Bat Masterson
The Big Gamble
TV Flash files “The Big Gamble” as hour 72 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 2, episode 35, aired 1960-06-16, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E35: listed hour 72 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 35 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1960-06-16 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Elusive Baguette” (S02E34). Next is “Blood on the Money” (S02E36).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When a man Bat staked to search for the Lost Dutchman's Mine disappears, Bat buys a map from a too agreeable bartender and sets off in pursuit. Bat soon learns that his friend is but one of many miners who have recently vanished.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Big Gamble sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S02E35 is listed hour 72 of 108 — hour 35 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 35.
When did Bat Masterson S02E35 air?
The Big Gamble aired 1960-06-16 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…