Bourbon Street Beat
series not in production
Ended
Drama
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 39
avg.Runtime | 60 min
First EP | 1959-10-05
Last EP | 1960-07-04
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"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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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1959-10-05
1
The Taste of Ashes
1959-10-05
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.
2
The Mourning Cloak
1959-10-12
Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.
3
Torch Song for Trumpet
1959-10-19
Cal takes on a murder case to prove a hot-tempered ex-con didn't beat his boss to death with a trumpet.
4
Woman in the River
1959-10-26
Rex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.
5
Girl in Trouble
1959-11-02
Cal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.
6
The Tiger Moth
1959-11-09
The investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.
7
Secret of Hyacinth Bayou
1959-11-16
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.
8
Invitation to a Murder
1959-11-23
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.
9
Mrs. Viner Vanishes
1959-11-30
Hired to find a missing wife, Cal soon becomes caught up in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.
10
Light Touch of Terror
1959-12-07
Kenny is convinced that a notorius New Orleans killer, the Axeman, has returned when a similar killing occurs.
11
The Golden Beetle
1959-12-14
A missing man, a stolen talisman and some vanished letters are all connected as the detectives search for answers and find pirate treasure.
12
The Black Magnolia
1959-12-21
Cal uncovers a family's skeletons when he searches for a missing fortune and a secret killer.
13
Portrait of Lenore
1959-12-28
Rex searches for a stolen painting, becoming involved in a missing persons case and a murder.
14
Kill with Kindness
1960-01-04
Cal poses as a handyman at a mansion to discover who's trying to poison a humanitarian.
15
Inside Man
1960-01-11
Rex goes undercover in a prison gang and joins a prison break.
16
Find My Face
1960-01-18
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.
17
Knock on Any Tombstone
1960-01-25
Rex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a client's father.
18
Key to the City
1960-02-01
Cal and Kenny search for killers aboard a riverboat bound for New Orleans.
19
The 10% Blues
1960-02-08
Cal and Rex go up against imported killers to find the elusive power behind a talent agency using gangster tactics to get clients.
20
Melody in Diamonds
1960-02-15
Melody is targeted by a con artist when she borrows a valuable necklace for Mardi Gras.
21
The House of Ledezan
1960-02-22
Rex is hired to prove an heiress innocent of her father's murder.
22
Target of Hate
1960-03-07
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.
23
The Missing Queen
1960-03-14
Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.
24
Neon Nightmare
1960-03-21
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.
25
Wall of Silence
1960-03-28
Investigating a client's suspicious suicide leads Rex to a strange island under the sway of a mysterious blackmailer.
26
Twice Betrayed
1960-04-04
Set up by a crooked cop, Cal loses his investigator's license.
27
Swamp Fire
1960-04-11
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.
28
If A Body
1960-04-18
Cal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ring—but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the Mississippi.
29
Six Hours to Midnight
1960-04-25
Cal has six hours to uncover evidence that a condemned man is innocent of murder.
30
Last Exit
1960-05-02
Rex flies to the Caribbean to find a client's missing daughter and the man he believes killed his son.
31
Deadly Persuasion
1960-05-09
Cal is hired to help investigate a boys' reformatory and is taken hostage by three desperate youths during an uprising.
32
Suitable for Framing
1960-05-16
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.
33
False Identity
1960-05-23
Cal is hired to find a missing husband and uncovers a strange murder plot.
34
Green Hell
1960-05-30
Rex gets caught between two power-mongering revolutionaries when a tropical nation hires him to recover vital information.
35
Ferry to Algiers
1960-06-06
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.
36
Wagon Show
1960-06-13
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.
37
Interrupted Wedding
1960-06-20
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.
38
Reunion
1960-06-27
Cal races to locate a runaway teen before quarreling crimelords can get to her.
39
Teresa
1960-07-04
Rex runs into gangsters and a hurricane while searching for a missing playboy at an island casino.
CAST
charactor: Cal Calhoun
Original: Andrew Duggan
Total EP: 39
charactor: Kenny Madison
Original: Van Williams
Total EP: 39
charactor: Rex Randolph
Original: Richard Long
Total EP: 39
charactor: Melody Lee Mercer
Original: Arlene Howell
Total EP: 39
charactor:
Original: Eddie Cole
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Nita Talbot
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Robert Colbert
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Diane McBain
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Tommy Farrell
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Richard Rust
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Marie Windsor
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Walter Burke
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Tol Avery
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Madlyn Rhue
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Brad Dexter
Total EP: 2
charactor: Serena Delastone
Original: Isobel Elsom
Total EP: 2
charactor: Martha Delastone
Original: Jean Byron
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Mary Tyler Moore
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Robert J. Wilke
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Lisa Gaye
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Sandra Edwards
Total EP: 2
charactor: Beauregard O'Hanlon
Original: Kelton Garwood
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Andra Martin
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Rhodes Reason
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: John Hubbard
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Tom Drake
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Rita Moreno
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Myron Healey
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: George D. Wallace
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Whit Bissell
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Sue Ane Langdon
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Neil Hamilton
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Karen Steele
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Horace McMahon
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Ray Stricklyn
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Gale Robbins
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mrs. Teale
Original: Louise Beavers
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Faith Domergue
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Wayne Morris
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Ann Doran
Total EP: 1
CREW
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