Radio Mystery Theater A Preview of Death 0136

Radio Mystery Theater A Preview of Death 0136

Original Airdate: Aug 20, 1974 Episode 0136 "A Preview of Death" Written by Sam Dann, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall A young engineer suspects that a cable car serving a resort owned by his sister and brother-in-law might not be safe. His apprehension is increased when he dreams of the woman he loves (whom he has not yet met) dying in the car when it collapses. Fasten your seat belt for a breathtaking journey into the vast, mysterious, hidden recesses of your own imagination. Men who have a reputation for telling the truth are universally respected and admired. But on closer examination you're apt to discover that they have been showered with accolades after they died. What the habitual truth-teller is usually showered with during his lifetime is most often abuse. And it's understandable. In many cases, to tell the truth is to rock the boat. And why do that? Especially when the boat is warm and dry, while the water is cold and wet. Fantasy has become a most sale-able item and you can buy just about any fantasy you want. There are places that create the illusion of tropical jungles, complete with roaming animals. You can roam through realistic replicas of the past and relive the lives of earlier Americans. There are enchanted representations of the magic world of fairy tales and we are about to regale you with Helvetia. Helvetia, high in the Rocky Mountains, is a faithful reproduction of a tiny Swiss village. The young ladies who work there look like Heidi. The men know how to yodel. And there are chalets and cheeses and wonderful skiing. Indeed, everything you would expect to find in a Swiss resort. There is even a cable car suspended high above the valley. And we're about to get on board. Starring: Russell Horton, Marian Seldes, Clarice Blackburn

Radio Mystery Theater The Hands of Mrs Mallory 0135

Original Airdate: Aug 19, 1974 Episode 135 The Hands of Mrs Mallory Written by Henry Slesar, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall Mrs. Mallory inexplicably loses the use of her hands following the death of her husband. After meeting a woman in Central Park who has lost the use of her legs, Mrs. Mallory tries the woman's doctor. The results are surprising. You've come to the right place. Here we present a unique kind of drama. Drama that uses your ears to stimulate your fears. The story you are about to hear concerns another part of the human anatomy. It's a tale about a very frightening pair of hands. Not because they're ugly or mutilated, or because they do evil things. On the contrary. The hands of our heroine do nothing at all, and therein lies her terror. But there's one other subject our story deals with, and it's the most mysterious of all, the human mind. Think of the most beautiful day you can imagine. A day so perfect that the birds are singing its praises. And even the people who line the park benches. Those roosting creatures who seem to exist in a vacuum without emotion seem happy and contented today. But there's one exception, a lady of middle years who sits alone on a bench. Is it her glum expression that has driven away other people? Or perhaps it's the obvious elegance of her mink stole and the glistening perfection of the diamond on her finger. Starring: Celeste Holmes, William Redfield, Evie Juster, Arnold Moss, Leon Janny, Patricia Elliot.

Radio Mystery Theater The Final Vow 0134

Original Airdate: Aug 15, 1974 Episode 0134 “The Final Vow” Written by Henry Slesar, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall A priceless statue is stolen from Sister Pamela. So she quits her order to devote her time to finding it so it can be returned to a fellow nun who is dying. Help comes from an unlikely source. Welcome to our house. It's a haunted house, we admit, haunted by strange creatures, hidden terrors, the cries of spirits, and the moans of unravaged victims. But it's a pleasant place to visit, even if you wouldn't want to live here. We're going to introduce you to a most unusual heroine. Not the sort of woman you might expect to encounter in a story of crime and violence. You are hearing a familiar sound at the holy name convent, the sound of the holy sisters at their devotions. But if you had been allowed to enter the chapel and seen the faces half-hidden among the folds of their wimples, You may have seen something more than sacred concentrations because one of their number is missing. Starring: Rosemary Rice, Jack Grimes, Ken Harvey, Bryna Rayburn, Ann Potaniak

Radio Mystery Theater Journey Into Terror 0133

Original Airdate: Aug 14, 1974 Episode 0133 “Journey Into Terror” Written by George Lowthar, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall Jane Stoddard finds out her new husband is a serial killer. Now she is forced to criss-cross the country serving as bait for the police. Welcome to a world of terror. To those of you who have never experienced terror, it is but a word. Quite meaningless, really. Altogether without substance. But to those who have felt its icy touch, it has the same mind-shattering meaning it had for Jane Prentice when Iris Patterson told her…. We never know what the morrow may bring, do we? Indeed, what unexpected turn of fate may change our lives within the next hour? The truth is, we may well see, but ignore, tell-tale signs which warn us of danger ahead, and when the blow falls, wonder how in the world we could have failed to take heed. Jane Stoddard took no notice of the telltale signs, and as a result, faced death in a horrible form. Starring: Lynn Loring, Roy Thinnes, Carol Titel

Radio Mystery Theater The Frontier of Fear 0132

Original Airdate: Aug 13, 1974 Episode 0131 “The Frontier of Fear” Written by Milt Wisoff, Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall A chronic loser picks up an old typewriter at a pawn shop. Turns out the typewriter is the goose that lays the golden egg. But all that glitters is not gold; it could be blood. Welcome to the universe of the uncanny, to the land from which no traveler returns, alive or sane. It can be reached so many ways, down trails of terror, along paths of peril, or, strangely enough, through bustling city streets. There are no markers that tell you when you cross yhe frontier of fear. But once you do, there is no mistaking the horror that lies ahead. One expects to find terror in a haunted house or on the barren, windswept plains of the Aztec pyramids. But it is even more intense when it is encountered on the streets of a modern metropolis. In our little tale, Harry Dorne meets the unfathomable as he crosses the threshold of a pawn shop. But why not let Harry describe his frightening journey in his own words? Starring: Jerry Stiller, Paul Tripp, Bob Callaban, Bryna Rayburn