Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958 3 Seasons 108 Episodes ⭐ 6.1 Western Drama

Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black-and-white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. The series was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.

Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black-and-white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. The series was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Double Showdown

Bat responds to cry for help when a friend's small gambling house is threatened by rival casino owned by Big Keel Robert

EP 2

Two Graves for Swan Valley

A vicious night rider reacts with murderous intent when he thinks Bat is flirting with his girl, pretty saloon girl Moll

EP 3

Dynamite Blows Two Ways

Bat wins a herd of cattle in a card game in Laramie and discovers that in order to convert them into cash, he'll have to

EP 4

Stampede at Tent City

Bat encounters a group of wranglers who are stealing horses. A old flame of Bat's asks him to rescue her current beau, a

EP 5

The Fighter

Bat arrives in Silverton, Colorado and gets involved with a crooked fight promoter. He saves the day for a young barekn

EP 6

Bear Bait

Bat is hired to guide a hunting party to Canada. The sheriff suspects that the three are wanted for robbery and murder b

EP 7

A Noose Fits Anybody

While on his way to break his brother out of jail for a crime he did not commit, Ben Thompson saves Bat Masterson's life

EP 8

Dude's Folly

When a bully threatens two youngsters if they won't sell the hardware store they inherited, Bat helps. He teaches the ma

EP 9

The Treasure of Worry Hill

Three cousins inherit pieces of map describing the location of their uncle's buried treasure. Not trusting each other, t

EP 10

Cheyenne Club

Bat is hired by John Conant to discover if his daughter's fiancée cheats at cards. Bat discovers the crooked card sharp

EP 11

Sherman's March Through Dodge City

President Hayes is coming to Dodge City accompanied by General Sherman during an election stop. The Marshal will protect

EP 12

Trail Pirate

Bat recommends himself to be a wagon guide to cross the desert after a wagon guide is brought in dead with bullets in hi

EP 13

Double Trouble in Trinidad

When Bat learns that a man sporting a derby and a cane and claiming to be "Bat Masterson" has set himself up as sheriff

EP 14

Election Day

While leading a trail drive, Bat is confronted at a town by a gang who tries to extort money from him before they allow

EP 15

One Bullet from Broken Bow

Pawnee renegade Stone Calf and his braves have taken two white girls captive in a raid. The Army is leaving to back up C

EP 16

A Personal Matter

Outlaw Bailey Harper steals Bat's horse, gun and money. Bailey laughs when Bat tells him he'll get all of his property b

EP 17

License to Cheat

Bat sees a poker game break up when a player accuses the dealer of cheating. Bat learns that all the games in town are r

EP 18

Sharpshooter

A casino owner hires a marksman with money problems to kill Bat to whom he is deeply in debt. When the man's pregnant wi

EP 19

River Boat

A gang of river pirates take over the paddle-wheeler Dakota Queen and relieve the passengers of jewels and furs and Bat

EP 20

Battle of the Pass

When an old railroad boss refuses to pay Bat the salary owed him, Bat decides to work for his competitor. Both men are r

EP 21

Marked Deck

Bat is cheated at cards by a town boss with the cooperation of the local sheriff. When he meets a brother and sister who

EP 22

Incident in Leadville

Bat rides to Leadville, Colorado to confront an editor that wrote an article describing him as one of the West's most ru

EP 23

The Tumbleweed Wagon

Bat agrees to escort a murder suspect to trial, but he escapes with the help of his girl friend. Bat decides to take the

EP 24

Brunette Bombshell

Bat buys a boxing club in Denver. When he arrives he sees that the police have posted "Property Condemned" signs on his

EP 25

Deadline

Two gunmen steal the horses from the stagecoach in which Bat and Lorna Adams are riding. Bat trades his cane for a horse

EP 26

Man of Action

Bat follows his favorite tailor to a New Mexico town to order custom made suits. Bat's order is put on hold when the cro

EP 27

A Matter of Honor

On his way to build a gambling casino in a boomtown, Bat is confronted by an inept robber - an Austrian nobleman who has

EP 28

Lottery of Death

During a high stakes poker game Bat agrees to accept one-half of a lottery ticket as payment for a gambling IOU. His tro

EP 29

The Death of Bat Masterson

Bat returns to the small mining town Bonanza, Colorado to withdraw his earnings from a cattle drive. He discovers he is

EP 30

The Secret Is Death

Bat is undercover to break up a gang of highly respected businessmen in Cheyenne. He has to work himself into their grou

EP 31

Promised Land

Bat is kidnapped and asked to become the bank president in a town consisting entirely of former outlaws, because the for

EP 32

The Conspiracy (Part 1)

Bat is asked by a woman to prevent a false story from being printed in a Cheyenne newspaper supposedly written by John S

EP 33

The Conspiracy (Part 2)

Bat has discovered that John Watson, a bartender, posed as another man in order to sell a scandal-ridden story to a news

EP 34

The Black Pearls

Bat is hired to join a man in jail to gain his confidence and help him escape. The hope is the man will lead Bat to a st

EP 35

The Desert Ship

Two Dutch treasure hunters search for a legendary Spanish galleon that sank in the Colorado River. Bat attempts to rescu

EP 36

The Romany Knives

After Bat rescues an old gypsy from a brutal rancher, the old man offers him many valuable gifts, including a beautiful

EP 37

Buffalo Kill

Bat agrees to substitute for a bully as the leader of a party of buffalo hunters into Indian territory, but the man he s

EP 1

To the Manner Born

An old friend asks Bat to San Francisco to look into the background of her daughter's fiancée which is a cousin. Bat le

EP 2

Wanted ... Dead

Bat seeks to collect a loan given to a reformed gunman who is now a rancher. In order to get his money he must save the

EP 3

No Funeral for Thorn

Bat finds himself trapped by friendship between the guns of two warring sons.

EP 4

Shakedown at St. Joe

While visiting St. Joseph, Missouri to see his former girlfriend, an up-and-coming soprano, Bat comes to the aid of a bu

EP 5

Lady Luck

Bat's stake is stolen to force him to work for a crooked casino owner. When he refuses, events lead Bat to come to the a

EP 6

Who'll Bury My Violence?

When Bat buys a derby hat in a small Missouri town he is aghast at the price. Learning that a freight line owner forces

EP 7

Dead Men Don't Pay Debts

When Bat learns that the two thousand dollars the Bassett brothers owe him is in jeopardy because of the shooting feud b

EP 8

Death and Taxes

When an honest man is elected to be the town sheriff campaigning for fair taxes, the wealthy railroad owner ships his ca

EP 9

Bat Plays a Dead Man's Hand

An unsophisticated miner runs afoul of a town boss and is framed for murder. When the town's lawyers refuse to represent

EP 10

Garrison Finish

When General Moran bets a spur of his railroad against a Texas horse ranch that a Kentucky thoroughbred can beat a Texas

EP 11

The Canvas and the Cane

Bat is convinced that a painting purchased by a beautiful friend is a forgery since the original burned. He tries to pro

EP 12

The Inner Circle

When threaten by anti-suffrage leaders, Bat decides to help a group of women campaigning for women's suffrage in Wyoming

EP 13

The Pied Piper of Dodge City

Bat is asked to take half interest in the Long Branch Saloon to help make it profitable. He does so by hiring a female p

EP 14

A Picture of Death

When Hugh Blaine bets $50,000 that all four hooves of a racehorse are off the ground at once, he agrees to pay Bat 10% o

EP 15

Pigeon and Hawk

When two speculators try to corner the stock market by sending former Pony Express riders racing from the mining towns t

EP 16

Flume at the Mother Lode

Bat and his partners fleece an unscrupulous businessman out of half the profits in a gold mine. He exacts revenge by buy

EP 17

Death by the Half Dozen

A stagecoach carrying Bat and Claire, the local sheriff's fiancée, is robbed and Claire is kidnapped. With the sheriff

EP 18

Deadly Diamonds

Bat's friend, Ellie Winters, is hired by promoters selling shares in their diamond mine. Although Ellie is convinced tha

EP 19

Mr. Fourpaws

On his way to investigate irregularities in a bank's bookkeeping, Bat encounters a gun fight in which a man is killed by

EP 20

Six Feet of Gold

Bat spots Lisa Truex in Deadwood who stole $2000 from him. Bat wants to collect but Lisa's boyfriend runs the town. She

EP 21

Cattle and Canes

Bat receives half of a cane he gave to Jane Taylor and rides to her ranch to investigate. He is forced to choose sides b

EP 22

The Disappearance of Bat Masterson

Three cowboys trick a magician into helping them rob a bank by taking Bat Masterson's gun "as a joke" before he enters t

EP 23

The Snare

Bat travels to Yuma to give away the bride at a wedding but discovers the girl's murdered fiancée on the way there. Aft

EP 24

Three Bullets for Bat

While awaiting a murder trail in which he will be the star witness, Bat visits a Mexican ranch where, he is told, a fort

EP 25

The Reluctant Witness

When Ellie Winters is framed for murder, she desperately telegraphs Bat for help. He bails her out to help search for a

EP 26

Come out Fighting

During a rest stop in Headstone, Texas Bat has a run in with a Judge known for "fine" work. The Judge is up for reelecti

EP 27

Stage to Nowhere

After Bat and the stagecoach he is riding is robbed, Bat's plan to catch the gang of stagecoach robbers backfires, when

EP 28

Incident at Fort Bowie

The U.S. Cavalry at Fort Bowie contracts with Bat for a herd of 55 horses. When his herd is stolen and his men all kille

EP 29

Masterson's Arcadia Club

When Bat meets cowboys on a trail drive, he discovers that a gambler has appropriated his name and set up a casino calle

EP 30

Welcome to Paradise

While his stage makes a stop, Bat is arrested, charged with possession of a gun and assessed a staggering fine. When Bat

EP 31

A Grave Situation

After Bat's good friend and railroad tycoon Hugh Blaine is conned in a complex land and cattle swindle, Blaine hires Bat

EP 32

Gold is Where You Steal It

When depositing his winnings, Bat and the bank are robbed by a gang of Mexican bandits. Bat tracks the bandits and their

EP 33

Wanted ... Alive, Please

Bat is asked to find how stolen Mexican cattle, many diseased, are entering Texas and mingling with local animals. With

EP 34

The Elusive Baguette

Bat down and out on his luck is hired as the bodyguard of a beautiful widow. She must wear a fabulously expensive diamon

EP 35

The Big Gamble

When a man Bat staked to search for the Lost Dutchman's Mine disappears, Bat buys a map from a too agreeable bartender a

EP 36

Blood on the Money

Before Bat's partner in a casino venture is dies, he asks Masterson to deliver his share of the money to his brother on

EP 37

Barbary Castle

An old sea captain has dismantled his clan's Scottish castle and is rebuilding it in San Francisco. A stockholder serves

EP 1

Debt of Honor

Bat grubstakes Cactus Charlie, an elderly prospector searching for a gold strike. Charlie finds gold, all right, the pro

EP 2

Law of the Land

Working again for his friend Hugh Blaine, Bat is hired to investigate the theft of barbed-wire fencing that prevents cat

EP 3

Bat Trap

Midas Creek hires Bat to run their annual shooting contest. The council believe that the local bully will generally do a

EP 4

The Rage of Princess Anne

Bat has an interest in a mine in Colorado and discovers its conditions are unsafe, but the general manager is forcing th

EP 5

The Hunter

An Englishman has a theory that accuracy is more important in a gunfight than speed or size of the ammunition. When he k

EP 6

Murder Can be Dangerous

When Bat catches his gambling casino partner embezzling money, he kicks the man out, telling him never return unless he

EP 7

High Card Loses

After a bank robbery Bat finds himself broke so he accepts an offer from a friend for a job. When his friend is murdered

EP 8

Dakota Showdown

Bat rides to the assistance of his friend, a sheriff, but arrives after the Dakota boys gun him down. The president of t

EP 9

Last of the Night Raiders

Bat is asked by a woman to help her and her young son escape the deadly Doolin gang who Bat has tangled with before. She

EP 10

Last Stop to Austin

Bat thinks a young gunfighter might be the son of a man with whom he fought at the Battle of Adobe Wells. He plans to ap

EP 11

A Time to Die

Bat returns to Casper, Wyoming to testify at a murder trial. He learns that all the other witnesses are either dead or a

EP 12

Death by Decree

Bat inherits a casino from an old enemy and soon discovers why. Upon arriving in town, he learns that the casino is $300

EP 13

The Lady Plays Her Hand

An eastern gambler playing a "system" breaks the bank at Bat's casino, putting the dapper Masterson out of business. Bat

EP 14

Tempest at Tioga Pass

When a old miner refuses to allow a road to be built through a high mountain pass he owns, the California Governor asks

EP 15

The Court Martial of Major Mars

The stagecoach in which Bat Masterson, Major Mars and pretty Lottie Tremaine are traveling is waylaid by a vengeful gang

EP 16

The Price of Paradise

Pat arrives in Paradise, Colorado to collect a gambling debt from a crooked casino owner who doesn't like to pay his deb

EP 17

End of the Line

Bat's lucrative contract to build a railroad in Colorado is in jeopardy. His crew is menaced by natural disasters and th

EP 18

The Prescott Campaign

Bat's old friend from Dodge City, Marshal Ben Holt, asks him to help fight a scheme plotted by the power-grabbing land b

EP 19

Bullwhacker's Bounty

Bat's plan to journey to Cheyenne for a big poker game are disrupted when the cavalry escort for a vital load of gunpowd

EP 20

A Lesson in Violence

In response to an urgent telegram offering a large salary, Bat rides to a remote Texas ranch where he is to drive a herd

EP 21

Run for Your Money

Saloonkeeper Crimp Ward challenges a local bank to back up it's gold certificates.

EP 22

Terror on the Trinity

Bat wins a mining claim in a lottery, but a huge bearded man attacks Bat when he tries to find it. He throws Bat into th

EP 23

Episode in Eden

When gunslingers employed by Sam Shanks terrorize the small New Mexico town of Eden, Bat is drafted to serve as a specia

EP 24

The Good and the Bad

A gang of outlaws tries to take a Medal of Honor from a woman whose husband gave his life for it. Bat offers a $100 in e

EP 25

No Amnesty for Death

Bat's riding rescues three men from the gallows - he bears an amnesty for all combatants in the Lincoln County War. The

EP 26

Ledger of Guilt

Bat rescues a woman from three men trying to grab her and her carpet bag. The woman tells Bat she and her father were th

EP 27

Meeting at Mimbres

Several Indian tribes claim that white men are kidnapping their women and children to be sold for slaves or held for ran

EP 28

Dagger Dance

A wounded and fainting Bat delivers a message to a Major at Fort Logan ordering the Colonel to skip a meeting with the I

EP 29

The Fourth Man

Bat rides into town to meet a young friend. He arrives too late - the young man was killed when he accused three wealthy

EP 30

Dead Man's Claim

When a new silver strike is made in Monument City, Nevada, Bat returns to the former ghost town to check on his four yea

EP 31

The Marble Slab

Pinkerton hires Bat to get evidence against a gang that is terrorizing a town. Bat goes undercover as a marble salesman

EP 32

Farmer with a Badge

Bat is ambushed in the desert by two men, his horse and water stolen. Left to die he is rescued by a farmer who is now t

EP 33

The Fatal Garment

Bat is hired to serve as a bodyguard at Wyatt Earp's El Paso casino, but the two of them can't prevent a robbery which c

EP 34

Jeopardy at Jackson Hole

Bat is called upon by the daughter of an old friend to investigate his murder in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The family runs

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