CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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0628 - So Shall Ye Reap (4/4/1977) Aug 21, 2026

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0628 - So Shall Ye Reap (4/4/1977)
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Sophocles.
Cast: Russell Horton; John Beal; Teri Keane; Ann Pitoniak; Arnold Moss.
A small town in 1850s New Mexico suffers a curse that includes children dying and women becoming barren. The town's mayor desperately seeks a solution but in doing so discovers an unspeakable horror from his past.

0627 - You Bet Your Life (4/1/1977) Aug 20, 2026

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0627 - You Bet Your Life (4/1/1977)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Morgan Fairchild; Earl Hammond; Ray Owens.
An expectant father and gambling addict swears off his addiction after a big loss but is back to playing the ponies after he loses his job.

0626 - Death is Blue (3/31/1977) Aug 19, 2026

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0626 - Death is Blue (3/31/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen; Marian Seldes; Bryna Raeburn; Ralph Bell; Ian Martin; Himan Brown (uncredited).
Edward Bascomb hires private eye Julia Hoffman to look into the playboy financé of his unattractive sister.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as Jerry (on the phone) in act 2.

0625 - The Coldest Killer (3/29/1977) Aug 18, 2026

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0625 - The Coldest Killer (3/29/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Bob Readick; Lloyd Battista; Joan Shay; Gilbert Mack.
Completely enamored with each other, a faithless wife and her husband's business partner scheme to dispatch the two hindrances to their affair.

0624 - The Warriors from Loanda (3/28/1977) Aug 17, 2026

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0624 - The Warriors from Loanda (3/28/1977)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Joseph Conrad.
Cast: Robert Dryden; William Griffis; Joe Silver; Joan Arless.
Heat, humidity, and disease take their toll on two unscrupulous ivory hunters after they're stranded in an isolated African jungle.

0623 - A Study in Scarlet (3/25/1977) Aug 16, 2026

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0623 - A Study in Scarlet (3/25/1977)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Mary Jane Higby; Court Benson; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.
An adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first paired Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on a murder case involving a valuable engagement ring and a mysterious word scrawled in blood.

0622 - The Gift of Doom (3/24/1977) Aug 15, 2026

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0622 - The Gift of Doom (3/24/1977)
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Euripides.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Mason Adams; Arnold Moss; Russell Horton; Bryna Raeburn.
The ancient Greek tragedy Medea is the inspiration for this episode set during the Klondike Gold Rush, where a snowbound prospector is saved by, falls for, and later desires to be rid of an indigenous witch whose magical touch has the power to heal — or kill.

0621 - The Imposter (3/22/1977) Aug 14, 2026

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0621 - The Imposter (3/22/1977)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Don Scardino; Bryna Raeburn; Ann Pitoniak.
A woman with no previous theatrical experience writes a full-length play with the assistance of an actor who's been dead for 50 years.

0620 - The Eighth Deadly Sin (3/21/1977) Aug 13, 2026

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0620 - The Eighth Deadly Sin (3/21/1977)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Patricia Elliott; Larry Haines; Ian Martin.
A famous writer falls in love with a seductive actress with a taste for adventure; but the relationship becomes strained when she risks her life and fortune in a high-stakes gamble.

0619 - Little Green Death (3/18/1977) Aug 12, 2026

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0619 - Little Green Death (3/18/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Bob Dryden; Carol Teitel; Nat Polen; Himan Brown (uncredited).
A hot-shot big-city lawyer is called on to defend a small-town bookstore owner accused of murder.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the bridge painter in act 3.

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