Bourbon Street Beat
1959 - 1960
The Taste of Ashes
5th October 1959Episode 1
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
12th October 1959Episode 2
Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.Torch Song for Trumpet
19th October 1959Episode 3
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
26th October 1959Episode 4
Rex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.Girl in Trouble
2nd November 1959Episode 5
Cal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.The Tiger Moth
9th November 1959Episode 6
The investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.Secret of Hyacinth Bayou
16th November 1959Episode 7
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
23rd November 1959Episode 8
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
30th November 1959Episode 9
Hired to find a missing wife, Cal soon becomes caught up in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.Light Touch of Terror
7th December 1959Episode 10
Kenny is convinced that a notorius New Orleans killer, the Axeman, has returned when a similar killing occurs.The Golden Beetle
14th December 1959Episode 11
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
21st December 1959Episode 12
Cal uncovers a family's skeletons when he searches for a missing fortune and a secret killer.Portrait of Lenore
28th December 1959Episode 13
Rex searches for a stolen painting, becoming involved in a missing persons case and a murder.Kill with Kindness
4th January 1960Episode 14
Cal poses as a handyman at a mansion to discover who's trying to poison a humanitarian.Inside Man
11th January 1960Episode 15
Rex goes undercover in a prison gang and joins a prison break.Find My Face
18th January 1960Episode 16
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
25th January 1960Episode 17
Rex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a client's father.Key to the City
1st February 1960Episode 18
Cal and Kenny search for killers aboard a riverboat bound for New Orleans.The 10% Blues
8th February 1960Episode 19
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
15th February 1960Episode 20
Melody is targeted by a con artist when she borrows a valuable necklace for Mardi Gras.The House of Ledezan
22nd February 1960Episode 21
Rex is hired to prove an heiress innocent of her father's murder.Target of Hate
7th March 1960Episode 22
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
14th March 1960Episode 23
Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.Neon Nightmare
21st March 1960Episode 24
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
28th March 1960Episode 25
Investigating a client's suspicious suicide leads Rex to a strange island under the sway of a mysterious blackmailer.Twice Betrayed
4th April 1960Episode 26
Set up by a crooked cop, Cal loses his investigator's license.Swamp Fire
11th April 1960Episode 27
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.Episode 28
Cal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ring—but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the Mississippi.Six Hours to Midnight
25th April 1960Episode 29
Cal has six hours to uncover evidence that a condemned man is innocent of murder.Episode 30
Rex flies to the Caribbean to find a client's missing daughter and the man he believes killed his son.Deadly Persuasion
9th May 1960Episode 31
Cal is hired to help investigate a boys' reformatory and is taken hostage by three desperate youths during an uprising.Suitable for Framing
16th May 1960Episode 32
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
23rd May 1960Episode 33
Cal is hired to find a missing husband and uncovers a strange murder plot.Episode 34
Rex gets caught between two power-mongering revolutionaries when a tropical nation hires him to recover vital information.Ferry to Algiers
6th June 1960Episode 35
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.Episode 36
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
20th June 1960Episode 37
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.Episode 38
Cal races to locate a runaway teen before quarreling crimelords can get to her.Episode 39
Rex runs into gangsters and a hurricane while searching for a missing playboy at an island casino."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.
