Season 3 • Episode 34
LatestBat is called upon by the daughter of an old friend to investigate his murder in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The family runs a freight and stage line there but the drivers are being killed for some reason and the line is nearly bankrupt.
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.
Costume
Gene Barry's absurdly sharp suits in the dusty frontier.
Acting
Barry's winking charm sells the whole conceit.
Production
Ziv's lean, efficient TV factory at peak formula.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Bat Masterson died a sportswriter in 1921; this show completed his transformation from violent man to TV mascot.
Gene Barry would later parody his suave persona in 'The War of the Worlds' and 'Burke's Law' — the cane stayed, the genre didn't.
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