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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “It’s Simply Murder,” episode 64, originally broadcast on March 27, 1974. This early installment of the CBS Radio Network series was written by Ian Martin and directed by Himan Brown, with Jack Gilford and Marian Haley among the cast.

Henry Green, a worn-down husband yearning for freedom from his unhappy marriage, is tempted by a dangerous weekend proposition involving robbery, romance, and the possibility of a different life. Darkly comic domestic tension builds as fantasy and crime begin to overlap.

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 consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
44:46 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “A Ghostly Game of Death,” episode 28, originally broadcast February 2, 1974. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this early installment was written by Murray Burnett and produced and directed by Himan Brown.

A prospective buyer of an ancient seaside house seeks the help of paranormal scholar Alex Garth to confront a persistent haunting tied to a long-dead sea captain’s wife. With Tim Kelly and his dog Byron alongside him, Garth spends the night amid unsettling sounds and apparitions. The cast includes William Prince, Joan Tyson, William Redfield, and Gilbert Mack.

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 consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
45:48 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Ghost Driver,” episode 79, originally broadcast on April 23, 1974. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this suspense tale was written by George Lowther and directed by Himan Brown.

Mel and Liz Stout purchase a remote Colorado mountain lodge, hoping to turn it into a ski resort despite warnings of a deadly legend tied to the narrow mountain road. When an ominous oncoming driver begins to menace the lodge’s new owners and guests, a ghostly tale becomes a chilling mystery. The cast includes Mason Adams, Augusta Dabney, Mary Jane Higby, and Norman Rose.

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 consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
58:22 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Providential Ghost,” episode 438, originally broadcast on February 26, 1976. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this CBS Radio Network mystery was written by Ian Martin and produced and directed by Himan Brown.

After losing her parents and beloved grandfather, a young girl is placed in an unsettling household where questions of guardianship and inheritance surround her. As fear and uncertainty close in, she takes comfort in the possibility that her grandfather’s protective spirit may still be watching over her. The cast includes Beatrice Straight and Hetty Galen.

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 consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
43:48 Closing

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Little Old Lady Killer,” originally broadcast September 15, 1975, as episode 344. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS Radio Network mystery features Diane Baker, Anne Seymour, Alan Reed, Berry Kroeger, and Marvin Miller.

A female police detective investigates a string of murders linked to accusations of cruelty toward animals. As she pursues an unsettling theory that her skeptical male colleagues are reluctant to accept, the case leads from a roadside diner into a tense police procedural driven by vigilante justice.

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 consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
44:39 Closing

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