Bat Masterson
The Inner Circle
TV Flash files “The Inner Circle” as hour 49 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 12, aired 1959-12-31, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E12: listed hour 49 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 12 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1959-12-31 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Canvas and the Cane” (S02E11). Next is “The Pied Piper of Dodge City” (S02E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When threaten by anti-suffrage leaders, Bat decides to help a group of women campaigning for women's suffrage in Wyoming fight a cabal of wealthy ranchers who wish to prevent women from getting the vote fearing homesteaders.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Inner Circle sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E12 is listed hour 49 of 108 — hour 12 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 12.
When did Bat Masterson S02E12 air?
The Inner Circle aired 1959-12-31 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…