CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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0529 - The Midas Touch (10/4/1976) May 15, 2026

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0529 - The Midas Touch (10/4/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Bobby Morse; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden; Jackson Beck.
Con artist Jim Pangborn and his sidekick successfully swindle a balding bank president into buying a "magic hair restorer."

0530 - Private Stock (10/5/1976) May 15, 2026

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0530 - Private Stock (10/5/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ian Martin; Catherine Byers; Earl Hammond; Russell Horton.
Despite clear evidence, police captain Jim Turner can't bring to arrest his daughter, Ginnie, for a rock star's murder.

0528 - The Clairvoyant (10/1/1976) May 13, 2026

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0528 - The Clairvoyant (10/1/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Marian Seldes; Patricia Elliott; Ian Martin; Paul Hecht.
Clairvoyant Madame Sonya recalls how, on the eve of World War II, she read a happy future for an American woman, but a horrifying one for her British fiancé and his father.

0527 - Not for Sale (9/30/1976) May 12, 2026

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0527 - Not for Sale (9/30/1976)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Rosemary Murphy; Gordon Gould; Court Benson; Jack Grimes.
After she inherits her late uncle Milo's antique shop (where he was murdered during a robbery attempt) and the building that houses it, Milo's ghost advises Faye Colfax not to sell the property to the man who lives above the shop.

0526 - One Girl in a Million (9/28/1976) May 11, 2026

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0526 - One Girl in a Million (9/28/1976)
Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Tolan; Ralph Bell; Evie Juster; Leon Janney; Russell Horton.
Alfred Bester adapts his short story "Time is the Traitor" for this futuristic tale about a rock-star business consultant with twin psychological desires.

0525 - The Ghostly Private Eye (9/27/1976) May 10, 2026

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0525 - The Ghostly Private Eye (9/27/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Paul Hecht; Betty Winkler; Guy Sorel; Ian Martin.
Psychic detective Flaxman Low investigates a manor in Surrey that its owner believes is cursed by a violent poltergeist.
CBSRMT Trivia: Appearing in this episode are Paul Hecht and Larry Haines whose real name is Larry Hecht. They are not related.

0524 - Queen of the Deadly Night (9/24/1976) May 09, 2026

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0524 - Queen of the Deadly Night (9/24/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Arnold Moss; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban; Court Benson.
After a woman in the Dark Ages sees her husband killed on their wedding night, his apparition appears to advise her that she's destined to become Queen of the Khazars provided she passes a crucial test.

0523 - Don't Play with Matches (9/23/1976) May 08, 2026

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0523 - Don't Play with Matches (9/23/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mandel Kramer; Joan Shay; Earl Hammond; Gilbert Mack; Himan Brown (uncredited).
Thanks to fire chief Delbert Casseroll's prevention program, fire calls in Caswell Corners have become almost non-existent.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited near the beginning of act 3.

0522 - The Rainbow Man (9/21/1976) May 07, 2026

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0522 - The Rainbow Man (9/21/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ralph Bell; Jada Rowland; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton.
An Old West con artist helps a man who lost his fortune to a cardshark.

0521 - A Very Dear Ghost Indeed (9/20/1976) May 06, 2026

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0521 - A Very Dear Ghost Indeed (9/20/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Patricia Elliott; Court Benson; Ian Martin; Earl Hammond.
Thanks to a washed-out bridge, a father and daughter traveling to Ireland in the late 19th century are waylaid at an old castle.

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