Bat Masterson - Television Marathon (8-DVD)

his popular American Western TV series provided a fictionalized account of the real-life marshal/gambler Bat Masterson. Masterson is depicted with satirical wit as a superbly dressed frontier lawman, generally outfitted in a black suit and derby hat, who is more inclined to bat crooks over the head with his gold-knobbed cane than to shoot them. Masterson roams the West, charming women and defending the unjustly accused.

EPISODES: Double Showdown, Two Graves For Swan Valley, Dynamite Blows Two Ways, Stampede at Tent City, The Fighter, Bear Bait, A Noose Fits Anybody, Dude's Folly, The Treasure of Worry Hill, Cheyenne Club, General Sherman's March Through Dodge City, Trail Pirate, Double Trouble in Trinidad, Election Day, One Bullet From Broken Bow, A Personal Matter, License to Cheat, Sharpshooter, River Boat, Battle of the Pass, Marked Deck, Incident in Leadville, The Tumbleweed Wagon, Brunette Bombshell, Canvas and the Cane, Wanted Dead, To The Manner Born, No Funeral for Thorn, Shakedown at St. Joe, Death and Taxes, Six Feet of Gold, Cattle and Canes, Disappearance of Bat Masterson, The Snare, Three Bulletts for Bat, Come Out Fighting, Stage to Nowhere, Welcome to Paradise, Barbary Castle, Gold is Where You Steal It, Bat Trap, The Rage of Princess Anne, The Hunter, Murder Can Be Dangerous, High Card Loses, Dakota Showdown, Lady Plays Her Hand, Price of Paradise, Prescott Campaign, Run For Your Money, Episode in Eden, The Good and the Bad, No Amnesty for Death, Ledger of Guilt, Meeting at Mimbres, Valley of Death, The Fourth Man, The Marble Slab, Fatal Garment, Lady Luck, The Inner Circle, Who'll Buy My Violence?

Bat Masterson was surely one of the most unusual lead characters of any American western program. As played by Gene Barry in the character's eponymous half-hour series - which ran from October 1958 through June 1961 - Masterson was a gambler-cum marshal who loved women and hated violence, often preferring to defend himself with a cane instead of a gun. Episodes depicted him traveling through the Old West, seeking adventure and female companionship. This sprawling box set features over 60 episodes of the original series, including RUN FOR YOUR MONEY, CATTLE AND CANES, SIX FEET OF GOLD, THE TREASURE OF WORRY HILL, CHEYENNE CLUB and many more.