Bat Masterson
Murder Can Be Dangerous
TV Flash files “Murder Can Be Dangerous” as hour 80 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 6, aired 1960-11-03, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E06: listed hour 80 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 6 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1960-11-03 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Hunter” (S03E05). Next is “High Card Loses” (S03E07).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Bat catches his gambling casino partner embezzling money, he kicks the man out, telling him never return unless he brings $25,000 to buy Bat's interest in the business. The partner plans to get control of Bat's half by killing him.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Murder Can Be Dangerous sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E06 is listed hour 80 of 108 — hour 6 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 6.
When did Bat Masterson S03E06 air?
Murder Can Be Dangerous aired 1960-11-03 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…