Zane Grey Theatre The Necessary Breed (Season 1, Episode 20)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Western

Zane Grey Theatre

The Necessary Breed (Season 1, Episode 20)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Western

A bounty hunter tracks a man to his home town. After he kills the man, he stops in to visit his wife. His wife tells him she can't live that type of life anymore and is leaving him. He says he can't change.

Director

Christian Nyby

Writers

Clarke Reynolds (television story) (as Clark E. Reynolds) (teleplay) (as Clark E. Reynolds) | Otis Carney (teleplay)

Producer

Hal Hudson

Cinematographer

Guy Roe

Editor

Desmond Marquette

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 15, 1957

Release date

Feb 15, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Sterling Hayden Link Stevens Link Stevens See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Jean Willes Kate Asher Kate Asher See fewer	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
James Griffith Taggert Taggert See fewer	The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
Carlyle Mitchell Dr. Charles A. Asher Dr. Charles A. Asher See fewer	Blood of Dracula (1957)
Strother Martin Joby Joby See fewer	Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Gregory Walcott Rafe (as Greg Walcott) Rafe (as Greg Walcott) See fewer	Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
William Henry Frank Callister aka Frank Carter (as Bill Henry) Frank Callister aka Frank Carter (as Bill Henry) See fewer	The Thin Man (1934)
Roy Barcroft Marshal Carl Neuman Marshal Carl Neuman See fewer	The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
Frank J. Scannell John Franklin - Stranger (as Frank Scannell) John Franklin - Stranger (as Frank Scannell) See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
William Fawcett Petey Feeney (as Bill Fawcett) Petey Feeney (as Bill Fawcett) See fewer	Batman and Robin (1949)
Fred Sherman Bartender Bartender See fewer	7 Men from Now (1956)
Dick Powell Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Les Raymaster Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer