CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 t...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Blos...