Bat Masterson was a real lawman in the 1800's, I of course being a child of 4 when the series aired did not know that little bit of information. I thought that Gene Barry was "Bat Masterson". I also thought he was the most handsome and eloquent man in the west. Of course I believed at that time that what I was watching was happening right at that moment out in the west! I was only 4!

Gene Barry protrayed him so well. To me he is still the only man who could have played the part. He was "Bat".

The program aired on October 8, 1958 and ran until June 1, 1961.
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