CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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0560 - Child of the Sea (12/6/1976) Jun 14, 2026

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0560 - Child of the Sea (12/6/1976)
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Evie Juster; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.
A man on an ocean swim has his life saved by a beautiful woman.

0559 - Child of Misfortune (12/3/1976) Jun 13, 2026

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0559 - Child of Misfortune (12/3/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Jada Rowland; Joan Copeland; Court Benson.
The life of a pathologist, and his wife, is upended when a teenage girl moves in after tragic circumstances.

0558 - How to Kill Rudy (12/2/1976) Jun 12, 2026

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0558 - How to Kill Rudy (12/2/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Ian Martin; Ralph Bell.
Rudy Slaymaker discovers that his favorite detective novelist writes tales that predict true crimes. But Rudy must take preemptive action when he discovers the author's first book is about his own future.

0557 - Now You See Them, Now You Don't (11/30/1976) Jun 11, 2026

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0557 - Now You See Them, Now You Don't (11/30/1976)
Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Ian Martin; Martha Greenhouse; Earl Hammond.
During World War V (2175 A.D.), a doctor is tasked to find out why combat shock patients in a military hospital are suddenly disappearing.

0556 - The Man Who Couldn't Get Arrested (11/29/1976) Jun 10, 2026

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0556 - The Man Who Couldn't Get Arrested (11/29/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Fred Gwynne; Joan Shay; Bill Griffis; Court Benson.
Parallel realities collide when a Wall Street broker can't determine whether his wife is alive or has been murdered.

0555 - Blood Will Tell (11/26/1976) Jun 09, 2026

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0555 - Blood Will Tell (11/26/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Bryna Raeburn; Evie Juster; Ken Harvey.
* For life insurance purposes, Norman Claymore must disclose to his employer's personnel department how his father died.

0554 - M-U-R-D-E-R (11/25/1976) Jun 08, 2026

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0554 - M-U-R-D-E-R (11/25/1976)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Ralph Bell; Teri Keane; Marian Seldes; Marian Haley.
After his business partner walks off with their company's funds and commits suicide, Max Picket plays on a Ouija board with his wife and their friends. What the planchette spells out agitates Max.

0553 - The Awakening (11/23/1976) Jun 07, 2026

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0553 - The Awakening (11/23/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond.
A police detective investigates a psychiatrist's murder, with the only clue being an audio tape of the murderer's conversation with the victim.

0552 - Meeting by Chance (11/22/1976) Jun 06, 2026

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0552 - Meeting by Chance (11/22/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Mandel Kramer; Bobby Readick.
* Two strangers caught in a rainstorm seek shelter in a well-kept house whose only occupant is a blind cat.

0551 - A Question of Identity (11/12/1976) Jun 05, 2026

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0551 - A Question of Identity (11/12/1976)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Ian Martin.
Hillary Cummings is kidnapped, not for the typical reasons. It all comes down to a matter of identity.
CBSRMT Trivia: "A Question of Identity" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 551: 11/12/76) and (Episode 731: 10/28/77).
Defects: Poor audio quality.

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