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- 1. The Taste of Ashes Oct 5, 1959
- Rex Randolph uncovers a web of deceit concealing a killer.
- 2. The Mourning Cloak Oct 12, 1959
- Randolph investigates a killer ghost story.
- 3. Torch Song for Trumpet Oct 19, 1959
- A jazz musician is framed for murder.
Bourbon Street Beat is a private detective television series that aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to July 4, 1960, starring Richard Long as Rex Randolph and Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, with Arlene Howell as detective agency secretary Melody Lee Mercer and Van Williams as Kenny Madison. [ 1]
Bourbon Street Beat: With Richard Long, Andrew Duggan, Van Williams, Arlene Howell. A former New Orleans cop partners with an Ivy League lawyer to open up a private detective agency with offices on the city's famed Bourbon Street.
Bourbon Street Beat was the least successful of the many cloned 77 Sunset Strip detective shows churned out by Warner Bros for the ABC network in the late 50s and early 60s. Set in New Orleans, the series starred Richard Long as Rex Randolph and Andrew Duggan (all 6′ 5″ of him) as Cal Calhoun.
Sun, Apr 24, 1960. Cal Calhoun, when he was a police detective, arrested a man for murder. Six hours before the man is to be executed, Calhoun is convinced the man is innocent. Calhoun makes progress and is on the verge of cracking the case when he realizes he's also the victim of deceit.
Aug 3, 2023 · Set in New Orleans, Bourbon Street Beat was one of the many detective shows launched by Warner Brothers. It was also the shortest lived. The show, that is, because the characters moved on. Randolph (Richard Long) to 77 Sunset Strip and Madison (Van WIlliams) to Surfside Six. Not that Warner didn’t try.
Bourbon Street Beat Season 1 Episodes. 1959 -1960. 1 Season. ABC. Drama. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Two detectives run an investigative agency in the Big Easy in this crime series, which ABC...
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.