TV series

Bourbon Street Beat

Name: Bourbon Street Beat
Released: 1959
Cast: Andrew Duggan, Van Williams, Richard Long, Arlene Howell

1959–1960· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 6.0Ended

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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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E1 The Taste of AshesNext upOct 5, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Joanna Moore (Karen Delastone), Isobel Elsom (Serena Delastone), Jean Byron (Martha Delastone), Karl Weber (Ira Groat), Fredd Wayne (Lt. Fontaine), Eddie Cole (The Baron), Jean Allison (Linda Jelkins), Danielle Aubry (Marie)
E2 The Mourning CloakOct 12, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.
Guest stars: Louise Beavers (Mrs. Teale), Margaret Hayes (Della Cavanagh), Scatman Crothers (Joe), John Hoyt (John Cavanagh), Bunny Cooper (Julie Cavanagh), Kelton Garwood (Beauregard O'Hanlon), Roy Glenn (Alexander Teale), Howard McLeod (1st Deputy)
E3 Torch Song for TrumpetOct 19, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal takes on a murder case to prove a hot-tempered ex-con didn't beat his boss to death with a trumpet.
Guest stars: Richard Rust, Brad Dexter, Tommy Farrell, Eddie Cole
E4 Woman in the RiverOct 26, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.
Guest stars: Ray Stricklyn, Henry Brandon, Denver Pyle, Mary Tyler Moore, Jeanette Nolan, Raymond Bailey
E5 Girl in TroubleNov 2, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.
Guest stars: Faith Domergue, Phil Arnold, Russ Conway, Robert J. Wilke, Eddie Cole
E6 The Tiger MothNov 9, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
The investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.
Guest stars: Ann Doran, Eddie Cole
E7 Secret of Hyacinth BayouNov 16, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Robert Colbert, Rusty Lane
E8 Invitation to a MurderNov 23, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Tom Drake, Kathleen Crowley
E9 Mrs. Viner VanishesNov 30, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
Hired to find a missing wife, Cal soon becomes caught up in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.
Guest stars: Wayne Morris, Nita Talbot
E10 Light Touch of TerrorDec 7, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
Kenny is convinced that a notorius New Orleans killer, the Axeman, has returned when a similar killing occurs.
Guest stars: Sue Ane Langdon, Spencer Williams, Kaye Elhardt
E11 The Golden BeetleDec 14, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
A missing man, a stolen talisman and some vanished letters are all connected as the detectives search for answers and find pirate treasure.
Guest stars: Frieda Inescort, Mala Powers
E12 The Black MagnoliaDec 21, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal uncovers a family's skeletons when he searches for a missing fortune and a secret killer.
Guest stars: Sara Haden, Mary Tyler Moore
E13 Portrait of LenoreDec 28, 1959 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex searches for a stolen painting, becoming involved in a missing persons case and a murder.
Guest stars: Andrea King, Madlyn Rhue
E14 Kill with KindnessJan 4, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal poses as a handyman at a mansion to discover who's trying to poison a humanitarian.
Guest stars: Walter Burke, Isobel Elsom (Serena Delastone)
E15 Inside ManJan 11, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex goes undercover in a prison gang and joins a prison break.
Guest stars: Virginia Gregg, Dolores Donlon, Terence de Marney, Michael Dante, Lane Bradford
E16 Find My FaceJan 18, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Nita Talbot, Charles Aidman, Jean Byron (Martha Delastone)
E17 Knock on Any TombstoneJan 25, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a client's father.
Guest stars: Donald Woods, Sandra Knight, Paulene Myers
E18 Key to the CityFeb 1, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal and Kenny search for killers aboard a riverboat bound for New Orleans.
Guest stars: Rhodes Reason, Tol Avery, Shirley Knight
E19 The 10% BluesFeb 8, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal and Rex go up against imported killers to find the elusive power behind a talent agency using gangster tactics to get clients.
Guest stars: Marie Windsor, Sandy Koufax, Nita Talbot, Tristram Coffin, Eddie Cole, Lisa Gaye
E20 Melody in DiamondsFeb 15, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Melody is targeted by a con artist when she borrows a valuable necklace for Mardi Gras.
Guest stars: Gale Robbins
E21 The House of LedezanFeb 22, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex is hired to prove an heiress innocent of her father's murder.
Guest stars: Neil Hamilton, John Carradine, Tommy Farrell, Paula Raymond
E22 Target of HateMar 7, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Richard Chamberlain (Dale Wellington), Sandra Edwards, John Marley (Artie), James Coburn (Buzz Griffin), Tommy Farrell (Jay O'Hanlon), Leon Alton (Passerby (uncredited)), Fred Sherman (Club Manager (uncredited))
E23 The Missing QueenMar 14, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.
Guest stars: Sheila Bromley, Diane McBain, Lurene Tuttle
E24 Neon NightmareMar 21, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Myron Healey, Richard Deacon
E25 Wall of SilenceMar 28, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Investigating a client's suspicious suicide leads Rex to a strange island under the sway of a mysterious blackmailer.
Guest stars: James Drury, Diane McBain, Jay Novello
E26 Twice BetrayedApr 4, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Set up by a crooked cop, Cal loses his investigator's license.
Guest stars: Robert Colbert, Judson Pratt
E27 Swamp FireApr 11, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Rex Reason, Don 'Red' Barry
E28 If A BodyApr 18, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ringâ€”but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the Mississippi.
Guest stars: Maureen Arthur, Nita Talbot, John Milford, Ric Roman
E29 Six Hours to MidnightApr 25, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal has six hours to uncover evidence that a condemned man is innocent of murder.
Guest stars: George D. Wallace, Victor Buono
E30 Last ExitMay 2, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex flies to the Caribbean to find a client's missing daughter and the man he believes killed his son.
Guest stars: Joan Marshall, Madlyn Rhue, Ray Danton
E31 Deadly PersuasionMay 9, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal is hired to help investigate a boys' reformatory and is taken hostage by three desperate youths during an uprising.
Guest stars: Alan Baxter, Arthur Franz, Rafael Campos, Andra Martin
E32 Suitable for FramingMay 16, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Rita Moreno
E33 False IdentityMay 23, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal is hired to find a missing husband and uncovers a strange murder plot.
Guest stars: John Hubbard, Robert Colbert, Tol Avery, Irene Hervey, Lisa Gaye
E34 Green HellMay 30, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex gets caught between two power-mongering revolutionaries when a tropical nation hires him to recover vital information.
Guest stars: Joe De Santis, John Wengraf, Carlos Romero, Fabrizio Mioni
E35 Ferry to AlgiersJun 6, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Joseph Ruskin (Leo Martin), Holly Bane, Diane McBain (Christina), Sam Buffington (Junius Rattner), Charles Arnt (Jeff Marshall), Mike Ragan (Police Sergeant), Estelle Winwood (Mrs. Barrett), Sol Gorss (Hood (uncredited))
E36 Wagon ShowJun 13, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Walter Burke, Horace McMahon, Paul Picerni, Sandra Edwards, Brad Johnson
E37 Interrupted WeddingJun 20, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Whit Bissell, Jon Lormer, Patrick McVey
E38 ReunionJun 27, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Cal races to locate a runaway teen before quarreling crimelords can get to her.
Guest stars: Dianne Foster, Bert Freed
E39 TeresaJul 4, 1960 · 60 min
Synopsis
Rex runs into gangsters and a hurricane while searching for a missing playboy at an island casino.
Guest stars: Richard Rust, Marie Windsor, Karen Steele, Brad Dexter, Robert J. Wilke, John Beradino, Gary Vinson, Gary Conway