Bat Masterson
A Matter of Honor
TV Flash files “A Matter of Honor” as hour 27 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 1, episode 27, aired 1959-04-29, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E27: listed hour 27 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 27 of 37 in season 1. It aired 1959-04-29 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Man of Action” (S01E26). Next is “Lottery of Death” (S01E28).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
On his way to build a gambling casino in a boomtown, Bat is confronted by an inept robber - an Austrian nobleman who has been cheated at a crooked saloonkeeper's roulette table who is in love with a dance hall girl.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Matter of Honor sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S01E27 is listed hour 27 of 108 — hour 27 of 37 in season 1, season 1 episode 27.
When did Bat Masterson S01E27 air?
A Matter of Honor aired 1959-04-29 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Barry's derby and cane. The dandy-lawman brief is visual immediately; style is the premise, not a subplot.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Bat Masterson gave Gene Barry a derby, a gold-tipped cane, and a dandy lawman who fought with style. Urban polish in a cowboy field; fashion as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. Watch it now as the western that dressed up — proof the genre could sell a natty hero instead of another dusty hat.
The merch is the cane. Bat Masterson (NBC, 1958–1961) gave Gene Barry a derby, a gold-tipped cane, and a dandy lawman who fought with style — **108 episodes, three seasons**, urban polish in a cowboy field, fashion as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. Frank Pittman and Andy White. Loosely inspired by the historical Bat Masterson's colorful career. Natty hero instead of another dusty hat. The cane was not a joke; it was the brand. Rex will toast the West. The chart toasts a **dressed-up SKU** that diversified…
Filed against
- Gene Barry as Bat Masterson
Gene Barry's Bat Masterson wore a derby and a gold-tipped cane into a 1950s cowboy field — a dandy lawman who fought with style when the genre usually sold dust. Urban polish as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. TV Flash files him as…