Election Day (14 Jan. 1959)

While leading a trail drive, Bat stops off at a town and is confronted by a gang who tries to extort money from him before they allow his cattle through town. Bat refuses to pay and ... See full summary »

Director:

Monroe P. Askins

Writers:

Richard O'Connor (book), Turnley Walker

Stars:

Gene Barry, Peter Hansen, Dan Sheridan

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Gene Barry	...	William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson
Peter Hansen	...	Teddy Wright (as Peter Hanson)
Dan Sheridan	...	Joe Rankin
Kasey Rogers	...	Kitty Meadows
Gene Roth	...	Mayor Oliver Hinton
Vance Skarstedt	...	Sheriff
Ken Christy	...	Morgan
Craig Duncan	...	Henchman
Quintin Sondergaard	...	Henchman (as Quenton Sondergaard)

Storyline

While leading a trail drive, Bat stops off at a town and is confronted by a gang who tries to extort money from him before they allow his cattle through town. Bat refuses to pay and discovers the gang is backed by the mayor. He organizes the townspeople to try to throw the mayor and his henchmen out at the next election.

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Plot Keywords:

election campaign | kansas | speech | toll | dancehall girl | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1959 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Joe Rankin: Bat, every time I get up there my knees get to knockin' so hard I sound like a bass drum on the Fourth of July.
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: You're improvin' right along, Joe. Just stand bow-legged.

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