Bat Masterson
Law of the Land
TV Flash files “Law of the Land” as hour 76 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 2, aired 1960-10-06, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E02: listed hour 76 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 2 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1960-10-06 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Debt of Honor” (S03E01). Next is “Bat Trap” (S03E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Working again for his friend Hugh Blaine, Bat is hired to investigate the theft of barbed-wire fencing that prevents cattle from climbing onto a railroad's right-of-way. Question is whether Bat wants to tackle the five to one odds.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Law of the Land sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E02 is listed hour 76 of 108 — hour 2 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 2.
When did Bat Masterson S03E02 air?
Law of the Land aired 1960-10-06 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…