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Bat Masterson

  • 1958 – 1961
  • Ended
  • Western · Drama
  • ~30m / ep
  • 3 seasons
  • 6.1/10

Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black-and-white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. The series was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.

Latest: Season 3 · 1960

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  1. E1. Debt of Honor

    Sep 29, 1960 · 30m

    Bat grubstakes Cactus Charlie, an elderly prospector searching for a gold strike. Charlie finds gold, all right, the proceeds from a recent robbery and the crooks who buried the loot will stop at nothing to recover their ill-gotten gains.

  2. E2. Law of the Land

    Oct 6, 1960 · 30m

    Working again for his friend Hugh Blaine, Bat is hired to investigate the theft of barbed-wire fencing that prevents cattle from climbing onto a railroad's right-of-way. Question is whether Bat wants to tackle the five to one odds.

  3. E3. Bat Trap

    Oct 13, 1960 · 30m

    Midas Creek hires Bat to run their annual shooting contest. The council believe that the local bully will generally do anything in his power to win the contest. When the local gunsmith wins, it's the thug's rifle vs. Bat's pistol.

  4. E4. The Rage of Princess Anne

    Oct 20, 1960 · 30m

    Bat has an interest in a mine in Colorado and discovers its conditions are unsafe, but the general manager is forcing the miners to work in it anyway. He decides to convince the other owners including its pretty namesake to improve safety.

  5. E5. The Hunter

    Oct 27, 1960 · 30m

    An Englishman has a theory that accuracy is more important in a gunfight than speed or size of the ammunition. When he kills a bully with his specially designed rifled pistol, the Englishman decides he's ready to take on his goal - Bat.

  6. E6. Murder Can be Dangerous

    Nov 3, 1960 · 30m

    When Bat catches his gambling casino partner embezzling money, he kicks the man out, telling him never return unless he brings $25,000 to buy Bat's interest in the business. The partner plans to get control of Bat's half by killing him.

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