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A newlywed couple who are traveling across the country has car trouble. They stop in a small town for repairs. She leaves him to go have lunch. When she returns, her husband, the mechanic, and the garage are all gone.
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre – To Kill with Confidence
E. G. Marshall (host), Sam Dann (writer), Marian Seldes, George Petrie, Larry Haines, Gilbert Mack.
CBS network. Sponsored by Kellogg’s, 7-Up, Contac, Budweiser, Buick.
A mother and father rent an expensive apartment for their daughter who is coming out of a bad relationship and an abortion. She is soon consumed by the spirit that haunts the apartment.
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre – The Phantom Lullaby
E. G. Marshall (host), Elspeth Eric (writer), Rosemary Murphy, Arnold Moss, Mason Adams, Corinne Orr, Robert Dryden.
CBS network. Sponsored by Kellogg’s, 7-Up, Sine Off, Contac, Budweiser, Buick.
A woman tired of living in her husband’s shadow and playing second fiddle to his job believes her reflection in the mirror. She must rediscover her sense of self.
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre – Mirror for Murder
Celeste Holm, E. G. Marshall (host), Robert Dryden, Sam Dann (writer), William Redfield, Wesley Addy.
CBS network. Sponsored by Kellogg’s, 7-Up, Sine Off, Contac, Budweiser, Buick.
When a magician disappoints most of his heirs by leaving his entire estate to his daughter, he promises her protection by means of a statue in the courtyard. When she goes to his estate, she finds his magic and his will still live.
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre – The Bleeding Statue
E. G. Marshall (host), Ian Martin (writer), Patricia Elliot, Tony Roberts, Grace Matthews, Court Benson, Paul Hecht.
CBS network. Sponsored by Kellogg’s, 7-Up, Sine Off, Contac, Buick.
A couple grieves the loss of their daughter in a house fire. A crack in the basement wall of their new house cannot be repaired despite several tries. They begin to hear the cries of their deceased daughter through that crack.
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre – The Crack in the Wall
E. G. Marshall (host), Henry Slesar (writer), Marian Seldes, George Petrie, Jack Grimes, Jackson Beck, Gilbert Mack.
CBS network. Sponsored by Kellogg’s, 7-Up, Sine Off, Buick.
A kleptomaniac trying to go straight is blackmailed when she relapses. Jewel thieves demand that she steal a diamond pin for them or they will tell her husband who will divorce her if he learns about her past.
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre – The Trouble with Ruth
E. G. Marshall (host), Henry Slesar (writer), Marian Seldes, George Petrie, Jack Grimes, Jackson Beck, Gilbert Mack.
CBS network. Sponsored by Kellogg’s, 7-Up, Sine Off, Buick.
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