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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Ep 1The Taste of Ashes
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
Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.
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.
Woman in the River
Rex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.
Girl in Trouble
Cal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.
The Tiger Moth
The investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.
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