CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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0668 - The Birthmark (6/20/1977) Sep 30, 2026

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0668 - The Birthmark (6/20/1977)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Gordon Heath; Marian Seldes.
A scientist develops a means of removing a birthmark on his wife's cheek, a blemish he believes to be holding her back from perfect beauty.

0667 - Two Motives for Murder (6/17/1977) Sep 29, 2026

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0667 - Two Motives for Murder (6/17/1977)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Don Scardino; Evie Juster; Bob Dryden; Ian Martin.
A young broker believes he's in hot water when $100,000 in bonds entrusted to him goes missing. But his troubles really begin when his boss invites him on his yacht to discuss the matter.

0666 - Little Lucy's Lethal Libation (6/16/1977) Sep 28, 2026

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0666 - Little Lucy's Lethal Libation (6/16/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay; Earl Hammond.
* A male ad executive is assigned to an account with an overbearing, publicity-shy female client and soon starts to believe he's the victim of a plot by women to take over the world.

0665 - Murder One (6/14/1977) Sep 27, 2026

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0665 - Murder One (6/14/1977)
Written by G. Frederick Lewis. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Teri Keane; Leon Janney.
A wealthy widow is blackmailed by her maid for killing her husband, so she tries to turn the tables and frame the maid for her own crime.

0664 - First Woman in Space (6/13/1977) Sep 26, 2026

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0664 - First Woman in Space (6/13/1977)
Written by Victoria Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Phyllis Newman; Marian Seldes; Lloyd Battista; Hans Conried.
A pioneering female astronaut returns to Earth with a passenger, an alien living inside her and fighting to control her body in order to survive.

0663 - The Night We Died (6/10/1977) Sep 25, 2026

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0663 - The Night We Died (6/10/1977)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Bob Readick; Joan Shay; William Griffis; Jackson Beck.
A veteran of a "lunar revolt" tries to scam a war widow in this story that blends elements of sci-fi, con artistry, and murder mystery.

0662 - Dialogue with Death (6/9/1977) Sep 24, 2026

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0662 - Dialogue with Death (6/9/1977)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Fred Gwynne; Evie Juster.
A man reunites with a childhood love, but soon finds difficulty dealing with her peculiar habit of talking to her parents and her horse who are all deceased.

0661 - The Curse of Conscience (6/7/1977) Sep 23, 2026

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0661 - The Curse of Conscience (6/7/1977)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Mary Jane Higby; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond; Himan Brown (uncredited).
A hustler encounters an elderly woman who tries to put him on the straight and narrow. But when he winds up in a bind, he takes advantage of her.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the policeman in act 3.

0660 - The Blood Red Wine (6/6/1977) Sep 22, 2026

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0660 - The Blood Red Wine (6/6/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy; Ralph Bell; Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes.
Joel and Myra welcome into their home a stranger caught in a storm. But when the man dies of a heart attack, the couple ponder what to do.

0659 - The Two-Dollar Murders (6/3/1977) Sep 21, 2026

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0659 - The Two-Dollar Murders (6/3/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Larry Haines; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay.
A man kills a cop in an effort to cover up a romantic affair and a murder, but his plan is uncovered in the unlikeliest of manners.

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