CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

0702 - The Reunion (8/31/1977)

Written by Percy Granger. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Paul Hecht; William Griffis; Mildred Clinton; Sam Gray.

* Ten years to the day after the Normandy landings, an American GI reunites in Paris with a fellow soldier who, he soon discovers, is leading a Jekyll-and-Hide life.

0701 - To Be A Rose (8/29/1977)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Leon Janney; Catherine Byers; Joan Shay; Earl Hammond.

A man who was once a gentle poet recalls how the woman he loved broke his heart and drove him over the edge enough to commit murder and serve time in a mental asylum.

0700 - Area Thirteen (8/26/1977)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Ian Martin; Marian Seldes; Joan Lovejoy.

* In 2176 A.D., all children are registered and programmed, through genetic engineering, with personality and skill sets. When one child slips through the registry and is located, it becomes a matter of security.

CBSRMT Trivia: This episode, “Area Thirteen,” marks the half-way point for the entire Mystery Theater series.

0699 - The Adventures of Don Quixote (8/24/1977)

Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Miguel de Cervantes.

Cast: Arnold Moss; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Court Benson.

An adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel about a hidalgo and his misadventures against windmills in 15th Century Spain.

0698 - Return to Pompeii (8/22/1977)

Written by Victoria Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Marian Seldes; Patricia Elliott; Paul Hecht; Larry Haines.

Jennifer Matthews and a colleague are traveling in Italy when their bus breaks down. The pair spend the night in Pompei, where Jennifer has a dream of life in the ancient city before its destruction.

CBSRMT Trivia: Appearing in "Return to Pompeii" are Paul Hecht and Larry Haines whose real name is Larry Hecht. They are not related.

0697 - The Instrument (8/19/1977)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Ralph Bell; Bob Kaliban; Evie Juster.

A writer retains his incompetent agent's services because the agent saved him from drowning years before. But when he's finally ready to fire him, the writer finds himself in need of his agent's services again and again.

Defects: Occasional static.

0696 - In the Fog (8/17/1977)

Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Gordon Gould; Martha Greenhouse; Ian Martin; William Griffis.

Losing direction in foggy weather, a shell-shocked World War I veteran comes to the aid of a woman anxious to meet an appointment. Later, however, the woman turns up dead.

Defects: Occasional static.

0695 - The Together Place (8/15/1977)

Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Norman Rose; Mary Jane Higby; Marian Seldes; Rosemary Rice.

A country doctor treats a woman who lives with her daughter on a remote island. The daughter has been communicating with a twin sister who lives in another dimension.

0694 - For Want of a Nail (8/12/1977)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Betsy Palmer; Ian Martin; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Himan Brown (uncredited).

* Plane trouble grounds a woman in a North Dakota town that's home to her husband's biggest business client. When she seeks to tour its factory, she learns that the company doesn't exist.

CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the Marsden City Taxi manager in act 2.

0693 - Case Closed (8/10/1977)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mandel Kramer; Joe Silver; Evie Juster; Joan Shay; Earl Hammond.

Chester Jones holds up a bank because he lost his engineering job.

CBSRMT Trivia: There is a timeline error in the second act.

0692 - Hope Springs Eternal (8/8/1977)

Written by Percy Granger. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Court Benson; Ann Williams; Robert Maxwell; Russell Horton.

A woman waits 40 years for the return of her fiancé, who disappeared without a trace.

0691 - The Thousand and First Door (7/29/1977)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Russell Horton; Carol Teitel; Earl Hammond; Jackson Beck.

A man narrates the final days of his life, revealing that his demise may not have been due to a stroke.

0690 - The Secret of Laurels (7/28/1977)

Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Norman Rose; Don Scardino; Ann Williams; Evie Juster.

A man is convicted of killing his best friend but has no memory of it.

0689 - The Rocket's Red Glare (7/26/1977)

Written by Percy Granger. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mason Adams; Robert Dryden; Catherine Byers; Sam Gray.

* A scientist working on a top-secret weapons project takes his own life in full view of his colleagues. But a local cop suspects foul play.

0688 - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (7/25/1977)

Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Court Benson; William Griffis; Lloyd Battista; Himan Brown (uncredited).

A hat and a Christmas goose containing a valuable gemstone send Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on a hunt for who was gifted the goose.

CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as Peterson in act 1.

0687 - The Secret of the Aztecs (7/22/1977)

Written by Percy Granger. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Mason Adams; Bob Dryden; Ken Harvey; Court Benson.

A ghost instructs a man, stranded in the desert with a broken-down car, to protect an ancient Aztec treasure from a "savage" being.

0686 - Rendezvous with Death (7/21/1977)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Roberta Maxwell; Mandel Kramer; Arnold Moss; Ann Pitoniak.

A football player with incurable cancer goes mountain climbing and meets a mysterious woman who provides him love and comfort.

0685 - The Mysterious Island (7/19/1977)

Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Jules Verne.

Cast: Earl Hammond; Leon Janney; Jackson Beck; Roger Baron; Himan Brown (uncredited).

After escaping a Confederate prison camp via hot air balloon, two Union soldiers and a reporter land on a mysterious island.

CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited in act 3.

0684 - The Bisara of Pooree (7/18/1977)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Rudyard Kipling.

Cast: Paul Hecht; Ralph Bell; Marian Seldes; William Griffis.

A British soldier buys a small, mysterious jewelry box that gives him bad luck.

Defects: Occasional static.

0683 - The Kingdom Below (7/15/1977)

Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.

Cast: Phyllis Newman; Fred Gwynne; Paul Hecht; Bryna Raeburn; Roger Baron.

A wealthy American financier and his wife travel to Europe to help their daughter find a husband. The hope is that their daughter will marry an aristocrat.