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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghostly Private Eye,” originally broadcast September 27, 1976, as episode 525. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this installment was written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown. At nineteenth-century Yand Manor House in Surrey, occult investigator Dr. Flaxman Low is summoned to confront a violent, unexplained force that has made part of the estate uninhabitable. Joined by the skeptical Professor Jean Thierry, Low investigates a chilling country-house mystery adapted from “The Story of Yand Manor House” by E. and H. Heron. The cast includes Larry Haines, Paul Hecht, Betty Winkler, Guy Sorel, and Ian Martin. 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 44:35 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Reflected Terror,” episode 780, originally broadcast February 10, 1978. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this Gothic mystery was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown. A young woman, Emily Falkirk, enters service at an isolated country manor ruled by a brooding lord—and discovers that mirrors are forbidden throughout the house. As the estate’s uneasy silences and old secrets close in, the strange prohibition takes on an increasingly ominous meaning. The cast includes Marian Seldes and Russell Horton. 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 52:41 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Markheim Man or Monster,” episode 279, originally broadcast on May 23, 1975. This CBS Radio Network suspense drama adapts Robert Louis Stevenson’s short story “Markheim,” with Kevin McCarthy starring as Karl Markheim. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown. Denied an inheritance by his wealthy great-uncle, the manipulative Markheim turns toward his wife and father-in-law as potential sources of money. As his plans intensify, an uncanny presence behind a mirror seems to be watching in this domestic Gothic tale of greed, conscience, and mounting dread. 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 45:01 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Ghost at High Noon,” episode 124, originally broadcast on July 29, 1974. Written by Elizabeth Pennell and directed by Himan Brown, this daytime ghost story stars Celeste Holm and Frances Sternhagen. After taking Marion Jeffries’s son to summer camp, Marion and her friend Janet Marston are stranded on a scorching, isolated western highway. A ride from an elderly man in a covered wagon leads them to the remote town of Mirado, where relief gradually gives way to an unsettling sense that they may not be welcome to leave. 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 00:48 Original Broadcast 45:46 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Killer of the Year,” episode 248, originally broadcast on March 31, 1975. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS mystery stars Norman Rose and Teri Keane. A successful businessman is fascinated by his town’s newly arrived librarian—until he realizes she is the woman at the center of a sensational murder trial that gripped him years before. As old memories and new attraction collide, the past proves more dangerous than it first appears. 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 41:46 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Lovers and Killers,” Episode 504, originally broadcast on August 5, 1976. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Robert Dryden, Russell Horton, Marian Seldes, Evie Juster, and Robert Maxwell. A young lothario is tried for the murder of a married woman’s husband after an encounter tied to a singles bar. As conflicting testimony unfolds, reluctant juror David Miller, Juror No. 2, must weigh the competing versions of events in this courtroom-centered mystery. 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 00:51 Original Broadcast 01:03:50 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Green-Eyed Monster,” episode 473, originally broadcast April 22, 1976. This adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello was written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown. In Venice and Cyprus, a celebrated military commander’s marriage is threatened as jealousy, suspicion, and carefully planted doubts begin to undermine love and loyalty. Arnold Moss, Marian Seldes, and Ralph Bell star in this Shakespearean tragedy of intrigue and mistrust. 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 45:37 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “It’s Murder Mr Lincoln,” originally broadcast March 18, 1975, as episode 241. Written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this historical legal mystery stars Keir Dullea as a young Abraham Lincoln. In 1837 Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln takes on the defense of Franklin Jones, accused of murder after making a public threat against a local businessman. With the evidence seemingly stacked against his client, the young lawyer must search beyond appearances for the truth. 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 00:49 Original Broadcast 44:56 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Murder Preferred,” originally broadcast July 16, 1980, as episode 1103. This original script by Henry Slesar was directed by Himan Brown and stars Tony Roberts. On the eve of a Senate campaign announcement, prominent politician Walter Haven is found shot in his study, and Tony Gerard is jailed for the crime. Haven’s widow, Adrian, believes Gerard is innocent and turns to attorney Tom Hendricks to untangle a politically charged case where the truth may be far from simple. 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 01:00 Original Broadcast 44:20 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Memory Killers,” episode 404, originally broadcast December 29, 1975. This original drama was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown. New York marketing executive Henry Clay Courtland travels to Munich to pursue a major automobile account, but the business trip draws him into the powerful Volker family’s world—and awakens disturbing memories of his wartime imprisonment. As past and present begin to overlap, Courtland questions whether a figure from those dark years has entered his new life. The cast includes Ralph Bell, Patricia Wheel, Robert Dryden, and Nat Polen. 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 00:49 Original Broadcast 46:38 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Grey Ghost,” episode 323, originally broadcast on August 8, 1975. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, the drama stars Betsy Palmer and William Redfield. After the death of her race-car-driver father, Kate Richards leaves her husband and travels to Italy. There, her encounter with a gifted driver draws her back into the high-speed world of motor racing—and toward lingering questions surrounding her father’s fatal crash. 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 43:38 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Sealed Room Murder,” originally broadcast October 23, 1975, as episode 366. Adapted by Ian Martin from Melville Davisson Post’s “The Doomdorf Mystery,” this pioneer-era Virginia locked-room drama features Howard DaSilva and Fred Gwynne. In an isolated mountain community, a much-disliked resident is found dead in a room apparently sealed from within. As local investigators look past the town’s easy explanations, the victim’s bitter history and the impossible crime scene point toward a deeper mystery. 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 00:48 Original Broadcast 44:21 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Ghost Talk,” episode 207, originally broadcast January 17, 1975. Written by Elspeth Eric and directed by Himan Brown, this romantic supernatural drama stars Lenka Peterson, Elliot Reid, Gordon Gould, and Robert Dryden. After Paul’s death, his devoted widow Melba struggles to let go of the life they shared. When communication seems possible across the boundary between life and death, an angelic messenger introduces a profound spiritual dilemma. A tender, lightly fantastical story of love, grief, and attachment beyond the grave. CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents this 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 00:43 Original Broadcast 42:53 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Dreamers and Killers,” originally broadcast on May 5, 1982. This is episode 1324 of the CBS Radio Network suspense series, written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, with Marian Seldes, Diane Dirkwood, and Gordon Gould. A woman haunted by recurring nightmares about her former fiancé becomes increasingly alarmed when his real-life near-fatal mishaps begin to resemble the dangers she has dreamed. A psychological tale of dread, coincidence, and the unsettling power of the mind. 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 00:41 Original Broadcast 51:07 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Murder by Proxy,” episode 335, originally broadcast on August 29, 1975. Written by Roy Winsor and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS suspense drama features Mandel Kramer, Grace Matthews, Lesley Woods, Earl Hammond, Leon Janney, and William Redfield. After his release from prison, Tim Cohain seeks revenge against Ed Hunter, the jury foreman whose verdict helped send him away. A past murder trial becomes the source of a mounting threat in this tense crime thriller. 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 00:43 Original Broadcast 46:50 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio