Bourbon Street Beat

1959
Bourbon Street Beat

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 The Taste of Ashes Oct 05, 1959

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.

EP2 The Mourning Cloak Oct 12, 1959

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

EP3 Torch Song for Trumpet Oct 19, 1959

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

EP4 Woman in the River Oct 26, 1959

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

EP5 Girl in Trouble Nov 02, 1959

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

EP6 The Tiger Moth Nov 09, 1959

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

EP7 Secret of Hyacinth Bayou Nov 16, 1959

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.

EP8 Invitation to a Murder Nov 23, 1959

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.

EP9 Mrs. Viner Vanishes Nov 30, 1959

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

EP10 Light Touch of Terror Dec 07, 1959

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

EP11 The Golden Beetle Dec 14, 1959

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

EP12 The Black Magnolia Dec 21, 1959

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

EP13 Portrait of Lenore Dec 28, 1959

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

EP14 Kill with Kindness Jan 04, 1960

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

EP15 Inside Man Jan 11, 1960

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

EP16 Find My Face Jan 18, 1960

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.

EP17 Knock on Any Tombstone Jan 25, 1960

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

EP18 Key to the City Feb 01, 1960

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

EP19 The 10% Blues Feb 08, 1960

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

EP20 Melody in Diamonds Feb 15, 1960

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

EP21 The House of Ledezan Feb 22, 1960

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

EP22 Target of Hate Mar 07, 1960

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.

EP23 The Missing Queen Mar 14, 1960

Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.

EP24 Neon Nightmare Mar 21, 1960

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.

EP25 Wall of Silence Mar 28, 1960

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

EP26 Twice Betrayed Apr 04, 1960

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

EP27 Swamp Fire Apr 11, 1960

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.

EP28 If A Body Apr 18, 1960

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

EP29 Six Hours to Midnight Apr 25, 1960

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

EP30 Last Exit May 02, 1960

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

EP31 Deadly Persuasion May 09, 1960

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

EP32 Suitable for Framing May 16, 1960

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.

EP33 False Identity May 23, 1960

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

EP34 Green Hell May 30, 1960

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

EP35 Ferry to Algiers Jun 06, 1960

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.

EP36 Wagon Show Jun 13, 1960

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.

EP37 Interrupted Wedding Jun 20, 1960

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.

EP38 Reunion Jun 27, 1960

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

EP39 Teresa Jul 04, 1960

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

"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.

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  • Top Credited Cast
Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun
Van Williams as Kenny Madison
Richard Long as Rex Randolph
Arlene Howell as Melody Lee Mercer