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Bat Masterson aired on NBC in 108 episodes from October 8, 1958, to June 1, 1961, and featured Masterson as a superbly dressed gambler, generally outfitted in a black suit and derby hat, who was more inclined to "bat" crooks over the head with his gold-knobbed cane than shoot them. Hundreds of thousands of plastic derby hats and canes were sold ...
Sep 6, 2024 · Bat Masterson (born Nov. 27, 1853, Henryville, Canada East [Quebec]—died October 25, 1921, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a gambler, saloonkeeper, lawman, and newspaperman who made a reputation in the old American West.
Bat Masterson: With Gene Barry, Allen Jaffe, Allison Hayes, Ken Drake. Bat Masterson roams The West and defends the innocent.
Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which was a fictionalized account of real-life marshal, gambler, and journalist Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry , and the half-hour black-and-white series ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. [ 1 ]
The character of gambler Sky Masterson in the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls" is believed to be modeled after Bat Masterson. The musical is based on short stories and columns by another renowned New York newspaperman Damon Runyan.
When Bat learns that a man sporting a derby and a cane and claiming to be "Bat Masterson" has set himself up as sheriff of Trinidad, Colorado, he immediately rides there to investigate to protect his name.
Jun 12, 2006 · Alfred Henry Lewis widely popularized the legend of Bat Masterson, writing highly imaginative articles about him for national magazines and a novel, The Sunset Trail, which appeared in 1905. As editor of a slick monthly magazine called Human Life, Lewis published in 1907-08 a series of Masterson articles on gunfighters Bat had known in the West.
Jan 4, 2012 · Bat Masterson - The Fighter, Full Episode Classic Western TV seriesBat Masterson wins a boxer's contract from his crooked manager and trains him for a fair f...
William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson. Born in Illinois in 1855, William Barclay Masterson, nicknamed "Bat", drifted westward as a teenager and tried his hand at such professions as buffalo hunter, army scout and gunfighter.
Tough, hot tempered Sergeant Foley orders Bat Masterson out of Swan Valley. Reason: Bat has become interested in Foley's girl Molly Doyle, a dance-hall beauty. Although his life is threatened, Bat refuses to leave - and clashes with the redoubtable Foley.
