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    TV Series

    Bourbon Street Beat

    IMDb7.8/10
    1959 - 1960
    1h 0m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 1
    Episodes: 39

    "Bourbon Street Beat" is a private detective series produced by Warner Brothers Television which aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to July 4, 1960. It featured Richard Long as Rex Randolph, Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, Van Williams as Kenny Madison, and Arlene Howell as Melody Lee Mercer, the secretary at the New Orleans detective agency in which they worked. The show is set in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and revolves around the lives of Rex Randolph (Long) and Cal Calhoun (Duggan), who run a detective agency called Randolph and Calhoun — Special Services. The agency is based in the Absinthe House, a French Quarter nightclub on Bourbon Street.

    Created by: Charles Hoffman
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    Seasons & Episodes

    The Taste of Ashes

    1. The Taste of Ashes

    A New Orleans private eye searches for the killers of his partner and turns to a local police officer for help bringing the murderers to justice.

    10/5/195960 min

    2. The Mourning Cloak

    Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.

    10/12/195960 min

    3. Torch Song for Trumpet

    Cal takes on a murder case to prove a hot-tempered ex-con didn't beat his boss to death with a trumpet.

    10/19/195960 min

    4. Woman in the River

    Rex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.

    10/26/195960 min

    5. Girl in Trouble

    Cal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.

    11/2/195960 min

    6. The Tiger Moth

    The investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.

    11/9/195960 min

    7. Secret of Hyacinth Bayou

    Cal becomes entangled in a blackmail/murder plot when he is savagely beaten and framed for murder by an old swamp-dweller hiding a secret.

    11/16/195960 min

    8. Invitation to a Murder

    Rex is invited to witness a murder by an enigmatic killer who switches victims and leaves the detectives trying to sort out a houseful of straying wives, night club operators, newsmen, and other New Orleans characters, each with a motive for the murder.

    11/23/195960 min

    9. Mrs. Viner Vanishes

    Hired to find a missing wife, Cal soon becomes caught up in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.

    11/30/195960 min

    10. Light Touch of Terror

    Kenny is convinced that a notorius New Orleans killer, the Axeman, has returned when a similar killing occurs.

    12/7/195960 min

    11. The Golden Beetle

    A missing man, a stolen talisman and some vanished letters are all connected as the detectives search for answers and find pirate treasure.

    12/14/195960 min

    12. The Black Magnolia

    Cal uncovers a family's skeletons when he searches for a missing fortune and a secret killer.

    12/21/195960 min

    13. Portrait of Lenore

    Rex searches for a stolen painting, becoming involved in a missing persons case and a murder.

    12/28/195960 min

    14. Kill with Kindness

    Cal poses as a handyman at a mansion to discover who's trying to poison a humanitarian.

    1/4/196060 min

    15. Inside Man

    Rex goes undercover in a prison gang and joins a prison break.

    1/11/196060 min

    16. Find My Face

    Rex and Cal try to identify an accident victim, who refuses to accept his wife and doctor's assurances that he's a wealthy executive and instead claims to be someone else entirely.

    1/18/196060 min

    17. Knock on Any Tombstone

    Rex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a client's father.

    1/25/196060 min

    18. Key to the City

    Cal and Kenny search for killers aboard a riverboat bound for New Orleans.

    2/1/196060 min

    19. The 10% Blues

    Cal and Rex go up against imported killers to find the elusive power behind a talent agency using gangster tactics to get clients.

    2/8/196060 min

    20. Melody in Diamonds

    Melody is targeted by a con artist when she borrows a valuable necklace for Mardi Gras.

    2/15/196060 min

    21. The House of Ledezan

    Rex is hired to prove an heiress innocent of her father's murder.

    2/22/196060 min

    22. Target of Hate

    An assassin uses Rex and Cal's office to set up a political killing. Trapped, the detectives try to goad the killer into a confession that could turn his crony against him.

    3/7/196060 min

    23. The Missing Queen

    Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.

    3/14/196060 min

    24. Neon Nightmare

    Cal is hired to break up a political gang with a stranglehold on a small town, but must end his partnership with Rex to avoid suspicion.

    3/21/196060 min

    25. Wall of Silence

    Investigating a client's suspicious suicide leads Rex to a strange island under the sway of a mysterious blackmailer.

    3/28/196060 min

    26. Twice Betrayed

    Set up by a crooked cop, Cal loses his investigator's license.

    4/4/196060 min

    27. Swamp Fire

    Cal and Rex are hired by an oil company to find the truth behind eerie swamp fire images that are driving Cajun workmen to quit en masse.

    4/11/196060 min

    28. If A Body

    Cal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ring—but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the Mississippi.

    4/18/196060 min

    29. Six Hours to Midnight

    Cal has six hours to uncover evidence that a condemned man is innocent of murder.

    4/25/196060 min

    30. Last Exit

    Rex flies to the Caribbean to find a client's missing daughter and the man he believes killed his son.

    5/2/196060 min

    31. Deadly Persuasion

    Cal is hired to help investigate a boys' reformatory and is taken hostage by three desperate youths during an uprising.

    5/9/196060 min

    32. Suitable for Framing

    A beautiful woman hires Rex when she suspects her husband of trying to kill her, but when he goes to check out her mansion he finds himself at the wrong end of a murder investigation.

    5/16/196060 min

    33. False Identity

    Cal is hired to find a missing husband and uncovers a strange murder plot.

    5/23/196060 min

    34. Green Hell

    Rex gets caught between two power-mongering revolutionaries when a tropical nation hires him to recover vital information.

    5/30/196060 min

    35. Ferry to Algiers

    Rex and Cal go off on a fishing trip, leaving Kenny Madison in charge of the office. Kenny's first assignment is to guard an elderly shopkeeper.

    6/6/196060 min

    36. Wagon Show

    A circus owner hires Cal to recover an escaped chimp, but while he's searching for the beast he uncovers a tense love triangle that leads to murder.

    6/13/196060 min

    37. Interrupted Wedding

    Rex helps a lovely young private eye investigate a bomb discovered at a society wedding and ends up in the clutches of a pair of siblings intent on avenging their parents' long-ago deaths at the hands of a trucking magnate.

    6/20/196060 min

    38. Reunion

    Cal races to locate a runaway teen before quarreling crimelords can get to her.

    6/27/196060 min

    39. Teresa

    Rex runs into gangsters and a hurricane while searching for a missing playboy at an island casino.

    7/4/196060 min

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