CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Old Time Radio

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Old Time Radio brings you atmospheric mystery, suspense, horror, and supernatural drama from one of radio’s great revival-era anthology series. Enter stories of murder, psychological terror, strange encounters, the unexplained, and dark secrets brought vividly to life through classic radio storytelling. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Created by Himan Brown, CBS Radio Mystery Theater carried the tradition of classic suspense radio into a new generation with memorable performances and immersive storytelling. Re...

Episodes(40 episodes)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Ghost Talk" (Old Time Radio, 1975)

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 introd...

Published: Oct 3, 2026Duration: 43m 11s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Dreamers and Killers" (Old Time Radio, 1982)

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 g...

Published: Oct 2, 2026Duration: 51m 17s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Murder by Proxy" (Old Time Radio, 1975)

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 gent...

Published: Oct 1, 2026Duration: 47m 1s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Ghost Plane" (Old Time Radio, 1975)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost Plane,” episode 343, originally broadcast September 12, 1975. Written by Ian Martin and produced and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio Network mystery features Richard Crenna, Janet Waldo, Casey Kasem, Virginia Gregg, and Sam Edwards.Two strangers awaken aboard an unfamiliar passenger plane with no memory of who they are, how they arrived, or where the flight is headed. As the aircraft makes stops and other equally disoriented passengers join them, the travelers struggle to understand the unsettling purpose of their journey.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a ne...

Published: Sep 30, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 1s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Ghost Grey Bat" (Old Time Radio, 1981)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost Grey Bat” (also listed as “The Ghost-Grey Bat”), originally broadcast March 25, 1981, as episode 1176. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this original drama was written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown.While on sabbatical, philosophy professor Alec Grant and his new wife, Moira, trade their New York apartment for an isolated Austrian chalet near Wintersbad. But their hosts are nowhere to be found, the caretaker is unsettling, and reports of a large gray winged presence turn their delayed honeymoon into a chilling Alpine mystery. The cast includes Don Scardino, Jennifer Harmon, Robert D...

Published: Sep 29, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 44s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Home Is Where the Ghost Is" (Old Time Radio, 1975)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Home Is Where the Ghost Is,” episode 378, originally broadcast November 13, 1975. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this original radio drama was written by Murray Burnett and directed by Himan Brown.At Calhoun University, a skeptical proctor is drawn into the troubles surrounding grieving scientist Professor Ramsey Joslin during an international scientific conference. As a Russian colleague’s possible defection raises the stakes, urgent warnings from Joslin’s late wife blur the line between private loss, academic intrigue, and supernatural suspense. The cast includes Gordon Gould, Patricia Elliott, William Redfield, and Gilbert Mack.CBS Radi...

Published: Sep 28, 2026Duration: 45m 58s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Episode of Terror" (Old Time Radio, 1981)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Episode of Terror,” originally broadcast September 7, 1981, as episode 1240. Adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s “An Episode Under the Terror,” the drama was written by G. Frederick Lewis and directed by Himan Brown.In Paris during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, two Carmelite sisters shelter a priest in hiding. When an uneasy errand and the arrival of a shadowy visitor raise fears of discovery, faith, secrecy, and trust are tested in a city gripped by political violence. The cast includes Marian Seldes, Arnold Moss, Earl Hammond, and Sam Gray.CBS Radio Mystery...

Published: Sep 27, 2026Duration: 43m 29s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Matched Pair for Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1981)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Matched Pair for Murder,” episode 1207, originally broadcast on June 5, 1981. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Arnold Moss, Kristoffer Tabori, Evie Juster, and Bernard Grant.A young woman pleads with a judge to spare her lover from a murder conviction. When the judge allows compassion to shape his decision, the consequences of that choice begin to weigh heavily on him.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 cons...

Published: Sep 26, 2026Duration: 45m 31s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Wine Women and Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1977)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Wine Women and Murder,” episode 651, originally broadcast May 20, 1977. This CBS Radio mystery was written by Sam Dann and stars Robert Dryden, with Carol Teitel.Mild-mannered American bookseller Elias Breckinridge arrives in Cologne, Germany, for an International Coleridge Society gathering. When he agrees to deliver a document to a local professor, he is pulled into a murder investigation—and soon finds himself the leading suspect in an unfamiliar city.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...

Published: Sep 25, 2026Duration: 44m 55s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Forgetful Ghost" (Old Time Radio, 1978)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Forgetful Ghost,” episode 769, originally broadcast on January 23, 1978. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, this gentle supernatural mystery stars Mandel Kramer, Martha Greenhouse, Ian Martin, and Jackson Beck.When a seriously ill woman and her husband encounter Peter Pruitt, a mild-mannered ghost with no memory of why he has returned, an unusual attempt to help his living daughter begins. Set largely in the Gordons’ darkened home, the story blends wistful humor, uneasy mystery, and a card-playing scheme.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produc...

Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 48m 8s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Ghost of Andersonville" (Old Time Radio, 1982)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost of Andersonville,” originally broadcast April 28, 1982, as episode 1321. Written by James Agate, Jr. and directed by Himan Brown, this Civil War-era drama stars Tony Roberts and Robert Kaliban.After his release from the Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, Major Cal Russell returns North carrying a deep grievance from the war. An uneasy meeting with Union General Lysander Cutler draws him into a dangerous official inquiry and back toward the shadows of his captivity.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing anno...

Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 46m 37s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Murder Museum" (Old Time Radio, 1974)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Murder Museum,” episode 71, originally broadcast on April 9, 1974. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this CBS production was written by Henry Slesar and directed by Himan Brown, with Michael Wager, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, and Leon Janney.At Professor Rafael Gallinari’s wax museum of notorious crimes, Lisa Brandon asks to see a forthcoming murder reenactment before it opens to the public. As a guided tour moves through the museum’s unsettling displays, Lisa recounts the troubled history of painter Vincent Raymond—and the private past about to become part of the exhibition.CBS R...

Published: Sep 22, 2026Duration: 47m 29s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Terror on the Heath" (Old Time Radio, 1974)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Terror on the Heath,” originally broadcast November 6, 1974. This is episode 170 of the CBS Radio Network suspense series, hosted by E. G. Marshall.When David Matson finds unsettling links between himself and Charles Mason, a 19th-century murderer hanged for killings on London’s Hampstead Heath, his fascination becomes a terrifying obsession. Written by Murray Burnett and directed by Himan Brown, the drama stars Shepperd Strudwick, Marian Seldes, and William Redfield.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio...

Published: Sep 21, 2026Duration: 45m 57s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "A Very Dear Ghost Indeed" (Old Time Radio, 1976)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “A Very Dear Ghost Indeed,” episode 521, originally broadcast September 20, 1976. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio mystery features Russell Horton, Patricia Elliott, Ian Martin, and Earl Hammond.In late-19th-century Ireland, an American father and daughter are stranded when a rural bridge washes out. Seeking shelter at an old castle, they encounter a mysterious resident and a haunting tale of greed, family, and a perilous bargain.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently clea...

Published: Sep 20, 2026Duration: 45m 9s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Ghost of San Juan Hill" (Old Time Radio, 1976)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost of San Juan Hill,” episode 481, originally broadcast on May 10, 1976. This historical-tinged mystery was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown.As a bride prepares to remarry, the unexpected return of the husband she believed lost in the Spanish-American War throws the wedding into turmoil. Against the lingering memory of the fighting at San Juan Hill, the drama features Jack Grimes, Marian Haley, William Redfield, Bryna Raeburn, and Ian Martin.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and...

Published: Sep 19, 2026Duration: 44m 43s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Trouble with Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1974)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Trouble with Murder,” episode 147, originally broadcast on September 12, 1974. Written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, this contemporary Brooklyn crime thriller stars Robert Morse and Bryna Raeburn.As police investigate a troubling series of killings, a wealthy woman commissions an artist to paint her nude portrait. But the painter’s increasingly unsettling behavior turns a private artistic arrangement into a mounting danger.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 consis...

Published: Sep 18, 2026Duration: 53m 20s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Ghost in the Well" (Old Time Radio, 1978)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost in the Well,” episode 806, originally broadcast March 28, 1978. Written by Murray Burnett and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio Network drama stars Tony Roberts and Patricia Elliott.An artist becomes compelled to paint the portrait of a mysterious woman’s spirit, opening a supernatural doorway into New York’s historic Manhattan Well murder case. Inspired by the 1800 trial of Levi Weeks—defended by Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and Henry Brockholst Livingston—the drama blends an eerie studio séance with a haunting chapter of early American history.CBS Radio Mystery Theat...

Published: Sep 17, 2026Duration: 43m 29s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Tomorrow's Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1976)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Tomorrow’s Murder,” originally broadcast December 31, 1976. This is episode 575 of the CBS Radio Network suspense anthology, written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown.Stressed sales manager Harold K. Starbright takes a walk through Morrison City Memorial Park and encounters a stranger studying cemetery sculpture. Then Harold finds an elaborate gravestone bearing his own name, birth date, and a death date still a year in the future. Robert Dryden, Evie Juster, Court Benson, and Earl Hammond star in this unsettling mystery.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadc...

Published: Sep 16, 2026Duration: 45m 37s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Scenes from a Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1982)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Scenes from a Murder,” originally broadcast September 7, 1982, as episode 1367. This CBS Radio Network drama was written by G. Frederick Lewis and directed by Himan Brown.Adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, the story follows a financially desperate music teacher whose attempt to solve his money troubles draws him into a harrowing moral and psychological struggle. Russell Horton leads a cast that includes Carol Teitel, Joan Shay, and Earl Hammond.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleane...

Published: Sep 15, 2026Duration: 43m 10s

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Forty-Five Minutes to Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1976)

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Forty-Five Minutes to Murder,” episode 495, originally broadcast on June 28, 1976. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this contemporary mystery features Larry Haines, Leon Janney, and Joan Shay.A bitter business feud seems to be settling when Jim Raglan sends Carroway Chemicals vice president Emmet Martindale an extravagant bottle of cognac. But when the gift brings tragedy to the Martindale home, a poison investigation exposes unsettling contradictions—and a crucial forty-five-minute gap.CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and ge...

Published: Sep 14, 2026Duration: 47m 57s