Vol. 15.1 | 3.75 Hrs - CBS Radio MYSTERY THEATRE - Old Time Radio Dramas - Volume 15: Part 1 of 2

CBS Radio MYSTERY THEATRE - Old Time Radio Dramas - Volume 15: Part 1 of 2

141. (0:00:14) “Medium Rare” – Written by George Lowther - Starring: Joan Lovejoy, Robert Dryden, Mason Adams, Marian Seldes, George Petrie - August 29, 1974.
In this episode, swindled out of big money while he was alive, the demanding ghost of a big-time gambler asks husband-and-wife false psychics to help exact revenge against a Las Vegas blackjack dealer and his wife…the ghost's ex-girlfriend!

142. (0:44:46) “The Return of Anatole Chevenic” – Written by Sidney Slon - Starring: Alexander Scourby, Gilbert Mack, Ann Pitoniak, Sidney Slon - September 2, 1974.
In this episode, Hans Chevenic works long hours for his sadistic shoemaker uncle Anatole, who in return gives meager pay and no assurance of an inheritance; it leaves Hans fantasizing about Anatole's death…a dream that may come true in ways Hans might not have imagined.

143. (1:29:10) “The Imp in the Bottle” – Written by Ian Martin (adapted from the short story by Robert Louis Stevenson) - Starring: William Redfield, Joan Lorring, Santos Ortega, Ian Martin, Leon Janney - September 3, 1974.
In this episode, Barry Holden inherits an amulet containing an imp that can grant wishes of wealth... but to save his soul, Barry must sell the talisman for less than he paid for it.

144. (2:13:52) “Deadline for Death” – Written by Arnold Moss - Starring: Joseph Julian, Michael Tolan, June Gable, Guy Repp - September 5, 1974.
In this episode, Sam Rogers testifies against his former partner-in-crime, Johnny Promo, but goes into seclusion in the wake of Johnny's promise that Sam will die within 30 days of his execution.

145. (2:58:46) “Double Exposure” – Written by Ian Martin - Starring: Kim Hunter, Larry Haines, Joan Shea, Sam Gray - September 9, 1974.
In this episode, a cop's widow asks her police detective friend to investigate the backgrounds of two men: one claims she is his former neighbor; the other insists she's the ex-wife who abandoned him and his family years earlier.

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CBS Radio MYSTERY THEATRE is a radio drama series created and directed by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network affiliates from 1974 to 1982. Later in the early 2000s the show was repeated by the NPR satellite feed.

The format was similar to that of classic old time radio shows like The Mysterious Traveler and The Whistler, in that the episodes were introduced by host E. G. Marshall who provided pithy wisdom and commentary throughout. Unlike the hosts of those earlier programs, Marshall is fully mortal, merely someone whose heightened insight and erudition plunge the listener into the world of the macabre.

CBS Radio MYSTERY THEATRE was broadcast each weeknight, at first with a new program each night. Later in the run, three or four episodes were new originals each week, and the remainder repeats. There were 1,399 original episodes.

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[patriciastordahl]

Oh man I remember laying on my grandma's bed facing her stand up radio with cousins and my brothers. You never heard a peep out of us. She knew how to keep us quiet. Only the Shadow knows. Man I'm 69 now. Great memories.

[acd]

My dad and I would listen to these on our late night drives home. He was born in 1941…would have been 83 this year. He loved The Shadow…and hearing these and “only The Shadow knows” brings a comfort to me that I haven’t felt in a really long time. thank you 🙏

[merenuisence]

I was born in 1985. I grew up on art bell and coast to coast. But I have the respect and would have loved this radio generation just as much

[ritacatalinich]

To all of us subscribers 😊 what does it tell you about the society we live in at this very moment ? Here, we are in 2023 listening to these radio shows it means we have all had enough of what we see in the movies of nowadays & on TV we all just want a peaceful life a much simpler life & not so much noise we hear on that box that screams at us when we switch it on, the loudness of those commercials the loud music that drives us crazy & the hatred & violence we see on the box we switch on, maybe life was much nicer when we knew less about the things we know now. I was a little child when TV came out so I remember that nice music that we heard on the shows like FATHER KNOW THE BEST or THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB so when I hear that loudness of TV now days I turn it off or turn it down, these radio stories are relaxing & I listen to when I am in bed ready to relax away the day 🫠🥱just nice to listen to 😊just lovely😊

[ElegantPaws]

I am 60 and these are my adult bedtime stories. Thank you for these marvelous uploads.😊❤

[LauraAgnes-gu]

We used to sit around the radio listening to this show it was the highlight of our week. I am now seventy three years old. Miss those days so much

[debbieroberts]

I loved those old radio shows. It's so sad that they are a thing of the past. I still get a thrill hearing the creaking door opening! My mom would record CBSMT on our tape recorder and play them in our car on long road trips. It didn't matter if we'd heard the episodes before. We could listen over and over. I'm so happy to listen to these radio shows once again. Thank you!

[seattlebeard]

I collected the entire 1, 399 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theater from the Internet Archive. Wonderful memories!

[douglasbarnett]

My “Uncle” Bob Juhren (Dad’s best friend) wrote for the show. They grew up in the golden age of radio. He went on to participate in its renaissance. And I was a faithful listener. WWOR in NYC was all-day radio back then. Classics like Bob & Ray, Jean Shepherd,

[robertabray-enhus]

I remember listening to these in the mid 70s, when I was a teenager.
I’d go to my Nana’s to stay overnight about once a month on a Saturday.
I brought my trusty
radio/cassette player recorder, just about everywhere with me. I’d listen to these shows on said radio.

[williamsweeney]

Used to listen to this at night in Okinawa on Armed Services Radio in 1977. Brings back a lot of memories.

[jennaolbermann]

My parents were born in 1929 and shared classic movies and old time radio shows with my brother and I when we were growing up. We loved them! This makes me think about my dad.

[llc]

My sister and I would listen to this as quietly as possible on the radio late at night when we were supposed to be asleep.

[jeannemiller]

My sisters and I used to listen to these episodes at 10:07pm on WHAM AM station every night in the summer sleeping in our camper. We never made it through an episode before falling asleep. Love that 50 years later I finally hear the end of the episodes!

[CathyBorders-zmem]

I used to listen to this with my Dad, God bless him. Tucson AZ, 3/17/24.

[rheu]

I'm a Boomer/GenX cusper. I listened to this on the radio whenever I could get my mom to let me take a radio up to bed LOL 😂 Loved it. I'm thrilled I found it!

[johnnie]

It was radio theater that inspired me to get into broadcasting as a career. I never got to be in a radio drama because as my Program Director told me many years ago, "you were born about 20 years too late". The genre all but died in the 60s and my career began in '81. But I still loved CBS Radio Mystery Theater. I used to listen to it when I was a teenager back in the 70s. Then adulthood happened and decades passed & I hadn't heard it again until the internet became a reality & I found a website that played CBS RMT in the early 2000s & I rediscovered why I fell in love with radio from the beginning. Still great radio after all these years. My old Program Director was right. I was born 20 years too late. If I had been born in the 40s instead of the 60s I might have had a very different career. Well, it's fun to think about anyway. I'm still in the business that I began at 19. I've been a disc jockey. A news anchor, airborne traffic reporter and even did a stint in TV in the 90s. I even worked for CBS Radio in the early 2000s. Now I'm 60 and I've had a wonderful 40 years of memories and experiences. I don't know how much longer I'll be in this line of work. Hopefully a few more years as it's the only thing I know how to do and I'm not old enough or rich enough to retire. Lol. Radio has changed so much since the days of vinyl and reel-to-reel tapes. I've witnessed the evolution from analog to digital and I owe it all to first, God and also to my fondness for and inspiration from the old radio comedies, dramas and thrillers from the 40s, 50s and 60s. An influence that continues to this day. Long live CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

[MarkCexplorer]

Many nights probably truth be known, nearly every night, i would fall to sleep to this playing on my 1970s clock radio. Fond memories of calmer, simpler days.

[jonncockrell]

EG Marshall used to be a regular on night time AM radio back in my youth. Never missed the Mystery Theater!

[Harvey_Pekar]

Loved listening to these as a kid.
Never expected that fifty years later I'd be able to listen to them anytime I want.
They're awesome to listen to while you're PC gaming.