After his brother the sheriff is murdered, Bat Masterson is elected to the job and is determined to find the killer and make Dodge City safe.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Joel McCrea | ... | Bat Masterson | |
| Julie Adams | ... | Pauline Howard | |
| John McIntire | ... | Doc Sam Tremaine | |
| Nancy Gates | ... | Lily, Lady Gay Saloon Owner | |
| Richard Anderson | ... | Dave Rudabaugh | |
| James Westerfield | ... | Rev. Howard | |
| Walter Coy | ... | Ben Townsend | |
| Don Haggerty | ... | Sheriff Jim Regan, Dodge City | |
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Wright King | ... | Billy Townsend |
| Harry Lauter | ... | City Marshal Ed Masterson | |
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Bat Masterson doesn't look for trouble, but he doesn't walk away from it. When an army sergeant in Hays City tries to kill Bat and dies for his trouble, Bat heads for Dodge City where Ed, his brother, is city marshal and a candidate for county sheriff running against the corrupt Regan. Bat buys a share in a local saloon, partnering with the widow Lily. Then, after an ambush, Bat finds himself a candidate for sheriff and the heir to Ed's intentions toward Pauline, a minister's daughter. Can the upright but not always law-abiding gunslinger and saloon owner become a lawman and settle down? Or will trouble keep finding him? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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older cowboy younger cowboy relationship | homosexual subtext | bat masterson character | dodge city kansas | saloon owner |Taglines:
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May 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The opening gunfight takes place in a different (and real) Kansas town, Hays City. The climactic gunfight takes place in Dodge City and is strikingly similar to the opening in Gunsmoke. See more »Goofs
The man who bought Bat's saloon is Ben Townsend. After changing the marquee, it says Ben Thompson. See more »Quotes
Doc Sam Tremaine: They say you deal blackjack with three fingers... thumb, index, and trigger.See more »
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Just what the audience could expect from director Newman: a routine action-packed western with veteran Joel McCrea as the legendary Bat Masterson. It is not so much the story that makes this film worth watching, but the appearance of Timothy Carey (uncredited-unbelievable!) as one of villain Haggerty's henchmen.