BAT MASTERSON [ca. 1959-60] Set of 10 TV scripts

Hollywood: Ziv / United Artists, [ca. 1959-1960]. A collection of ten vintage original television scripts, some in printed wrappers, others in self-wrappers, mimeograph, page counts vary from 38 to 43 pp. A few pages are detached but present, and a few are frayed at blank edges. Overall near fine.

A Western television series which was a fictionalized account of real-life marshal, gambler and journalist Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry, and the half-hour black-and-white series ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961.

The fictionalized Masterson dressed in expensive clothing, including a walking stick with a hidden sword. He preferred to use his cane rather than a gun to get himself out of trouble. He was portrayed as a ladies’ man who traveled the West looking for women and adventure. He also came to the aid of innocents wrongly accused of crimes. (Wikipedia)

The ten scripts are for the following episodes:

• 49B – “Dead Men Don’t Pay Debts” is episode 7 of season 2 and aired Nov 19, 1959;
• 50B – “Gold Is Where You Steal It” is episode 32 of season 2 and aired May 19, 1960;
• 53B-Rev. – “Blood on the Money’ is episode 36 of season 2 and aired  Jun 23, 1960; 
• 54B – “The Elusive Baguette” is episode 34 of season 2 and aired Jun 2, 1960;
• 69B – “The Reluctant Witness” is episode 25 of season 2 and aired Mar 31, 1960;
• 77B – “Last Stop to Austin” is episode 10 of season 3 and aired Dec 1, 1960;
• 84B – “The Rage of Princess Anne” is episode 4 of season 3 and aired Oct 20, 1960;
• 87B – “The Fatal Garment” is episode 33 of season 3 and aired May 25, 1961;
• 91B – “End of the Line” is episode 17 of season 3 and aired Jan 26, 1961;
• 96B – “Dead Man’s Claim” is episode 30 of season 3 and aired May 4, 1961.