that sends the Glenfords back in time to relieve their ancestors' sordid, unscrupulous lives.

Jun 2

0183 - The Body Snatchers (12/5/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Patricia Elliott; Ralph Bell; Court Benson; Ken Harvey. The sight of a medical school classmate prompts a drunkard to ruefully recall how he got caught up in a sordid trade — robbing graves to sell cadavers to the school "in the name of medicine and research."

Jun 1

0182 - A Bride for Death (12/4/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Tony Roberts; Bryna Raeburn; Marian Seldes; Earl Hammond. An unlucky poet finds love and affection from a neighbor, a melancholic woman awaiting her fiancé's return from the war.

May 31

0181 - The Dice of Doom (12/2/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Carol Teitel; Ian Martin; Gordon Gould; Robert Dryden. Through the use of two special dice, a 19th century gambler tries to outwit The Devil and alter the fate he was bound to by an ancestor's mistake.

May 30

0180 - The Aaron Burr Murder Case (11/28/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jack Grimes; George Petrie; Joan Shay; William Redfield; Leon Janney. * A movie recreation of the Burr–Hamilton duel ends with the actor playing Aaron Burr fatally shooting the man portraying Alexander Hamilton.

May 29

0179 - Courtyard of Death (11/26/1974) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Ann Pitoniak; Mason Adams; Jean Gillespie; Jackson Beck; Roger DeKoven. The tale of Grigori Rasputin, the lecherous monk who became advisor to Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his family.

May 28

0178 - The Sighting (11/25/1974) Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Kim Hunter; Nat Polen; Ralph Bell; Joe Silver; Robert Dryden. Sarah and David Hughes have different reactions after witnessing a UFO landing: He wants to deny what he saw, while she becomes amiable to the aliens.

May 27

0177 - The Death Watch (11/21/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jay Gregory; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin. A man wins a cursed pocket watch in a game of chance and becomes obsessed with keeping it wound.

May 26

0176 - Tattooed for Murder (11/20/1974) Written by Nancy Moore. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Teri Keane; Stefan Schnabel; Rosemary Rice; Ralph Bell. Erika Kramer, having escaped her cruel father to become the "Tattooed Princess" in the carnival, has returned home years later in an effort to save her younger sister.

May 25

0175 - The Strange Voyage of the Lady Dee (11/18/1974) Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Augusta Dabney; Paul Hecht; Corrine Orr; Margaret Barker; Dan Ocko. A young couple and their daughter become lost in fog on a boat trip; a spirit lures them to a strange island whose lone inhabitant may not have the family's best interests at heart.

May 24

0174 - The Thirty-Sixth Man (11/14/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ross Martin; Ann Pitoniak; Robert Harris; Carol Teitel; Robert Dryden. The Devil aims to tempt a shopkeeper in order to prevent him from joining a group of 36 righteous men who can save a sinful world.

May 23

0173 - I Must Kill Edna (11/12/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Elliot Reid; Joan Loring; Leon Janney; Evie Juster; Earl Hammond. Soon after marrying an older, wealthy woman, a man begins an affair with a younger, aspiring stage actress.

May 22

0172 - Wave of Terror (11/11/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Paul Hecht; Carmen Matthews; Suzanne Grossman; Gordon Gould; Ian Martin. As a great tidal wave heads for Hawaii, two young lovers' proposed marriage is frowned upon by both the groom's mother (a Polynesian queen) and the bride's father (a wealthy plantation owner).

May 21

0171 - How Eberhard Won His Wings (11/7/1974) Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Hans Conried; Marian Haley; Jackson Beck; Bryna Raeburn; Martha Greenhouse; Arnold Moss. Timid bank teller Eberhard Edwards is so righteous to everyone that he literally grows angel wings; now the butt of embarrassing jokes, he and his wife must find a sinful way to shed them.

May 20

0170 - Terror on the Heath (11/6/1974) Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Sheppard Strudwick; Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Lon Clark; Chris Gampel. A man becomes convinced he's the reincarnation of a famous 19th century murderer.

May 19

0169 - Bury Me Again (11/4/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Tolan; Vicky Vola; Gilbert Mack; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Dryden; Himan Brown (uncredited). * A survivor of a horrible train wreck assumes the name of a victim so that he and his wife can collect on the dead man's sizeable life insurance policy. CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the hotel clerk in act 2 and act 3.

May 18

0168 - The Demon Spirit (10/31/1974) Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by S. Anski. Cast: Norman Rose; Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; Nat Polen; Joe Silver; Jack Grimes. After being told his betrothed's father gave her hand in marriage to another suitor, a student ponders using the evil skills he learned from a miracle worker to prevent the wedding.

May 17

0167 - The Black Room (10/29/1974) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Larry Haines; George Petrie; Peter Collins. The story of a man who, for reasons undisclosed, is kidnapped and imprisoned in a room devoid of light and diversions.

May 16

0166 - Possessed by the Devil (10/28/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Donald Buka; Joan Shay; Ian Martin; Guy Sorel; Leon Janney. A minister's young son is hospitalized with a supposedly fatal skull injury; the boy's recovery may be due to possession by a spirit.

May 15

0165 - A Cage for Augie Karo (10/24/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Leon Janney; Evie Juster; Robert Maxwell; Earl Hammond. Incarcerated criminal Augie Karo may have found a way out of prison when an elderly fellow inmate gives him a vial of powder that can put him to sleep for centuries.

May 14

0164 - See Naples and Die (10/23/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Larry Haines; Dan Ocko; Ken Harvey. A U.S. Senator fears for his daughter's well-being and his political future when he learns she's about to marry the target of his subcommittee's investigation.

May 13

0163 - Mind Over Matthew (10/21/1974) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: William Redfield; Evie Juster; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson. A 40-year-old bachelor marries a woman half his age, but her power to heal leads him to believe she might be a witch.

May 12

0162 - The Last Escape (10/17/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Dryden; Joan Lovejoy; Joseph Julian; Russell Horton; Bob Kaliban. Aging escape artist The Great Ferlini plans a headline-making endeavor, one that even Harry Houdini couldn't complete; his wife and her lover wants to make sure he does not succeed. CBSRMT Trivia: This Henry Slesar story was broadcast on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on 1/31/1961.

May 11

0161 - Picture on a Wall (10/15/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Dianne Baker; John Newland; Anne Seymour; Dennis Cole. An aspiring stage ingenue finds a visitor in the courtyard of her new Greenwich Village apartment, a man who says he's the grandson, and is also the spitting image, of a figure on a painting in the apartment.

May 10

0160 - A Scaffold for Two (10/14/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: John Beal; Bret Morrison; Denise Alexander; Casey Kasem. Waylaid on a small island, a lawyer becomes witness to the locals' own brand of justice a kangaroo court determined to hang a man who was already acquitted of murder on the mainland.

May 9

0159 - The Doll (10/10/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joanne Linville; Ross Martin; Virginia Gregg; Karl Swenson. Jealous over the upcoming marriage of his old friend's daughter, an anthropologist arranges to have a voodoo doll made in the woman's likeness to stop the nuptials. CBSRMT Trivia: "The Doll" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 159: 10/10/74) and (Episode 1182: 4/8/81).

May 8

0158 - Trapped (10/9/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Nina Foch; Charles Aidman; Lesley Woods; Joan Tompkins; Joe DeSantis. An ailing woman is convinced her husband, and her new caregiver are plotting to kill her, and conspires with her old nurse to stay alive.

May 7

0157 - Sister of Death (10/7/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Kay T. Stevens; Amzie Strickland; Alan Reed; Bret Morrison. At a public auction, a recently married woman purchases a portrait that happens to depict her new husband's first wife who was murdered during a robbery.

May 6

0156 - The Golden Blood of the Sun (10/3/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: John Forsythe; Rita Gam; Arnold Moss; Berry Kroeger. After moving from New England to Florida, a timeshare salesman hits a run of rainy days and bad luck. Believing him to be cursed, his boss sends the salesman to Mexico.

May 5

0155 - The Bride That Wasn't (10/1/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Janet Waldo; Anne Seymour; Lurene Tuttle; Bill Quinn; Bernard Barrow. Two weeks after becoming engaged, Amy Prentice travels to the home of her fiancé who's already married and has no recollection of ever meeting Amy.

May 4

0154 - Murder to Perfection (9/30/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; John Newland; Joseph Campenella. * Nikki Carpenter is horrified when her fiance's brother candidly confesses to murdering Nikki's sister, his previous wife.

May 4

0153 - The Spectral Bride (9/26/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Joan Loring; Patricia Elliott; Robert Dryden; Jordan Charney. "In older days, an alchemist was a man accorded most infinite respect..." but here, it's an alchemist's late daughter that demands respect.

May 2

0152 - The Deadly Blind Man's Bluff (9/25/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mason Adams; Augusta Dabney; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney; Earl Hammond. A construction worker becomes emotionally distraught after losing his sight in an accident.

May 1

0151 - Island of the Lost (9/23/1974) Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin. A middle-aged man travels to an island resort to surprise his young beloved, but uncertainty about their relationship leads to doubts about himself.

Apr 30

0150 - The Garden (9/19/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Jack Grimes; Nancy Coleman; Joe Silver. A man and woman find themselves imprisoned in a peculiar forest that has two sides: one is as deathly frightening; the other is gentle and enticing.

Apr 29

0149 - Thicker than Water (9/17/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jay Gregory; Robert Dryden; Bob Kaliban; Grace Matthews; Ira Lewis. * A lawyer tries to prove to a jury, and to himself, that his mugger client is innocent of murder by asking to perform a chemical test on the knife allegedly used in the killing. CBSRMT Trivia: This Henry Slesar story was broadcast as "The Test" on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on 2/20/1962.

Apr 28

0148 - What Happened to Mrs. Forbush? (9/16/1974) Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Patricia Wheel; Gordon Gould; Billie Lou Watt; Mary Jane Higby; Guy Sorel. Marjorie & Bert Desmond and their son Robbie rent a long-abandoned seaside home for the summer. After they move in, the ghost of a sea captain's wife who lived there two centuries earlier warns Marjorie they'd better leave.

Apr 27

0147 - The Trouble with Murder (9/12/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Robert Morse; Bryna Raeburn; Evie Juster; Jackson Beck; Ian Martin. Brooklyn police are baffled by the deaths of four women found naked and headless.

Apr 26

0146 - The Hand That Refused to Die (9/11/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Carol Teitel; Russell Horton. A gifted concert pianist is devastated when his right hand is amputated after an auto accident. CBSRMT Trivia: The classical piece in this episode is Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66.

Apr 25

0145 - Double Exposure (9/9/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Kim Hunter; Larry Haines; Joan Shay; Sam Gray. Susan Hollis runs across two people who claim that she is someone else. One claims that she was her neighbor while the other claims she was his wife, who abandoned him and their two children.

Apr 24

0144 - Deadline for Death (9/5/1974) Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joseph Julian; Michael Tolan; June Gable; Guy Repp. Sam Rogers testifies against his former partner-in-crime, Johnny Promo, but goes into seclusion in the wake of Johnny's promise that Sam will die within 30 days of his execution.

Apr 23

0143 - The Imp in the Bottle (9/3/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cast: William Redfield; Joan Loring; Ian Martin; Santos Ortega; Leon Janney. Barry Holden inherits an amulet containing an imp that can grant wishes of wealth but to save his soul, Barry must sell the talisman for less than he paid for it.

Apr 22

0142 - The Return of Anatole Chevenic (9/2/1974) Written by Sidney Sloan. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Alexander Scourby; Ann Pitoniak; Gil Mack; Sid Sloan. * Hans Chevenic works long hours for his sadistic uncle Anatole, who in return gives meager pay and no assurance of an inheritance; it leaves Hans fantasizing about Anatole's death.

Apr 21

0141 - Medium Rare (8/29/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Mason Adams; Marian Seldes; George Petrie. Bilked out of big money while he was alive, the demanding ghost of a big-time gambler asks husband-and-wife false psychics to help exact revenge against a Las Vegas blackjack dealer and his wife, the ghost's ex-girlfriend.

Apr 20

0140 - The Fatal Marksman (8/28/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Suzanne Grossman; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; William Johnstone. To impress both the girl he loves and her father, an office clerk takes up hunting. His move breaks a vow he made to his late mother, who curses him into making bad shots.

Apr 19

0139 - The Deadliest Favor (8/26/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Norman Rose; Ralph Bell; Dan Ocko. Edmund Churchill does a favor by harboring an old friend who's on the lam from the law; it immediately causes trouble between Edmund and his wife.

Apr 18

0138 - The Case of M.J.H. (8/22/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Augusta Dabney; Jack Grimes; Alan Hewitt; Robert Maxwell; Joan DeMoray. * A con man persuades a psychiatrist's receptionist into stealing the doctor's private files so that he can blackmail the patients. CBSRMT Trivia: This Henry Slesar story was broadcast on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on 1/23/1962.

Apr 17

0137 - Having a Horrible Time (8/21/1974) Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lynn Loring; Frances Sternhagen; Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell; Nat Polen. * After her court testimony brings down a notorious New York druglord, Amy Hastings and a friend vacation at a singles resort populated by lots of men — one of whom is out to murder Amy on the druglord's behalf.

Apr 16

0136 - A Preview of Death (8/20/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Russell Horton; Staats Cotsworth; Clarise Blackburn; Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes. Despite reservations, an engineer certifies as safe a cable car at his family's mountain resort. His apprehensions increase when he has dreams of a young woman perishing in that same car.

Apr 15

0135 - The Hands of Mrs. Mallory (8/19/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Celeste Holm; Patricia Elliott; William Redfield; Evie Juster; Arnold Moss; Leon Janney. After a paralyzed Melinda West regains the ability to walk, the recently widowed Ida Mallory asks Melinda's doctor if the same "water of faith" he gave Melinda can help Ida regain the use of her own hands.

Apr 14

0134 - The Final Vow (8/15/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Rosemary Rice; Bryna Raeburn; Ann Pitoniak; Jack Grimes; Joe Silver; Ken Harvey. Distraught after a priceless religious figurine in her possession is stolen, Sister Pamela leaves the convent to devote her time to finding the item and return it to a dying nun.

Apr 13

0133 - Journey into Terror (8/14/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lynn Loring; Roy Thinnes; Carol Teitel. A police detective tells Jane Stoddard that her new husband, Tom, is a serial killer, and is asked to become bait in the cops' attempt to nab him.

Apr 12

0132 - The Frontier of Fear (8/13/1974) Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jerry Stiller; Paul Tripp; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban. At a pawn shop, a down-on-his-luck hustler buys an old typewriter that has the power to prolifically type remarkable stories just by touching its keys.

Apr 11

0131 - The Beach of Falesa (8/12/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Cast: Alexander Scourby; Evie Juster; Ian Martin; Robert Dryden. After being outcast for marrying a local woman in defiance of the local faith, a South Sea island merchant must fight a voodoo religion and a shrewd business rival to regain his business, his pride, and his family's honor.

Apr 10

0130 - You Only Die Once (8/8/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joan Loring; Joseph Julian; Tom Keena; Dan Ocko; Hetty Galen. Marge Miller's blissfulness is shattered when her presumed-dead first husband returns to demand his share of the insurance money she received after his death.

Apr 9

0129 - The Picture of Dorian Gray (8/7/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Oscar Wilde. Cast: Nick Pryor; Norman Rose; Marian Seldes, Roger DeKoven. A handsome, narcissistic young man makes a devilish bargain in exchange for eternal youth; but as evil consumes him, his portrait changes to mirror the abomination he has become.

Apr 8

0128 - The Headstrong Corpse (8/6/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Suzanne Grossman; Gordon Gould; Ann Pitoniak; Ian Martin; Court Benson; George Lowther. Set in 1874, this story of murder and mayhem finds the late Lord Burleigh of Moreland laid out in an open crypt per his wishes; he feared being buried alive.

Apr 7

0127 - I Thought You Were Dead (8/5/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Arlene Francis; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Dryden; Guy Sorel. One year after murdering her husband, and writing partner, an author begins to receive phone calls from her deceased spouse.

Apr 6

0126 - The Hit Man (8/1/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mike Kellin; Alan Manson; Earl Hammond; Marian Seldes; Lon Clark. * A chance encounter with the wife of his next victim, and hearing the heartbreaking story that the couple shares, changes a hired assassin's mindset.

Apr 5

0125 - The Only Blood (7/31/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Howard DaSilva; Ken Harvey; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Jack Grimes. An immigrant shoemaker vows murderous revenge after he and his family are attacked by the local mafia for his refusal to pay "protection" money.

Apr 4

0124 - Ghost at High Noon (7/29/1974) Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Celeste Holm; Frances Sternhagen; Nat Polen; Gilbert Mack. Stuck in the middle of the desert with a broken-down car, two women are rescued by an old man in a covered wagon, who takes them to the nearest town where he and the townsfolk insists that the women stay.

Apr 3

0123 - My Sister -- Death (7/25/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Beatrice Straight; Paul Hecht; Marian Seldes; George Petrie. A twisted tale of Sybil Carter's attempts to gain her late brother's estate from her sister.

Apr 2

0122 - Adam's Astral Self (7/23/1974) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Jennifer Harmon; Jacqueline Brooks; William Redfield. Adam Farr is able to project his spiritual self to other places; it annoys his wife enough that she leaves him, but Adam has a plan to woo her back.

Apr 1

0121 - The Deadly Process (7/22/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Ralph Bell; Marian Seldes; Bob Maxwell; Jackson Beck. In order to save his job, an unskilled engineer pilfers from an old friend the secret to a revolutionary industrial process. CBSRMT Trivia: Sometimes the teaser at the beginning of Mystery Theater doesn't match what happens in the episode. This is one such episode.

Mar 31

0120 - The Dream Woman (7/18/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Wilkie Collins. Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Teri Keane; Grace Matthews; Robert Dryden. A man abandons his loyal wife to pursue a struggling actress he believes to be his "dream woman."

Mar 30

0119 - The Real Printer's Devil (7/17/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Jada Rowland; Paul Hecht; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn. * A young couple luck out in finding an inexpensive apartment in New York's Central Park West, but soon learn that there's more to the good deal than they bargained for.

Mar 29

0118 - The Canterville Ghost (7/15/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Oscar Wilde. Cast: Arnold Moss; Marian Seldes; Mildred Clinton; William Redfield; Robert Dryden. A spirit repeatedly attempts to scare away the new owners of his castle.

Mar 28

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.

Mar 27

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.

Mar 26

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.

Mar 25

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.

Mar 24

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.

Mar 23

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.

Mar 22

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.

Mar 21

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.

Mar 20

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.

Mar 19

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.

Mar 18

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.

Mar 17

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.

Mar 16

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.

Mar 15

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.

Mar 14

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.

Mar 13

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.

Mar 12

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.

Mar 11

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.

Mar 10

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.

Mar 9

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.

Mar 8

0097 - Mirror for Murder (5/27/1974) Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Celeste Holm; Wes Addy; William Redfield; Robert Dryden.

Mar 7

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.

Mar 6

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.

Mar 5

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.

Mar 4

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.

Mar 3

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.

Mar 2

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).

Mar 1

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.

Feb 28

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.

Feb 27

0088 - The Breaking Point (5/8/1974) Written by Hank Warner. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Roger DeKoven; Bryna Raeburn; Nat Polen.

Feb 26

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.

Feb 25

0086 - Murder with Malice (5/6/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marcia Rodd; Nick Pryor; Ira Lewis; Staats Cotsworth.

Feb 24

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.

Feb 23

0084 - The Death Bell (5/1/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Tolan; Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Guy Sorel.

Feb 22

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.

Feb 21

0082 - All Living Things Must Die (4/29/1974) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell.

Feb 20

0081 - Sunset to Sunrise (4/25/1974) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; William Johnstone; William Redfield.

Feb 19

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.

Feb 18

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.

Feb 17

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.

Feb 16

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.

Feb 15

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.

Feb 14

0075 - Men Without Mouths (4/16/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Joe Silver; Patricia Elliott; Ira Lewis; Dan Ocko.

Feb 13

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.

Feb 12

0073 - Strange Company (4/11/1974) Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Bryna Raeburn; Lori March; George Petrie; Gilbert Mack.

Feb 11

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.

Feb 10

0071 - The Murder Museum (4/9/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Michael Wager; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney.

Feb 9

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.

Feb 8

0069 - The Thing Inside (4/4/1974) Written by Robert Newman. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ralph Bell; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban; Leon Janney.

Feb 7

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.

Feb 6

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.

Feb 5

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.

Feb 4

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.

Feb 3

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.

Feb 2

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.

Feb 1

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.

Jan 31

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.

Jan 30

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.

Jan 29

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.

Jan 28

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.

Jan 27

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.

Jan 26

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.

Jan 25

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.

Jan 24

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.

Jan 23

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;

Jan 22

0052 - The Sending (3/6/1974) Written by Robert Newman. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Mandel Kramer; Marian Seldes; Tony Roberts; Phoebe Dorin.

Jan 21

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.

Jan 20

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.

Jan 19

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.

Jan 18

0048 - Out of Sight (3/2/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Julia Meade; Sidney Walker; Ira Lewis; Jack Grimes.

Jan 17

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.

Jan 16

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.

Jan 15

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.

Jan 14

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.

Jan 13

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.

Jan 12

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.

Jan 11

0041 - Blizzard of Terror (2/18/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lois Smith; Larry Haines; Leon Janney.

Jan 10

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)

Jan 9

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.

Jan 8

0038 - Under Grave Suspicion (2/14/1974) Written by Hank Warner. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Ralph Bell; Patricia Wheel; Robert Dryden; William Redfield.

Jan 7

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.

Jan 6

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.

Jan 5

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.

Jan 4

0034 - The Deadly Hour (2/9/1974) Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; John Baragrey; Jack Grimes.

Jan 3

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.

Jan 2

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.

Jan 1

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.

Dec 31, 2024

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).

Dec 30, 2024

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.

Dec 29, 2024

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.

Dec 28, 2024

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.

Dec 27, 2024

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.

Dec 26, 2024

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.

Dec 25, 2024

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.

Dec 24, 2024

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.

Dec 23, 2024

0022 - Time and Again (1/27/1974) Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: John Beal; Grace Matthews; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.

Dec 22, 2024

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.

Dec 21, 2024

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.

Dec 20, 2024

0019 - Deadly Honeymoon (1/24/1974) Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Betsy Von Furstenberg; Michael Wager; Elspeth Eric; Mason Adams.

Dec 19, 2024

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.

Dec 18, 2024

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.

Dec 17, 2024

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.

Dec 16, 2024

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.

Dec 15, 2024

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.

Dec 14, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

0006 - Honeymoon with Death (1/11/1974) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Cast: Lois Nettleton; Tony Roberts; Teri Keane; Norman Rose.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

Dec 9, 2024

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.

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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.