A Shocking Affair
Episode 1199
Original Air Date: May 18, 1981
A political assassin plans to use an apartment to carry out his mission. When the apartment's residents return unexpectedly, trouble ensues.
Cast: Joe Silver, Patricia Elliot, Michael Wager, Ian Martin
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: *1/2
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
1097 The Sweet Smell Of Murder
The Sweet Smell Of Murder
Episode 1097
Original Air Date: June 25, 1980
When a charter boat captain is caught red-handed with the proceeds of a bank robbery, his wife works with a police detective to find out how he came into it and prove him innocent.
Cast: Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden, Evie Juster, Joe Silver
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
Episode 1097
Original Air Date: June 25, 1980
When a charter boat captain is caught red-handed with the proceeds of a bank robbery, his wife works with a police detective to find out how he came into it and prove him innocent.
Cast: Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden, Evie Juster, Joe Silver
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
Friday, March 2, 2012
0987 Look Who's Coming
Look Who's Coming
Episode 0987
Original Air Date: June 11, 1979
A middle-aged couple having marital problems hit a real crisis when the wife watches space aliens warn of an imminent invasion instead of watching her soaps. Her husband won't believe her.
Cast: Teri Keane, Joe Silver
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **
Commercials: Contac, International Harvester Scout,
NEEDS REPLACED, Very slow tape speed starts during Act II, Final thought and cast cut off,
Episode 0987
Original Air Date: June 11, 1979
A middle-aged couple having marital problems hit a real crisis when the wife watches space aliens warn of an imminent invasion instead of watching her soaps. Her husband won't believe her.
Cast: Teri Keane, Joe Silver
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **
Commercials: Contac, International Harvester Scout,
NEEDS REPLACED, Very slow tape speed starts during Act II, Final thought and cast cut off,
Monday, February 27, 2012
0947 Side Effects
Side Effects
Episode 0947
Original Air Date: January 19, 1979
A scientist finds out that his new wonder drug has potentially harmful side effects. When he tells his boss, his boss's first desire is to protect his company and his profits.
Cast: Mandel Kramer, Robert Dryden, Joe Silver, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***
Commercials: Child abuse PSA,
NEEDS REPLACED Tape hiss, low recording level,
Episode 0947
Original Air Date: January 19, 1979
A scientist finds out that his new wonder drug has potentially harmful side effects. When he tells his boss, his boss's first desire is to protect his company and his profits.
Cast: Mandel Kramer, Robert Dryden, Joe Silver, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***
Commercials: Child abuse PSA,
NEEDS REPLACED Tape hiss, low recording level,
Sunday, January 29, 2012
0859 My Kingdom For A Horse
My Kingdom For A Horse
Episode 0858
Episode Air Date: July 5, 1978
The story of a gambler, his horse, and the conversations they have.
Cast: Joe Silver, Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: 1/2
No news
No commercials
Episode 0858
Episode Air Date: July 5, 1978
The story of a gambler, his horse, and the conversations they have.
Cast: Joe Silver, Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: 1/2
No news
No commercials
Thursday, January 12, 2012
0790 A Message From Space
A Message From Space
Episode 0790
Original Air Date: February 28, 1977
A reporter trying to disprove the existence of UFO's has a first-hand encounter, forcing him to change his views on the subject.
Cast: Tony Roberts, Bryce Bond, Jada Rowland, Joe Silver
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **
No news
Commercials: Behind the scenes at CBS Radio Mystery Theater
Episode 0790
Original Air Date: February 28, 1977
A reporter trying to disprove the existence of UFO's has a first-hand encounter, forcing him to change his views on the subject.
Cast: Tony Roberts, Bryce Bond, Jada Rowland, Joe Silver
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **
No news
Commercials: Behind the scenes at CBS Radio Mystery Theater
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
0753 The Ten Million Dollar Heist
The Ten Million Dollar Heist
Episode 0753
Original Air Date: December 12, 1977
Three small time burglars attempt to pull off the largest bank robbery in history in this turn of the century farce.
Cast: Joe Silver, Robert Dryden, Skip Hinnant
Writer: James Agate, Jr.
Rating: *1/2
No news
No commercials
Episode 0753
Original Air Date: December 12, 1977
Three small time burglars attempt to pull off the largest bank robbery in history in this turn of the century farce.
Cast: Joe Silver, Robert Dryden, Skip Hinnant
Writer: James Agate, Jr.
Rating: *1/2
No news
No commercials
Sunday, November 20, 2011
0693 Case Closed

Case Closed
Episode 0693
Original Air Date: August 10, 1977
An unlikely bankrobber holds up a bank and ends up taking a teller hostage. His demands are unusual. As the standoff continues, he learns alot about himself from his hostage.
Cast: Earl Hammond, Joe Silver, Joan Shea, Evie Juster, Mandel Kramer
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***
News: 44 Caliber Killer, aka 'Son of Sam' arrested
no commercials
Saturday, November 19, 2011
0670 The Red Circle

The Red Circle
Episode 0670
Original Air Date: June 23, 1977
A middle-class housewife has an unexpected visitor who is an old friend from whom she has not heard in many years. The old friend has an incredible tale to tell that pits her against her old friend's husband.
Cast: Anne Pitoniak, Robert Dryden, Catherine Byers, Joe Silver
Writer: Roy Windsor
Rating: ***1/2
No news
No commercials
Saturday, November 12, 2011
0646 Reunion Fever

Reunion Fever
Episode 0646
Original Air Date: May 5, 1977
Most of the attendees of a class reunion end up sick with many of them dying. One member of the class gets a letter offering to sell him the remedy for the mysterious virus for $10,000.
Cast: Phyllis Newman, Paul Hecht, Bob Kaliban, Evie Juster, Joe Silver
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: *1/2
no news
no commercials
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
0624 The Warriors From Loanda

The Warriors From Loanda
Episode 0624
Original Air Date: March 28, 1977
Two ivory hunters are stranded in the Congo, one of them ill with fever in the heat and humidity. The isolation takes a toll on them.
Cast: Robert Dryden, William Griffis, Joe Silver, Joan Arliss
Writer: Joseph Conrad adapted by Roy Windsor
Rating: ***
No news
No commercials
Labels:
0624,
1977,
601-650,
CBS Radio Mystery Theater,
CBSRMT,
Joan Arliss,
Joe Silver,
Joseph Conrad,
Recommended 1977,
Robert Dryden,
Roy Windsor,
Warriors from Loanda,
William Griffis
Sunday, October 2, 2011
0584 A Departmental Case

A Departmental Case
Episode 0584
Original Air Date: January 14, 1977
A gunfighter turned insurance clerk, comes out of retirement to gun down an alleged wife beating bank robber. However, a New York reporter finds out the deceased was not all that different than his killer.
Cast: Robert Dryden, Carol Teitel, Teri Keane, Earl Hammond, Joe Silver
Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry
Rating: **1/2
No news
No commercials
Saturday, April 30, 2011
0563 Identity Crisis

Identity Crisis
Episode 0563
Original Air Date: December 10, 1976
A state senator is about to undergo the world's first brain transplant. His wife and the body donor's wife are having second thoughts. Meanwhile, two corrupt contractors who did business with the Senator want the operation to fail.
Cast: Gordon Gould, Ann Williams, Joe Silver, Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden
Writer: Fielden Farrington
Rating: **1/2
Recorded from WOR, New York
News: Local New York news, Navy plane crashes, Baton Rouge plants releases cloud of poison gas, Jimmy Carter says jobs programs are top priority, Gary Gilmor gets court date on second murder charge, Sec of State Kissinger to meet with Saudi ambassador, Soviets to test new missile, McDonald Cary arrested for drunk driving, explosion at New York post office, Wheat harvest down in 1976, Sports,
Commercials: Buick LeSabre, Flemington Fur Co., Minute Maid Lemon Juice, Shop Rite Supermarkets, Union Label, Tru Value Hardware, New York Daily News, Goncha Spumante, 1977 Buick Regal, TWA airlines, Dean's Carpets, Zales Diamond Stores,
Sunday, April 24, 2011
0551 A Question Of Identity

A Question Of Identity
Episode 0551
Original Air Date: November 12, 1976
A woman is recruited by the U.S. government to identify a spy for them. The spy is her ex-husband. She is confident she can do it until she finds out he has had plastic surgery. She has to question each one -- bringing back bad memories.
Cast: Joan Lovejoy, Joe Silver, Ian Martin, Robert Dryden
Writer: Murray Burnett
Rating: **1/2
0545 The Queen Of Cats

The Queen Of Cats
Episode 0545
Original Air Date: October 31, 1976
See "Willard" only with cats. An evil witch uses cats to prey on children in a small town. A lawyer and a local sheriff try to corner her.
Cast: Tammy Grimes, Joe Silver, Jack Grimes, Betsy Beard
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: ***
Recorded from WBBM, Chicago
Commercials: Rayovac Supercell Batteries, Buick LeSabre, Morgan Finley for Cook County Clerk of Courts, Master Lock burglar alarm, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Drunk driving PSA, Vote Democrat, Check your anti-freeze PSA, Vote Democrat, Get out the vote PSA, CBS News election coverage, Air pollution PSA,
News: Polls show Ford and Carter tied, Arthur Schlesinger predicts Carter win, Carter campaigns in California and says he does not intend to lose, Ford campaigns in Rhode Island and Canton, Ohio, Geneva conference on future of Rhodesia nearly collapses, Conference on Cypress calls on U.N. to act on colonialization of Turkey occupied Cypress, A University of Cincinnati trying to figure out why some adults still believe in evil spirits,
News Program: Face the Nation (after)
Saturday, April 16, 2011
0519 Dr. Peterson's Pills

Dr. Peterson's Pills
Episode 0519
Original Air Date: September 16, 1976
A Maine country doctor seems to have a miracle cure for every ailment in his mysterious pink pills. But his curative abilities came at a steep price that has just come due.
Cast: Leon Janney, Rosemary Murphy, Joe Silver, Catherine Byers
Writer: Fielden Farrington
Rating: ***
No news
No commercials
Thursday, April 7, 2011
0507 Your Grade Is A

Your Grade Is A
Episode 0507
Original Air Date: August 16, 1976
A woman suspects her friend's suicide was actually murder. Her prime suspect is the widower, who is also her husband's best friend. A correspondence school writing teacher offers insight into murder.
Cast: Robert Kaliban, Ralph Bell, Joan Shea, Joe Silver
Writer: Roy Windsor
Rating: **1/2
Recorded from WOR, New York,
Commercials: Opel/Isuzu, Bronchaid tablets, 1977 Holiday on Ice, Great Gorge golf club, English Leather deodorant, AC Delco, Opel/Isuzu, Preparation H, AAMCO Transmission, Tickets available for Redskins-Jets preseason game, Family Circle magazine, Contac, Kraft Cheez Whiz,
News: President Ford closer to sewing up nomination, Delegate claims Reagan people offered him bribes, VP Rockefeller will recommend candidate that is electable, Israeli troops boarding boats bound for Lebanon, Three major earthquakes hit Asia, New York local news,
Monday, April 4, 2011
0485 A Mexican Standoff
Saturday, March 26, 2011
0455 The Transformation Of Joebee

The Transformation Of Joebee
Episode 0455
Original Air Date: March 25, 1976
After confessing to a final stunt, a chronic practical joker swears he has changed his ways. Is he sincere, or is this just his most amazing joke ever?
Cast: Hans Conried, Ian Martin, Bryna Raeburn, Joe Silver
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***
No news
No commercials
Friday, March 25, 2011
0443 The Infernal Triangle

The Infernal Triangle
Episode 0443
Original Air Date: March 5, 1976
An ugly duckling young woman is sure that her older, prettier sister is trying to steal her fiancee. She is so sure that her sister is going to steal her love that she might kill everyone involved.
Cast: Morgan Fairchild, Joe Silver, Catherine Byers, William Redfield
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **1/2
Commercials: Buick LeSabre, Save the Children, American Heart Association, Luden's Cough Drops, Buick Elektra, Foundation Church, Tru Value Hardware, March of Dimes, ACTION Volunteers,
10 minutes of blank space at end of the show.
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