Bat Masterson
Dead Man's Claim
TV Flash files “Dead Man's Claim” as hour 104 of 108 in the TV Flash guide — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 3, episode 30, aired 1961-05-04, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E30: listed hour 104 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 30 of 34 in season 3. It aired 1961-05-04 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Fourth Man” (S03E29). Next is “The Marble Slab” (S03E31).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When a new silver strike is made in Monument City, Nevada, Bat returns to the former ghost town to check on his four year old claim and finds two claim jumpers are prepared to shoot first and ask questions later.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dead Man's Claim sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S03E30 is listed hour 104 of 108 — hour 30 of 34 in season 3, season 3 episode 30.
When did Bat Masterson S03E30 air?
Dead Man's Claim aired 1961-05-04 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…