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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.

First Aired

1959-10-05
Last Aired

1960-07-04
Creator

Charles Hoffman
Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

39
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ABC

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Season 1

1. The Taste of Ashes

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

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.Less

60mins 1959-10-05

2. The Mourning Cloak

Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are ...More

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

60mins 1959-10-12

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...More

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

60mins 1959-10-19

4. Woman in the River

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

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

60mins 1959-10-26

5. Girl in Trouble

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

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

60mins 1959-11-02

6. The Tiger Moth

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

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

60mins 1959-11-09

7. Secret of Hyacinth Bayou

Cal becomes entangled in a blackmail/murder plot when he is savagely beaten and framed for murder by a...More

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.Less

60mins 1959-11-16

8. Invitation to a Murder

Rex is invited to witness a murder by an enigmatic killer who switches victims and leaves the detectiv...More

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.Less

60mins 1959-11-23

9. Mrs. Viner Vanishes

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

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

60mins 1959-11-30

10. Light Touch of Terror

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

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

60mins 1959-12-07

11. The Golden Beetle

A missing man, a stolen talisman and some vanished letters are all connected as the detectives search ...More

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

60mins 1959-12-14

12. The Black Magnolia

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

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

60mins 1959-12-21

13. Portrait of Lenore

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

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

60mins 1959-12-28

14. Kill with Kindness

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

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

60mins 1960-01-04

15. Inside Man

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

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

60mins 1960-01-11

16. Find My Face

Rex and Cal try to identify an accident victim, who refuses to accept his wife and doctor's assurances...More

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.Less

60mins 1960-01-18

17. Knock on Any Tombstone

Rex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a clien...More

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

60mins 1960-01-25

18. Key to the City

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

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

60mins 1960-02-01

19. The 10% Blues

Cal and Rex go up against imported killers to find the elusive power behind a talent agency using gang...More

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

60mins 1960-02-08

20. Melody in Diamonds

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

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

60mins 1960-02-15

21. The House of Ledezan

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

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

60mins 1960-02-22

22. Target of Hate

An assassin uses Rex and Cal's office to set up a political killing. Trapped, the detectives try to go...More

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.Less

60mins 1960-03-07

23. The Missing Queen

Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.

Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.Less

60mins 1960-03-14

24. Neon Nightmare

Cal is hired to break up a political gang with a stranglehold on a small town, but must end his partne...More

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.Less

60mins 1960-03-21

25. Wall of Silence

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

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

60mins 1960-03-28

26. Twice Betrayed

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

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

60mins 1960-04-04

27. Swamp Fire

Cal and Rex are hired by an oil company to find the truth behind eerie swamp fire images that are driv...More

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.Less

60mins 1960-04-11

28. If A Body

Cal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ringâ€”but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the M...More

Cal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ringâ€”but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the Mississippi.Less

60mins 1960-04-18

29. Six Hours to Midnight

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

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

60mins 1960-04-25

30. Last Exit

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

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

60mins 1960-05-02

31. Deadly Persuasion

Cal is hired to help investigate a boys' reformatory and is taken hostage by three desperate youths du...More

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

60mins 1960-05-09

32. Suitable for Framing

A beautiful woman hires Rex when she suspects her husband of trying to kill her, but when he goes to c...More

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.Less

60mins 1960-05-16

33. False Identity

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

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

60mins 1960-05-23

34. Green Hell

Rex gets caught between two power-mongering revolutionaries when a tropical nation hires him to recove...More

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

60mins 1960-05-30

35. Ferry to Algiers

Rex and Cal go off on a fishing trip, leaving Kenny Madison in charge of the office. Kenny's first ass...More

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.Less

60mins 1960-06-06

36. Wagon Show

A circus owner hires Cal to recover an escaped chimp, but while he's searching for the beast he uncove...More

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.Less

60mins 1960-06-13

37. Interrupted Wedding

Rex helps a lovely young private eye investigate a bomb discovered at a society wedding and ends up in...More

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.Less