No Amnesty for Death (30 Mar. 1961)

Bat's hard riding rescues three men from the gallows - he bears an amnesty signed by the Governor of New Mexico and the President of the United States for all combatants in the Lincoln ... See full summary »

Director:

Elliott Lewis

Writers:

Richard O'Connor (book), Andy White

Stars:

Gene Barry, R.G. Armstrong, DeForest Kelley

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Gene Barry	...	William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson
R.G. Armstrong	...	Marshal William MacWilliams
DeForest Kelley	...	Brock Martin
Betty Barry	...	Mrs. Kendall
James Anderson	...	Adam Roundtree
Billy Wells	...	Dobie
John L. Cason	...	Stagecoach Driver (as John Cason)
Robert Blake	...	Bill-Bill MacWilliams

Storyline

Bat's hard riding rescues three men from the gallows - he bears an amnesty signed by the Governor of New Mexico and the President of the United States for all combatants in the Lincoln County War. The three gunmen soon return to their criminal ways and Bat must help the local marshal hunt down the recently freed men.

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Plot Keywords:

new mexico | amnesty | lincoln county war | stagecoach robbery | interrupted hanging | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 1961 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs, United Artists Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Quotes

[first lines]
[Bill-Bill is singing a ballad in a remote cemetary]
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: That's pretty. Why are you singing way out here outside of town? Your singing's not that bad.
Bill-Bill MacWilliams: I like it better out here. 'Sides I don't like what's goin' on in town, Mr. Masterson.
[the sound of hammering can be heard]
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: That's a familiar sound - the sound of violence. They're building a scaffold for a hanging.
Bill-Bill MacWilliams: Yeah, they're building three of them.

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Soundtracks

"Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair"
Traditional
Performed by Robert Blake

User Reviews

One of the more unique

One of the most decent Ecore Western Chanel runs... never really cared for them much (or in the 70's cop shows ran rampant) But Bat Masterson was an exception of a gem.

And this one of the most unique casts of the entire series..... a rather nasty Deforest Kelly (A few years later to forever be Star Trek's Dr McCoy...

And as the Marshal veteran character actor R.G. Armstrong (like 170 acting credits, this an early one about 4 years in) and a well out grown Little Rascal, but VERY young Robert Blake.

Well seems I have to come up with 5 more lines....

Haven't gotten to the end of the last season yet 1961

But it was interesting to see one episode obviously done on early video tape on a sound stage (All tight dirt on the floor street scenes and interiors a few episodes before this) as a few Twilight Zone's were that same year as the new TV medium.

Looked pretty darn awful, and and episodes since have been back to film.... guess the producers western were not meant for studios and early video tape (Were as T-Zone did lend itself to that much and Rod Serling got stuck with it quite a while.