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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Marry for Murder,” episode 395, originally broadcast on December 12, 1975. This original CBS Radio drama was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, starring Mandel Kramer.

Private detective James Kellogg is hired to investigate Walter Jones, the younger fiancé of a wealthy widow whose family suspects he may be after her fortune. When another client seeks the same elusive man, Kellogg finds himself navigating conflicting loyalties, suspicious histories, and professional duty. The cast also includes Patsy Bruder, Evie Juster, Arthur Anderson, and Dan Ocko.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
46:20 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Mirror for Murder,” episode 97, originally broadcast on May 27, 1974. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this original mystery was written and directed by Himan Brown’s frequent collaborator Sam Dann, with Celeste Holm, Wesley Addy, William Redfield, and Robert Dryden.

Helen Stewart, neglected and increasingly restless in her domestic life, becomes deeply unsettled when her reflection in a mirror seems to fade away. As she struggles to reclaim her sense of self, the mirror becomes the focus of an intimate and unnerving crisis.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:59 Original Broadcast
44:50 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Terrorist,” episode 1027, originally broadcast on November 5, 1979. This CBS Radio Network suspense drama was written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown.

On Turkey’s Aegean coast, an elderly American romance writer and her niece find their secluded home invaded by two extremist fugitives seeking refuge. When a publishing executive’s nephew arrives to check on the troubled author, he is drawn into a dangerous hostage crisis where courage and quick thinking may be their only protection. The cast includes Jada Rowland, Russell Horton, Ian Martin, and Grace Matthews.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
44:12 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Murder Market,” originally broadcast December 23, 1975, as episode 401. Written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Rosemary Murphy with Robert Dryden, Ann Pitoniak, and Ian Martin.

Theodora Lewis, restless in a humdrum life and frustrated by her penny-pinching fiancé, is drawn toward the promise of an exciting new career. But the world of a forceful business entrepreneur brings her dangerously close to homicide.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
44:05 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Trial for Murder,” originally broadcast October 24, 1977, as episode 728. Written by James Agate Jr. and directed by Himan Brown, this supernatural courtroom mystery adapts Charles Dickens’s ghost story “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt.” The cast includes Paul Hecht, Earl Hammond, Court Benson, and Robert Maxwell.

Two writers investigating a murder find their separate leads converging as the case comes to trial. But unsettling evidence—and the possible presence of the murdered man’s spirit—casts an uncanny shadow over the courtroom proceedings.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
42:41 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Murder by Decree,” episode 1358, originally broadcast on August 5, 1982. This historical drama was written by James Agate Jr. and features Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant, and Carol Teitel.

In Tudor England, Queen Anne Boleyn faces the mounting pressures of King Henry VIII’s court as her marriage and position grow increasingly precarious. A tense, history-based drama centered on ambition, power, and the dangers surrounding the crown.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
45:34 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Haunted Mill,” episode 737, originally broadcast November 8, 1977. Adapted by James Agate, Jr. from Dick Donovan’s 1899 ghost story “The Corpse Light,” this Gothic mystery was produced and directed by Himan Brown.

After a three-year journey abroad, Dr. James Patmore returns to find the woman he loves drawn into another man’s orbit. Old emotions and rivalries intensify as Patmore becomes fascinated by a decaying mill rumored to be haunted. The cast includes Ralph Bell, Russell Horton, Patricia Elliott, and Court Benson.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:58 Original Broadcast
44:34 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Killer Crab,” originally broadcast June 30, 1982, as episode 1345. This late-run science-fiction drama was hosted by Tammy Grimes and written by James Agate, Jr., with Himan Brown directing.

On the future-world of Planet Vivian, inventor Joe Harkness becomes entangled in a dangerous act of sabotage that sends his shuttle down. His possible rescue—and a reckoning with old resentments—may rest with K.C., a robotic weapon known as the Killer Crab. Russell Horton, Ann Williams, Mandel Kramer, and Robert Dryden star.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
44:06 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “All Unregistered Aliens,” episode 779, originally broadcast on February 9, 1978. Written by Victoria Dann, this CBS Radio Network mystery features Ann Williams, Court Benson, and Earl Hammond.

A woman doctor treats a wounded undocumented immigrant, only to find that he has vanished from her care. Her search leads into an unsettling mystery of identity, belonging, and the powerful pull of one’s origins.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
43:56 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Innocent Murderer,” originally broadcast July 14, 1982, as episode 1351. Written by James Agate Jr., this historical suspense drama stars Tony Roberts, Robert Dryden, Robert Kaliban, and Gordon Gould.

In the shadow of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, John Surratt flees prosecution, escaping through Canada and toward Liverpool, England. His dangerous journey unfolds as a tense fugitive story shaped by suspicion, international travel, and the lingering reach of the Lincoln conspiracy.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:53 Original Broadcast
45:30 Closing

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