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The Hard Breed (Season 2, Episode 21)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two "Gunsmoke" writers teamed on this modern-day Western set at a rodeo in San Francisco's Cow Palace. A bronc rider dies in what appears to be an accident. A rodeo clown looks around the scene after the police leave and discovers the ...See moreTwo "Gunsmoke" writers teamed on this modern-day Western set at a rodeo in San Francisco's Cow Palace. A bronc rider dies in what appears to be an accident. A rodeo clown looks around the scene after the police leave and discovers the rider's rope -- which was cut almost halfway through before it broke, leaving the bronc free to throw him. The police come back to investigate the scene, and before long the chief suspect is also murdered in another "accident." Written by Peter Harris See less
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Director
Writers
Jim Byrnes (teleplay) | Ron Bishop (story) | Edward Hume (developed for television by) | Carolyn Weston (characters from novel)
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Edit Released
Updated Feb 21, 1974

Release date
Feb 21, 1974 (United States)

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13 cast members
Name Known for
Karl Malden
Detective Lt. Mike Stone Detective Lt. Mike Stone   See fewer
Michael Douglas
Inspector Steve Keller Inspector Steve Keller   See fewer
Noah Beery Jr.
Marty Jensen (as Noah Beery) Marty Jensen (as Noah Beery)   See fewer
Sam Elliott
Ken Johnson Ken Johnson   See fewer
Lane Bradbury
Rosie Johnson Rosie Johnson   See fewer
Jim Davis
Roy Johnson Roy Johnson   See fewer
Harry Carey Jr.
Bo Dobbs Bo Dobbs   See fewer
Phyllis Davis
Maureen Mallory (as Phyllis Elizabeth Davis) Maureen Mallory (as Phyllis Elizabeth Davis)   See fewer
Lex Connelly
Lex Connelly Lex Connelly   See fewer
Keith Jackson
Keith Jackson Keith Jackson   See fewer
Arell Blanton
Clint Johnson Clint Johnson   See fewer
Ed Deemer
John Gardner John Gardner   See fewer
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