Bat Masterson (TV Series)
High Card Loses (1960)
Gene Barry: Bat Masterson
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Quotes
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William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : It's been a rewarding day. Lady Luck smiled at me, grinned broadly and then broke out laughing. Fact is, she was almost hysterical.
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[Bat enters a bank with his poker winnings stuffed in his hat]
Bank Manager : You're Mr. Masterson, aren't you?
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : The nouveau riche Mr. Masterson.
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Bank Manager : I hope you enjoy your stay in Las Cruces.
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : I will now. I have no lock on my hotel room. It takes twice as long to sleep with one eye open.
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[Bat finds the bank's employees dead and the safe opened and empty]
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : Now I know why Lady Luck laughed.
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[Winkler agrees to stake Bat in a poker game if he agrees to guard his wagon load of valuable cargo]
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : Old man, you could make a fortune selling raincoats on the desert.
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William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : Your wagon inside?
Winkler : Yeah, I gotta keep it locked up. Like I told you, I'm carryin' a mighty valuable cargo.
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : Everybody's going to Double Creek to get rich and you're bringing riches to Double Creek. Maybe I oughta have a peek at what I'm going to guard.
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Winkler : These ladies are mail order brides.
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : Ladies, my hat's off to the United States Post Office Department and the beautiful packages it delivers - gift wrapped.
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Eileen : I was told that you always carry a cane.
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : Oh, ah, my horse and I usually take turns.
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[last lines]
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : Destination: Double Creek.
Eileen , Mildred Vaughn , Anna Calder : Double Creek!
[to Romer, his prisoner]
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson : Oh, and prison, of course. I wouldn't want to overlook you.