Bat Masterson (1958–1961)

Dressed-up dandy (derby and cane), gambler and lawman roams the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit (and cane) rather than his gun.

Stars:

Gene Barry, Allison Hayes, Ken Drake

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Gene Barry	...	William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson (108 episodes, 1958-1961)

Storyline

Dressed-up dandy (derby and cane), gambler and lawman roams the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit (and cane) rather than his gun.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (108 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Two episodes from season one have fallen into the public domain. They are: Bat Masterson: Stampede at Tent City and Bat Masterson: The Fighter.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Bat Masterson"
(theme song)
Words and music by Bart Corwin and Havens Wray
Sung by Mike Stewart

User Reviews

Cool, Unusual Series of Suave, Elegant, Arrogant Dandy in Old West

I had to respond to that post. This WAS cool, unlike almost all the the westerns on television, and this child badly wanted (and received) a bat like Bat Masterson or his birthday. Gene Barry had the cool sure arrogance in this character that America was later to see in Burke's Law and the Name of the Game. In a different area of the country, this character would have been a great robber baron or 15 years ago,a great merger and takeover artist!

This was fun - and Barry was a sort of James Bond (Roger Moore variety) in the Old West.