Bat Masterson (TV Series)

Marked Deck (1959)

Gene Barry: Bat Masterson

Quotes 

• Bat Masterson : Very cleverly done, gentleman. Cheating nevertheless, and if permitted would be very destructive to our moral fiber.

• Bat Masterson : Gentleman, I'm known for other things beside gambling: your five hundred dollars of my money on that table.

• Sheriff : Morning, Bat.

  Bat Masterson : I'm called Bat by my friends.

  Sheriff : All right, Masterson. You got a name as a gunslinger. I won't have any trouble in my town!

  Bat Masterson : Your town? I thought this was Morgan's town.

• Bat Masterson : Sheriff, were you ever a decent man?

  Sheriff : That's a miserable question to ask a man.

  Bat Masterson : Yeah, that's what I thought.

• [last lines] 

  [Bat arrives at the Roberts' farm and is greeted by Amelia] 

  Amelia Roberts : Mr. Masterson.

  Bat Masterson : I'm headed for Cheyenne. I came to say goodbye.

  Amelia Roberts : I can't thank you enough for all the trouble you went to - and for complete strangers!

  Bat Masterson : There are no strangers.

  Amelia Roberts : And you really got nothing out of it.

  Bat Masterson : Well, I got my money back - the five hundred I loaned to you and your brother and the five hundred they cheated me out of - and I had a lot of fun doing it.

  Amelia Roberts : That's it, that's what I learned out of this whole adventure. I see that you get fun out of your life. I'm going to get some out of mine.

  Bat Masterson : I'm sure you will.

  [Bat departs,] 

• Amelia Roberts : But we've already spent your whole five hundred dollars.

  Bat Masterson : It's only money, and you look charming in your lovely new gown.

  Amelia Roberts : Now how can you say that to me. Thirty-four years old and still "Miss Roberts".

  Bat Masterson : There's only one reason for that. All the men you've known have been fools.