CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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0300 - The Golden Cauldron (6/30/1975) Sep 27, 2025

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0300 - The Golden Cauldron (6/30/1975)
Written by Ralph Goodman. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Clarice Blackburn; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton.
A ghastly whodunit involving a trio of friends, a modern-day weapon, and a supposedly haunted castle overlooking Stonehenge.
CBSRMT Trivia: Producer/Director Himan Brown borrowed the creaking door and the “pleasant dreams” ending comment from the old-time radio show “Inner Sanctum Mysteries” (1941-1952) which he also created.

0299 - The Rape of the Maia (6/27/1975) Sep 26, 2025

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0299 - The Rape of the Maia (6/27/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Arnold Stang; Norman Rose; Jackson Beck; Earl Hammond; Joan Shay.
All evidence points to a famous dress designer in a notorious gambler's murder.

0298 - That Hamlet Was a Good Boy (6/26/1975) Sep 25, 2025

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0298 - That Hamlet Was a Good Boy (6/26/1975)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Will MacKenzie; Jennifer Harmon; Grace Matthews; Joe Silver; Leon Janney.
A modern-day take on Hamlet, finds the ghost of a murdered factory owner imploring his son to expose the lad's faithless mother and greedy uncle for the murderers they are.

0297 - The Mask of Tupac Amaru (6/24/1975) Sep 24, 2025

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0297 - The Mask of Tupac Amaru (6/24/1975)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ruby Dee; Michael Wager; Robert Dryden; Dan Ocko.
Tension between an anthropology grad student and her fiancée is aggravated when they come into contact with an ancient Incan artifact.

0296 - The Mills of the Gods (6/23/1975) Sep 23, 2025

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0296 - The Mills of the Gods (6/23/1975)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Copeland; Tony Roberts; Paul Hecht; William Redfield.
An American touring Europe becomes enamored by a Parisian man, in Holland, much to the chagrin of her fiance.

0295 - Can You Trust Your Husband? (6/20/1975) Sep 22, 2025

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0295 - Can You Trust Your Husband? (6/20/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Mandel Kramer; Bryna Raeburn; Ken Harvey; Sam Gray.
* After he's arrested on drug trafficking charges, a woman holds firm to her belief of her husband's innocence even though evidence suggests she does not know him as well as she had thought.

0294 - The Climbing Boy (6/19/1975) Sep 21, 2025

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0294 - The Climbing Boy (6/19/1975)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Ian Martin.
In 1819 England, two noble women help an abused young chimney sweep.

0293 - Frame-up (6/18/1975) Sep 20, 2025

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0293 - Frame-up (6/18/1975)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; Leon Janney; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin.
A woman is framed for murder by her adulterous husband, the result of his plan to seize her wealth. Refusing to take the rap, the woman fights to clear her name.

0292 - The Smile of Deceit (6/16/1975) Sep 19, 2025

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0292 - The Smile of Deceit (6/16/1975)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jennifer Harmon; Arnold Moss; Joan Shay; Robert Dryden.
A woman marries a wealthy, eccentric college professor and moves with him to an isolated tribal area. When the natives accuse her of an extra-marital indiscretion, she must undergo a strange ritual to prove her innocence.

0291 - Stairway to Oblivion (6/13/1975) Sep 18, 2025

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0291 - Stairway to Oblivion (6/13/1975)
Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ann Sheppard; Guy Sorel; Mary Jane Higby; Nat Polen.
Julia Stephens travels to a remote mountaintop estate, Oblivion, to visit an uncle she has never met. While there, she finds a mystery involving the fate of the estate's previous visitors.

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