CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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0580 - Two Renegades (1/10/1977) Jul 04, 2026

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0580 - Two Renegades (1/10/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by O. Henry.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Ralph Bell; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney; Ian Martin.
A case of mistaken identity turns a con artist into a Panamanian army general; his incompetence attracts the interest of Panama's enemies.
CBSRMT Trivia: To celebrate the start of their fourth year, Mystery Theater presents seven consecutive adaptations of stories by O. Henry.

0579 - Conquest of Fear (1/7/1977) Jul 03, 2026

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0579 - Conquest of Fear (1/7/1977)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Rosemary Rice; Ian Martin; Sam Gray.
In Spain, a desperado abducts a famous actress who convinces him to leave behind his life of crime and return to a previous career that made him famous — bullfighting.

0578 - The Man from Ultra (1/6/1977) Jul 02, 2026

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0578 - The Man from Ultra (1/6/1977)
Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Court Benson; Robert Burr; Mandel Kramer; Roberta Maxwell.
An interstellar traveler who can't comprehend love inadvertently ruins the mind of a talented but mentally fragile artist.

0577 - This Breed is Doomed (1/4/1977) Jul 01, 2026

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0577 - This Breed is Doomed (1/4/1977)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Gilbert Mack.
A con man tricks a small town's residents and takes away a piece of baggage known as irony.

0576 - Whose Little Girl Are You? (1/3/1977) Jun 30, 2026

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0576 - Whose Little Girl Are You? (1/3/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Russell Horton; Bill Griffis.
A tennis star recounts how she lost her stellar backhand shot and other events that put her into a pill-induced, suicidal, manic-depressive state.

0575 - Tomorrow's Murder (12/31/1976) Jun 29, 2026

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0575 - Tomorrow's Murder (12/31/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Earl Hammond.
Stressed sales manager Harold K. Starbright becomes even more anxious when he is shown a cemetery tombstone that displays his future death date.

0574 - Your Move, Mr. Ellers (12/30/1976) Jun 28, 2026

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0574 - Your Move, Mr. Ellers (12/30/1976)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jack Grimes; Bobby Readick; Roger DeKoven; Jackson Beck.
Fondness for the game of chess figures into an insurance investigator's look into who may have stolen priceless gems from a jeweler's shop.

0573 - The Artist (12/28/1976) Jun 27, 2026

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0573 - The Artist (12/28/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant.
Cast: Michael Wager; Patricia Elliott; Court Benson; Ann Pitoniak.
Nebbish businessman Marc Harrison becomes enthralled by a knife-throwing performer and his assistant.

0572 - The Mark of Cain (12/27/1976) Jun 26, 2026

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0572 - The Mark of Cain (12/27/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ralph Bell; Marian Seldes; Ian Martin; Bob Kaliban.
A cattle baron hires a gunslinger with a unique mark in his hair and a dark past in his soul; his arrival arouses love in the rancher's daughter, but also anger in her betrothed.
Defects: Poor audio quality.

0571 - The Magus (12/25/1976) Jun 25, 2026

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0571 - The Magus (12/25/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Fred Gwynne; Jada Rowland; Carol Teitel; Russell Horton.
A practitioner of the black arts charms a young servant girl.

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