Bourbon Street Beat

1h

Drama

"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.

Episodes

Cast

The Taste of Ashes

1. The Taste of Ashes

1h

5th Oct 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.

The Mourning Cloak

2. The Mourning Cloak

1h

12th Oct 1959

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

Torch Song for Trumpet

3. Torch Song for Trumpet

1h

19th Oct 1959

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

Woman in the River

4. Woman in the River

1h

26th Oct 1959

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

Girl in Trouble

5. Girl in Trouble

1h

2nd Nov 1959

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

The Tiger Moth

6. The Tiger Moth

1h

9th Nov 1959

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

Secret of Hyacinth Bayou

7. Secret of Hyacinth Bayou

1h

16th Nov 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.

Invitation to a Murder

8. Invitation to a Murder

1h

23rd Nov 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.

Mrs. Viner Vanishes

9. Mrs. Viner Vanishes

1h

30th Nov 1959

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

Light Touch of Terror

10. Light Touch of Terror

1h

7th Dec 1959

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

The Golden Beetle

11. The Golden Beetle

1h

14th Dec 1959

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

The Black Magnolia

12. The Black Magnolia

1h

21st Dec 1959

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

Portrait of Lenore

13. Portrait of Lenore

1h

28th Dec 1959

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

Kill with Kindness

14. Kill with Kindness

1h

4th Jan 1960

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

Inside Man

15. Inside Man

1h

11th Jan 1960

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

Find My Face

16. Find My Face

1h

18th Jan 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.

Knock on Any Tombstone

17. Knock on Any Tombstone

1h

25th Jan 1960

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

Key to the City

18. Key to the City

1h

1st Feb 1960

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

The 10% Blues

19. The 10% Blues

1h

8th Feb 1960

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

Melody in Diamonds

20. Melody in Diamonds

1h

15th Feb 1960

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

The House of Ledezan

21. The House of Ledezan

1h

22nd Feb 1960

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

Target of Hate

22. Target of Hate

1h

7th Mar 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.

The Missing Queen

23. The Missing Queen

1h

14th Mar 1960

Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.

Neon Nightmare

24. Neon Nightmare

1h

21st Mar 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.

Wall of Silence

25. Wall of Silence

1h

28th Mar 1960

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

Twice Betrayed

26. Twice Betrayed

1h

4th Apr 1960

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

Swamp Fire

27. Swamp Fire

1h

11th Apr 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.

If A Body

28. If A Body

1h

18th Apr 1960

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

Six Hours to Midnight

29. Six Hours to Midnight

1h

25th Apr 1960

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

Last Exit

30. Last Exit

1h

2nd May 1960

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

Deadly Persuasion

31. Deadly Persuasion

1h

9th May 1960

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

Suitable for Framing

32. Suitable for Framing

1h

16th May 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.

False Identity

33. False Identity

1h

23rd May 1960

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

Green Hell

34. Green Hell

1h

30th May 1960

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

Ferry to Algiers

35. Ferry to Algiers

1h

6th Jun 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.

Wagon Show

36. Wagon Show

1h

13th Jun 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.

Interrupted Wedding

37. Interrupted Wedding

1h

20th Jun 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.

Reunion

38. Reunion

1h

27th Jun 1960

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

Teresa

39. Teresa

1h

4th Jul 1960

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

First air date

5th Oct 1959

Last air date

4th Jul 1960

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks