0128 - The Headstrong Corpse (8/6/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Suzanne Grossman; Gordon Gould; Ann Pitoniak; Ian Martin; Court Benson; George Lowther.

Set in 1874, this story of murder and mayhem finds the late Lord Burleigh of Moreland laid out in an open crypt per his wishes; he feared being buried alive.

0127 - I Thought You Were Dead (8/5/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Arlene Francis; Mary Jane Higby; Robert Dryden; Guy Sorel.


One year after murdering her husband, and writing partner, an author begins to receive phone calls from her deceased spouse.

0126 - The Hit Man (8/1/1974)

Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mike Kellin; Alan Manson; Earl Hammond; Marian Seldes; Lon Clark.

* A chance encounter with the wife of his next victim, and hearing the heartbreaking story that the couple shares, changes a hired assassin's mindset.

0125 - The Only Blood (7/31/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Howard DaSilva; Ken Harvey; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Jack Grimes.

An immigrant shoemaker vows murderous revenge after he and his family are attacked by the local mafia for his refusal to pay "protection" money.

0124 - Ghost at High Noon (7/29/1974)

Written by Elizabeth Pennell. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Celeste Holm; Frances Sternhagen; Nat Polen; Gilbert Mack.

Stuck in the middle of the desert with a broken-down car, two women are rescued by an old man in a covered wagon, who takes them to the nearest town where he and the townsfolk insists that the women stay.

0123 - My Sister -- Death (7/25/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Beatrice Straight; Paul Hecht; Marian Seldes; George Petrie.

A twisted tale of Sybil Carter's attempts to gain her late brother's estate from her sister.

0122 - Adam's Astral Self (7/23/1974)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Michael Wager; Jennifer Harmon; Jacqueline Brooks; William Redfield.

Adam Farr is able to project his spiritual self to other places; it annoys his wife enough that she leaves him, but Adam has a plan to woo her back.

0121 - The Deadly Process (7/22/1974)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Norman Rose; Ralph Bell; Marian Seldes; Bob Maxwell; Jackson Beck.

In order to save his job, an unskilled engineer pilfers from an old friend the secret to a revolutionary industrial process.

CBSRMT Trivia: Sometimes the teaser at the beginning of Mystery Theater doesn't match what happens in the episode. This is one such episode.

0120 - The Dream Woman (7/18/1974)

Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Wilkie Collins.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Teri Keane; Grace Matthews; Robert Dryden.

A man abandons his loyal wife to pursue a struggling actress he believes to be his "dream woman."

0119 - The Real Printer's Devil (7/17/1974)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Jada Rowland; Paul Hecht; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn.

* A young couple luck out in finding an inexpensive apartment in New York's Central Park West, but soon learn that there's more to the good deal than they bargained for.