Zane Grey Theatre The Empty Shell (Season 5, Episode 24)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Western

Zane Grey Theatre

The Empty Shell (Season 5, Episode 24)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Western

Cletis Madden is a gambler. His wife wants him to change his ways, buy a ranch and spend his life making something of the ranch. Cletis loves his wife but isn't sure he can change.

Director

David Lowell Rich

Writers

Bruce Geller (teleplay by) (story by) | Paul Franklin (story by)

Producer

Aaron Spelling

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 30, 1961

Release date

Mar 30, 1961 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Jan Murray Cletis Madden Cletis Madden See fewer	History of the World: Part I (1981)
Jean Hagen Anne Madden Anne Madden See fewer	Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Denver Pyle Nat Sledge Nat Sledge See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Dub Taylor Harper - Auctioneer Harper - Auctioneer See fewer	The Getaway (1972)
John Newton Will Bain Will Bain See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Marjorie Bennett Mary Mary See fewer	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Carl Dickinson Tim Tim See fewer	Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)
Frank Baker Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Scotty of the Scouts (1926)
Michael Jeffers Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Paradise Alley (1978)
Monty O'Grady Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Sparrows (1926)
Dick Powell Self - Host (uncredited) Self - Host (uncredited) See fewer	Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Milan Smith Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock (1962)
Chalky Williams Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Silent Service (1957)