Bat Masterson
Six Feet of Gold
TV Flash files “Six Feet of Gold” as hour 57 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 20, aired 1960-02-25, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E20: listed hour 57 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 20 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1960-02-25 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Mr. Fourpaws” (S02E19). Next is “Cattle and Canes” (S02E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bat spots Lisa Truex in Deadwood who stole $2000 from him. Bat wants to collect but Lisa's boyfriend runs the town. She sells Bat an acre of land she owns that appears to be worthless but Bat finds a way to profit from it if he lives.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Six Feet of Gold sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E20 is listed hour 57 of 108 — hour 20 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 20.
When did Bat Masterson S02E20 air?
Six Feet of Gold aired 1960-02-25 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…