Killing Valley
Episode 0375
Original Air Date: November 7, 1975
A successful authoress returns to the small town where she grew up to get revenge on the powerful people who destroyed her father. She starts research to write a tell-all about the town, and learns some unexpected facts about her father and mother.
Cast: Kim Hunter, Joan Shea, Ian Martin, William Redfield
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
Commercials: Budweiser, Buick Century, Ludens Medicated Cough Drops,
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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: ****
No news
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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
Sunday, April 24, 2011
0531 Pool Of Fear
Saturday, April 16, 2011
0518 Journey To Jerusalem

Journey To Jerusalem
Episode 0518
Original Air Date: September 14, 1976
A man longs to be young again so he can live his life differently. A strange woman says she can make it happen.
Cast: Vincent Gardinia, Joan Shea, Evie Juster, William Redfield
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **
No news
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0516 A Magical Place

A Magical Place
Episode 0516
Original Air Date: September 10, 1976
A middle-aged couple whose marriage is on the rocks returns to the small cottage where they lived when they were young to see if they can rekindle their marriage. While there, they encounter another couple they can hear, but not see.
Cast: William Redfield, Marian Seldes, Anne Seymour
Writer: Elspeth Eric
Rating: **
Recorded from WBBM, Chicago
News: Update on plane hijacking in New York between acts I and II and after show,
Commercials: Tru Value Hardware, Buick, March of Dimes PSA, "Mixed Blessing" novel, Budweiser, Signature Art Galleries, Tru Value Hardware, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, English Leather deodorant,
0510 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Episode 0510
Original Air Date: August 26, 1976
An ordinary guy finds out that he can alter events by just willing it to be so. But his power leads to hubris and he goes too far. Will he be able to reverse the course he has set for the world?
Cast: William Redfield, Russell Horton, Arnold Moss, Marian Haley
Writer: H.G. Wells adapted by Arnold Moss
Rating: ***
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0508 The Golden People

The Golden People
Episode 0508
Original Air Date: August 19, 1976
A conman prone to swindling rich widows actually falls in love. Can he put his past behind him to treat this woman right?
Cast: William Redfield, Marian Seldes, Bryna Raeburn, Evie Juster
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
0505 Overnight To Freedom

Overnight To Freedom
Episode 0505
Original Air Date: August 9, 1976
An American POW escapes from a German prison camp and makes it to occupied France. There, he tries to make contact with the French Underground. But who can he trust?
Cast: William Redfield, Robert Dryden, Earl Hammond, Mandel Kramer, Rosemary Rice
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***1/2
Recorded from WFAA Dallas, TX
Commercials: Buick Century, Reading Hints to Parents PSA, "The Black Tower" by P.D. James, Bicycle Safety PSA, Budweiser, Voice-o-Gram, Contac, Family Circle children, Natural Childbirth PSA, Bicycle Safety PSA, CBS Radio coverage of 1976 Republican National Convention, CARE PSA, Closer Look PSA,
News: Hurricane Phil hitting New York, Typhoon hits Japan, Earthquake hits China, Senate passes Defense appropriate bill,
0499 Future Eye

Future Eye
Episode 0499
Original Air Date: July 19, 1976
An investigator from the future is sent back in time to retrieve a microchip that has the history of time up until 2976. If somebody from 1976 finds it first, it could make the future cease to exist.
Cast: Tony Roberts, Evie Juster, Cort Benson, Catherine Butterfield, William Redfield
Writer: Alfred Bester
Rating: **
Commercials: Buick Opel, Foundation Church, Time Magazine, YMCA, Preparation H, American Red Cross PSA, Underwriters Laboratory, Closer Look,
Monday, April 4, 2011
0492 Pension Plan

Pension Plan
Episode 0492
Original Air Date: June 17, 1976
A purchasing manager spends his entire career being honest and forthright. On the eve of retirement, he finds himself penniless. His morals are tested when he learns his virtue was worthless.
Cast: Norman Rose, Ann Pitoniak, Leon Janney, William Redfield
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
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0489 The Corpse That Would Not Die

The Corpse That Would Not Die
Episode 0489
Original Air Date: June 7, 1976
A man murders his best friend so he can marry his friend's wife. But his guilt over the murder and her guilt for remarrying so soon slowly erodes their relationship.
Cast: Patricia Elliot, William Redfield, Arnold Moss, Roger DeKovan, Mary Jane Higby
Writer: Amiel Zolock story adapted by Arnold Moss
Rating: **1/2
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Labels:
0489,
1976,
451-500,
Amiel Zolock,
Arnold Moss,
C,
CBS Radio Mystery Theater,
CBSRMT,
Corpse that Would Not Die,
Mary Jane Higby,
Patricia Elliot,
Roger DeKoven,
William Redfield
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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No commercials
0481 The Ghost Of San Juan Hill

The Ghost Of San Juan Hill
Episode 0481
Original Air Date: May 10, 1976
A couple's wedding plans are disrupted when the bride's supposedly dead husband returns from the Spanish-American War.
Cast: Jack Grimes, Marian Haley, William Redfield, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **
No news
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
0478 Two Plus Two Equals Death

Two Plus Two Equals Death
Episode 0478
Original Air Date: April 29, 1976
A young architect inherits a circus and soon falls in love with a performer. She has an evil twin who haunts him.
Cast: William Redfield, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, Sam Gray
Writer: Alfred Bester
Rating: *1/2
Recorded from WFAA, Dallas, Tx
Commercials: 55 MPH speed limit, Buick, American Libraries PSA, Tru Value Hardware, Help Your Kid to Read, Allied Van Lines, Navy Recruiting, Sears Appliances, Red Cross, NASA Space Note (announcing imminent Viking landing),
0470 Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul
Episode 0470
Original Air Date: April 19, 1976
adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Carol Teitel, Russell Horton, Cort Benson, William Redfield
Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of William Shakespeare
Rating: **1/2
Commercials: Better Business Bureau PSA on nursing home guidelines,
Labels:
0470,
1976,
451-500,
Carol Teitel,
CBS Radio Mystery Theater,
CBSRMT,
Cort Benson,
Ian Martin,
Kevin McCarthy,
M,
Macbeth,
Murder Most Foul,
Russell Horton,
William Redfield,
William Shakespeare
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
0464 The Paradise Café

The Paradise Café
Episode 0464
Original Air Date: April 7, 1976
A mob boss recounts for his psychiatrist the attempted rape and murder of a cocktail waitress. He needs to exorcise the demons that possess him.
Cast: Cort Benson, Evie Juster, William Redfield, Len Gotchmann
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
No news
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0463 The Boy Wonder

The Boy Wonder
Episode 0463
Original Air Date: April 6, 1976
Scam artists search out a boy who has the unique talent of identifying prodigal contemporaries.
Cast: William Redfield, Robert Dryden, Martha Greathouse, Dan Ocko, Ken Harvey
Writer: Alfred Bester
Rating: **
Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR
News: Wisconsin Democratic primary too close to call, West Point investigating cheating scandal, Autopsy reveals Howard Hughes died of kidney disease, Several men hijack Phillipine airliner, Federal Reserve reports consumer borrowing is up, British Shipping Company attacked by Syrians, Britain announces new taxes to reduce inflation, Portland local news, President Ford and Lady Bird Johnson on hand to dedicate Lyndon Johnson Memorial Grove, Cambodian cabinet resigns saying job is complete,
Commercials: Sears Paint, 38th Masters Tournament on CBS Radio, Wonder Bread, "Today in Business" on CBS Radio, 1976 Buicks, Sears Easy Living Paint, Red Cross PSA, Allied Van Lines, Cancer Foundation PSA, Buick vinyl top offer, Sine-Off, IRS PSA, March of Dimes PSA, Vantage Press, Wonder Bread, Rolaids,
0456 Extortion

Extortion
Episode 0456
Original Air Date: March 26, 1976
The wife of an important politician is blackmailed for a fatal hit and run accident she committed when she was in college.
Cast: Mandel Kramer, Evie Juster, William Redfield, Joan Shea, Russell Horton
Writer: Roy Windsor
Rating: ***
No news
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0451 A Matter Of Love And Death

A Matter Of Love And Death
Episode 0451
Original Air Date: March 19, 1976
A woman walks into a police station and confesses to killing her husband -- a famous football player. She had tired of sharing him with obsessive fans.
Cast: Lois Nettleton, William Redfield, Marian Haley, Lloyd Batista
Writer: Elspeth Eric
Rating: **
Recorded from KOIN Portland, OR
News: President Ford headed to North Carolina to campaign, Israel agrees to take part in a UN council to difuse Arab aggression, President Ford pleased with Egypt's break with Soviet Union, Picketers picket Philadelphia newspaper for biased reporting, Lord Snowden of Great Britain separates from his wife. Verdict will resume tomorrow in Hearst trial, Unions will fight effort to schedule overtime in plants where workers are still laid off, National Cancer Institute says 60 percent of cancers can be prevented, Local Portland, OR news, Reagan rejects call to leave presidential race, George Wallace says Jimmy Carter is lying about him, Oklahoma Democrats getting ready to pick a winner in presidential primary, Terrorists attacks in Argentena, Food production in developing nations falls short of demand,
Commercials: Contac, Jockey underwear, 1976 Buicks, Foundation Church, Carrier Heating and Air Conditioning, March of Dimes PSA, Buick, IRS PSA, Better Business Bureau PSA, Tru Value Hardware, Movies 1976 CBS radio special, Easter Seals PSA,
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