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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Benjamin Franklin Murder Case" (Old Time Radio, 1975) Aug 31, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Benjamin Franklin Murder Case,” originally broadcast April 7, 1975, as episode 252. Written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this historical mystery features Paul Hecht, Marian Seldes, and Staats Cotsworth.
Philadelphia, 1750: Benjamin Franklin is asked to look into a troubling death connected with the old Clements mansion, where reports of Captain William Clements’s apparition have stirred fear. Applying observation and reason to a case shadowed by colonial superstition, Franklin investigates whether the victim died of fright—or something more sinister.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:56 Original Broadcast
44:13 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Ghost Powder" (Old Time Radio, 1975) Aug 30, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Ghost Powder,” episode 370, originally broadcast October 29, 1975. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this historical supernatural mystery features Michael Wager, Marian Seldes, Court Benson, Bryna Raeburn, and Guy Sorel.
In 18th-century France, John and Abigail Adams confront an unnerving presence in their residence while Adams also navigates political tensions involving Thomas Jefferson. A haunting atmosphere and diplomatic intrigue collide in this tale set against the early American mission abroad.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
44:40 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Reluctant Killer" (Old Time Radio, 1975) Aug 29, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Reluctant Killer,” episode 195, originally broadcast January 2, 1975, on the CBS Radio Network. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, this drama stars Tony Roberts, Roberta Maxwell, Bryna Raeburn, Leon Janney, and Ian Martin.
Professional football player Steve Janis—known as “Killer”—is increasingly disturbed by the violence of the game and decides to walk away. His choice deepens tensions with his wife Pat and her mother Joy, setting humiliation, resentment, and old grievances on a dangerous course.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:53 Original Broadcast
44:56 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Aliens" (Old Time Radio, 1976) Aug 28, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Aliens,” episode 448, originally broadcast on March 15, 1976. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this Cold War mystery stars Paul Hecht and Mandel Kramer.
An American agent and his Soviet counterpart become unwillingly linked by psychic communication tied to classified experiments on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain. As the contact intensifies, espionage, secrecy, and a far-reaching threat test the loyalties of both men.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
48:26 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Time Killer" (Old Time Radio, 1976) Aug 27, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Time Killer,” episode 462, originally broadcast on April 5, 1976. Written by Arnold Moss and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this science-fiction mystery features Mandel Kramer, Rosemary Rice, Jackson Beck, Russell Horton, and Arnold Moss.
Professor Edwin Quailan, a university parapsychology instructor, believes time may be as fluid as space. When an experiment sends him to the years before the Great Depression, his knowledge of what is to come raises troubling questions about consequence, choice, and whether anyone can safely revise a personal past.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
52:58 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Wakeful Ghost" (Old Time Radio, 1975) Aug 26, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Wakeful Ghost,” episode 232, originally broadcast March 3, 1975. Written by Ian Martin and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio Network mystery stars Paul Hecht, Virginia Payne, Jada Rowland, Leon Janney, and Ian Martin.
With a brief respite before his medical internship, Irish-American student Brian Makin travels to Ireland in search of family connections. His visit becomes a romantic, supernatural encounter shaped by old-world folklore, a ghost, and a leprechaun.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
46:51 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Shadow of a Killer" (Old Time Radio, 1981) Aug 25, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Shadow of a Killer,” originally broadcast February 11, 1981, as episode 1158. This contemporary mystery stars Fred Gwynne and was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown.
When a woman’s husband disappears, she seeks help from an actor known for playing a hard-boiled television detective. As he steps beyond his screen role to investigate a real missing-person case, the boundary between television fiction and reality begins to blur.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
45:47 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "I Am the Killer" (Old Time Radio, 1982) Aug 24, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “I Am the Killer,” episode 1309, originally broadcast March 31, 1982. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this historical medical drama stars Keir Dullea as Dr. Ignatz Semmelweis.
In a 19th-century Viennese maternity hospital, a young obstetrician is troubled by an alarming disparity: mothers in the doctors’ ward are dying far more often than those attended by midwives. As he investigates the childbed-fever outbreak, accepted medical practices and the hospital’s daily routines come under searching scrutiny.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
44:57 Closing
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Nightmare in Gillette Castle" (Old Time Radio, 1980) Aug 23, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Nightmare in Gillette Castle,” originally broadcast July 14, 1980, as episode 1102. Written by Elizabeth Pennell and produced and directed by Himan Brown, it stars Kevin McCarthy as William Gillette.
Sherlock Holmes enthusiast Jim Watson and his wife, Pamela, tour Connecticut’s eccentric Gillette Castle, the real former home of famed Holmes actor William Gillette. Separated from their group, they enter a corridor called Baker Street and find themselves drawn into a mysterious, theatrical world where history and Holmes-like intrigue blur.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
49:44 Closing
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Wave of Terror" (Old Time Radio, 1974) Aug 22, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Wave of Terror,” originally broadcast November 11, 1974. This is episode 172 of the CBS Radio series, hosted by E. G. Marshall.
On a Hawaiian island, Danny Makahini and Liz Bradley hope to marry despite bitter opposition from their powerful families. As an immense tidal wave moves toward Hawaii, their Romeo-and-Juliet-inspired conflict unfolds against a mounting natural-disaster threat. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Paul Hecht, Carmen Matthews, Suzanne Grossman, Gordon Gould, and Ian Martin.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:56 Original Broadcast
44:44 Closing
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support.
Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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