CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.