Bourbon Street Beat

ABC Scripted TV Series

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NR October 5th, 1959Drama1 Seasons, 39 Episodes

"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.

StarringAndrew DugganVan WilliamsRichard Long

DirectorsJames V. KernWilliam J. Hole Jr.Leslie H. Martinson

WritersRobert C. DennisLee LoebStephen Lord

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