

Bourbon Street Beat
"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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Seasons

1.The Taste of Ashes
05-10-195960mA 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.
- Ep 2
2.The Mourning Cloak
12-10-195960mRex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.
- Ep 3
3.Torch Song for Trumpet
19-10-195960mCal takes on a murder case to prove a hot-tempered ex-con didn't beat his boss to death with a trumpet.
- Ep 4
4.Woman in the River
26-10-195960mRex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.
- Ep 5
5.Girl in Trouble
02-11-195960mCal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.
- Ep 6
6.The Tiger Moth
09-11-195960mThe investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.
- Ep 7
7.Secret of Hyacinth Bayou
16-11-195960mCal becomes entangled in a blackmail/murder plot when he is savagely beaten and framed for murder by an old swamp-dweller hiding a secret.
- Ep 8
8.Invitation to a Murder
23-11-195960mRex 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, news...
- Ep 9
9.Mrs. Viner Vanishes
30-11-195960mHired to find a missing wife, Cal soon becomes caught up in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.
- Ep 10
10.Light Touch of Terror
07-12-195960mKenny is convinced that a notorius New Orleans killer, the Axeman, has returned when a similar killing occurs.
- Ep 11
11.The Golden Beetle
14-12-195960mA missing man, a stolen talisman and some vanished letters are all connected as the detectives search for answers and find pirate treasure.
- Ep 12
12.The Black Magnolia
21-12-195960mCal uncovers a family's skeletons when he searches for a missing fortune and a secret killer.
- Ep 13
13.Portrait of Lenore
28-12-195960mRex searches for a stolen painting, becoming involved in a missing persons case and a murder.
- Ep 14
14.Kill with Kindness
04-01-196060mCal poses as a handyman at a mansion to discover who's trying to poison a humanitarian.
- Ep 15
15.Inside Man
11-01-196060mRex goes undercover in a prison gang and joins a prison break.
- Ep 16
16.Find My Face
18-01-196060mRex 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.
- Ep 17
17.Knock on Any Tombstone
25-01-196060mRex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a client's father.
- Ep 18
18.Key to the City
01-02-196060mCal and Kenny search for killers aboard a riverboat bound for New Orleans.
- Ep 19
19.The 10% Blues
08-02-196060mCal and Rex go up against imported killers to find the elusive power behind a talent agency using gangster tactics to get clients.
- Ep 20
20.Melody in Diamonds
15-02-196060mMelody is targeted by a con artist when she borrows a valuable necklace for Mardi Gras.
- Ep 21
21.The House of Ledezan
22-02-196060mRex is hired to prove an heiress innocent of her father's murder.
- Ep 22
22.Target of Hate
07-03-196060mAn 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.
- Ep 23
23.The Missing Queen
14-03-196060mCal searches for a missing beauty contestant.
- Ep 24
24.Neon Nightmare
21-03-196060mCal 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.
- Ep 25
25.Wall of Silence
28-03-196060mInvestigating a client's suspicious suicide leads Rex to a strange island under the sway of a mysterious blackmailer.
- Ep 26
26.Twice Betrayed
04-04-196060mSet up by a crooked cop, Cal loses his investigator's license.
- Ep 27
27.Swamp Fire
11-04-196060mCal 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.
- Ep 28
28.If A Body
18-04-196060mCal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ring—but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the Mississippi.
- Ep 29
29.Six Hours to Midnight
25-04-196060mCal has six hours to uncover evidence that a condemned man is innocent of murder.
- Ep 30
30.Last Exit
02-05-196060mRex flies to the Caribbean to find a client's missing daughter and the man he believes killed his son.
- Ep 31
31.Deadly Persuasion
09-05-196060mCal is hired to help investigate a boys' reformatory and is taken hostage by three desperate youths during an uprising.
- Ep 32
32.Suitable for Framing
16-05-196060mA 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 investigati...
- Ep 33
33.False Identity
23-05-196060mCal is hired to find a missing husband and uncovers a strange murder plot.
- Ep 34
34.Green Hell
30-05-196060mRex gets caught between two power-mongering revolutionaries when a tropical nation hires him to recover vital information.
- Ep 35
35.Ferry to Algiers
06-06-196060mRex 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.
- Ep 36
36.Wagon Show
13-06-196060mA 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.
- Ep 37
37.Interrupted Wedding
20-06-196060mRex 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...
- Ep 38
38.Reunion
27-06-196060mCal races to locate a runaway teen before quarreling crimelords can get to her.
- Ep 39
39.Teresa
04-07-196060mRex runs into gangsters and a hurricane while searching for a missing playboy at an island casino.
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