The Storm Breeder
Episode 0369
Original Air Date: October 28, 1975
A lost soul and his daughter are cursed to forever wander New England in search of home. Always behind him comes rain. A young judge aims to put his soul to rest.
Cast: Michael Tolan, Fred Gwynne, Ann Pitoniak, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin
Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of William Austin story.
Rating: ***
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
0367 The Summer People
The Summer People
Episode 0367
Original Air Date: October 24, 1975
A young, artistic couple search for a small, remote town in which to pursue their crafts during the summer. They find Granville --- a place that is VERY hard to find and even harder to leave.
Cast: Tony Roberts, Jennifer Harmon, Leon Janney, Grace Matthews, William Redfield.
Writer: Bob Juhren
Rating: ****
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Episode 0367
Original Air Date: October 24, 1975
A young, artistic couple search for a small, remote town in which to pursue their crafts during the summer. They find Granville --- a place that is VERY hard to find and even harder to leave.
Cast: Tony Roberts, Jennifer Harmon, Leon Janney, Grace Matthews, William Redfield.
Writer: Bob Juhren
Rating: ****
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Labels:
0367,
1975,
351-400,
Bob Juhren,
CBS Radio Mystery Theater,
CBSRMT,
Grace Matthews,
Highly recommended 1975,
Jennifer Harmon,
Leon Janney,
S,
Summer People,
Tony Roberts,
William Redfield
Monday, April 4, 2011
0482 The Secret Sharer

The Secret Sharer
Episode 0482
Original Air Date: May 13, 1976
A friendless ship captain harbors a stowaway in his cabin and ends up befriending him.
Cast: Norman Rose, William Redfield, Cort Benson, Mandel Kramer
Writer: Joseph Conrad story adapted by Elizabeth Pinnel
Rating: **1/2
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
0476 The Serpent Of The Nile

The Serpent Of The Nile
Episode 0476
Original Air Date: April 25, 1976
Adaption of "Anthony and Cleopatra"
Cast: Lois Nettleton, Kevin McCarthy, Carol Teitel, Robert Dryden, Paul Hecht, Russell Horton
Writer: Ian Martin adaption of William Shakespeare
Rating: **
Recorded from WFAA, Dallas, TX
News: Socialists losing election in Portugal, Hubert Humphrey wins Minnesotal Democratic primary, Ford wins Republican primary, Henry Jackson digs on Rockefeller in Pennsylvania campaigning, Walter Mathau undergoes heart procedure, Aluminum screens in American embassies block microwave bombardment,
Commercials: 20/20 Eye Drops, 55 MPH speed limit PSA, U.S. Customs PSA, 1976 Buicks, Law Day PSA, American Cancer Society, Allied Van lines, American Library Association, Buick, National Leukemia Association, Better Business Bureau PSA, Time Magazine, American Society of Dentists for Children PSA,
Labels:
0476,
1976,
451-500,
Carol Teitel,
CBS Radio Mystery Theater,
CBSRMT,
Ian Martin,
Kevin McCarthy,
Lois Nettleton,
Paul Hecht,
Robert Dryden,
S,
Serpent of the Nile,
WFAA,
William Shakespeare
0469 Strange Passenger
0467 Safe Judge

Safe Judge
Episode 0467
Original Air Date: April 12, 1976
A gangster applies pressure on a congressman to find him a judge who can be bribed so he can get his son off for drug possession.
Cast: Patsy Bruder, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, William Redfield, Earl Hammond
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
Commercials: Buick, Sine Off, Easters Seals, All State Insurance, Catholic Relief Services, Buick Skylark, IRS PSA, Allied Van Lines,
Saturday, March 26, 2011
0465 Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs
Episode 0465
Original Air Date: April 8, 1976
The widow of a French Resistance fighter searches for the identity of the man who betrayed her husband to the Nazis. Her new husband and hear dead husband's comarades warn her to leave history alone.
Cast: Cort Benson, Marian Seldes, Guy Sorel, Robert Maxwell
Writer: Murray Burnett
Rating: ***
Recorded from WFAA Dallas, TX
Commercials: American Bicentennial Administration, Buick Century, Sine Off, Boy Scouts, Sears Easy Living Paint, Buick Elektra, Reading Hints to Parents, Tru Value Hardware, Red Cross, All State Insurance, Allied Van Lines, Exchange Clubs of America,
0459 The Spit And Image

The Spit And Image
Episode 0459
Original Air Date: March 31, 1976
An out of work football player is hired to serve as a body double for a reclusive billionaire.
Cast: Michael Tolan, Ralph Bell, Patricia Elliot, Earl Hammond
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **
Recorded from WFAA Dallas, TX
Commercials: Buick, Easters Seals, All State Insurance, Foundation Church, Buick, American Heart Association PSA, March of Dimes, Tru Value Hardware,
0457 The Saxon Curse

The Saxon Curse
Episode 0457
Original Air Date: March 29, 1976
After learning from a fortune teller that he can and will commit the perfect murder, an arrogant aristocrat selects his victim.
Cast: Paul Hecht, Guy Sorel, Catherine Byers, Cort Benson
Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of Oscar Wilde story
Rating: **1/2
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0452 Stampede

Stampede
Episode 0452
Original Air Date: March 22, 1976
A Confederate Civil War veteran joins a cattle drive out of bitternes after his mother remarries. He is presented with a moral delemma when he falls in love with a widow.
Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, Fred Gwynne, Earl Hammond, Catherine Byers, Gilbert Mack
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
0427 Straight From The Horse's Mouth

Straight From The Horse's Mouth
Episode 0427
Original Air Date: February 6, 1976
A mousy young man buys a pony at a horse auction, believing it to be a race horse. It is in fact, a work horse, but is much more valuable than a race horse because it can talk and handicaps horse races. The man's nagging wife wants him to get rid of it, not knowing its secret.
Cast: Robert Morse, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin, Mandel Kramer Earl Hammond, Augusta Dabney
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: *1/2
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
0420 The Slick And The Dead

The Slick And The Dead
Episode 0420
Original Air Date: January 23, 1976
Standard detective story about a dancer with a sordid past murdered in a hotel room. Unique presentation with EG Marshall interupting the third act asking the audience to now state who they think murdered the victim.
Cast: Russell Horton, Rosemary Rice, Mandel Kramer, Earl Hammond, Josephine Premice
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **1/2
Commercials: Budweiser,
0413 The Stolen White Elephant

The Stolen White Elephant
Episode 0413
Original Air Date: January 10, 1976
A British major's future hinges on finding a stolen white elephant that was to be delivered to the queen. He enlists the help of a New York City police detective who searches far and wide for the "easily concealed" elephant.
Cast: Peter Donald, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Mark Twain adapted by Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
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Complete and intact, but tape deteriorates toward end
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
0405 Sagamore Cottage

Sagamore Cottage
Episode 0405
Original Air Date: December 31, 1975
A young couple rent a cabin adjacent to an old estate inhabited by an old women with an affinity for China dolls. She plans to add to her collection soon.
Cast: Robert Kaliban, Carmen Matthews, Janet Waldo, Bryna Raeburn, Roberta Maxwell
Writer: Bob Juhren
Rating: ****
Recorded from KIXI, Seattle, WA
News: Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio will decide whether or not to give up leadership posts after being caught in relationship with secretary, New Jersey congressman indicted for taking kickbacks for introducing citizenship bills, President Ford tells President of Spain America expects him to liberalize his government, IMF begins selling off gold, Army to review West Point honor code, Jimmy Carter says he will probably win on second ballot at Democratic National Convention, Syrian troops stationed 20 miles east of Israel, Presidential candidates getting ready for final push in primaries, Electric bait worm device recalled my manufacturer,
Commercials: Greyhound Package Shipping, "In the Spotlight" on CBS Radio, "News Profile" on CBS Radio, Coffee Rich, 55 MPH Speed Limit, Buick Century, Underwriters Laboratory, Tru Value Hardware, Cancer PSA, Budweiser, Minute Maid Lemon Juice, Anacin, Preparation H, Quaker State Motor Oil, Mike Roy's Cook Thing,
Labels:
0405,
1975,
401-450,
Bob Juhren,
Bryna Raeburn,
Carmen Matthews,
CBS Radio Mystery Theater,
CBSRMT,
Highly recommended 1975,
Janet Waldo,
Robert Kaliban,
Roberta Maxwell,
S,
Sagamore Cottage
0393 Stitch In Time

Stitch In Time
Episode 0393
Original Air Date: December 9, 1975
A billionaire welcomes into his home his niece whom he has not seen in 9 years. His secretary suspects the worst of the 19 year old girl. She is right.
Cast: Leon Janney, Bryna Raeburn, Rosemary Rice, Earl Hammond
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **
Recorded from WOR, New York,
Commercials: Budweiser, Shop Rite Supermarkets, Di-Gel, Correctall, Buick Century, Martin's Home Decorating Center, American Express Travel Services, Neiderlander Plays on Broadway, Rockwell calculators, Northwest Airlines, Lincoln Savings Bank, Newco Margarin, International Garment Workers Union,
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
0366 The Sealed Room Murder

The Sealed Room Murder
Episode 0366
Original Air Date: October 23, 1975
A country sheriff and county clerk must solve the sealed room murder of the county's most obnoxious resident. To learn who was the killer, they must delve into the character of this most reprehensable being.
Cast: Howard DaSilva, Fred Gwynne, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin, Earl Hammond
Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of short story by Andy Post
Rating: **1/2
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0363 Stay Out Of Dutchman's Woods

Stay Out Of Dutchman's Woods
Episode 0363
Original Air Date: October 16, 1975
A couple vacationing in Maine go on a picnic in the woods. They become lost and eventually separated. She finds her way back, he finds and enchantress.
Cast: Paul Hecht, Jada Rowland, Mary Jane Higby, Santos Ortega, Joan Loring
Writer: Fielden Farrington
Rating: ***
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
0348 Solid Gold Soldiers

Solid Gold Soldiers
Episode 0348
Original Air Date: September 22, 1975
During the Civil War, two spies against the Confederacy work with different means toward the same end, and against each other. One is posing as a British agent offering to sell arms in exchange for gold. The other is a beautiful actress with secret loyalties to the Union. They double cross others and each other trying to get $1 million Confederate gold.
Cast: Michael Wager, Evie Juster, Ian Martin, Cort Benson, William Redfield
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***1/2
Commercials: Opel Isuzu,
Labels:
0348,
1975,
301-350,
CBS Radio Mystery Theater,
CBSRMT,
Cort Benson,
Evie Juster,
Highly recommended 1975,
Ian Martin,
Michael Wager,
S,
Sam Dann,
Solid Gold Soldiers,
William Redfield
0339 Sleepwalker

Sleepwalker
Episode 0339
Original Air Date: September 5, 1975
A woman so badly wants to kill her husband that she begins to conspire in her sleep, making it hard to construct alibis.
Cast: Tammy Grimes, Robert Dryden, Carol Teitel, Sam Gray
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **
Commercials: "Music of America" double album, Wall Street Journal, USO PSA,
0338 The Special Undertaking

The Special Undertaking
Episode 0338
Original Air Date: September 4, 1975
A young country doctor and his wife confront a ghost in their new home. An old, ornate music box is their only clue as to the ghost's identity.
Cast: Jada Rowland, Don Scardino, Staats Cotsworth, Ann Pitoniak, Robert Maxwell
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **1/2
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