Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat
Created by	Charles Hoffman
Starring	Richard Long; Andrew Duggan; Arlene Howell; Van Williams
Theme music composer	Mack David and; Jerry Livingston
Composers	Jack Halloran, arranger; Michael Heindorf; Howard Jackson; Frank Perkins; Paul Sawtell; Bert Shefter
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	William T. Orr
Producers	Charles Hoffman; Harry Tatelman; Jerry Davis; Oren W. Haglund (Production manager); Gordon Bau (make-up)
Production location	California
Editor	James C. Moore
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Warner Bros. Television Division
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Division
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	1.33 : 1 monochrome
Audio format	monaural
Original release	October 5, 1959 –; July 4, 1960
Chronology
Followed by	Surfside 6
Related shows	77 Sunset Strip; Hawaiian Eye

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]

Randolph and Calhoun — Special Services was based in the Absinthe House, a French Quarter nightclub on the title street. The firm's telephone number was EXpress 7123. The show's theme, "Bourbon Street Beat", was composed by Mack David and Jerry Livingston.[2]

Characters

The series was one of several Warner Bros. detective shows which aired on ABC during this era, but Bourbon Street Beat was not as successful as the others. When the series ended, the character of Rex Randolph moved to 77 Sunset Strip for a year, joining the L.A.-based detective firm of Bailey & Spencer for the 1960-61 season. The character of Kenny Madison moved to the spin-off Surfside 6, which aired in the Bourbon Street Beat time slot the following season. Set in Miami, this show lasted through mid-1962. Andrew Duggan's character, Cal Calhoun, was later seen on a 1962 episode of 77 Sunset Strip; it was established that he quit the P.I. business and returned to being a member of the New Orleans police force.

Legacy

Arlene Howell had appeared several times on 1957's western series Maverick and was a former Miss USA; she appears to have retired from the screen after a last appearance as an understandably astonished Sergeant Carter's blind date on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. Richard Long went on to play the lead in the western series The Big Valley (1965–69) and the sitcom Nanny and the Professor (1970–71). Van Williams eventually played The Green Hornet (1966–67) opposite Bruce Lee. Andrew Duggan continued to portray an amazing number of character roles in films and television, including two other stints as series lead, taking over Cary Grant's movie role in the short-lived television version of Room for One More (1962), and as the sullen patriarch in Lancer (1968–70), a western in the vein of Bonanza, albeit darker and more complex.

Main Cast: Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Van Williams and Richard Long in Bourbon Street Beat

Cast

Richard Long as Rex Randolph
Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun
Arlene Howell as Melody Lee Mercer
Van Williams as Kenny Madison
Eddie Cole as The Baron (twelve episodes)
Tommy Farrell as Jay O'Hanlon (seven episodes)
Nita Talbot as Lusti Weather (four episodes)

Guest stars

The following are among the many guest stars on the single season of Bourbon Street Beat:

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Taste of Ashes"	Leslie H. Martinson	Story by: Howard Browne, Teleplay by: Charles Hoffman & Al C. Ward	October 5, 1959 (1959-10-05)
2	"Mourning Cloak"	James V. Kern	Sig Herzig	October 12, 1959 (1959-10-12)
3	"Torch Song for Trumpet"	Leslie H. Martinson	Jim Barnett & Leo Townsend	October 19, 1959 (1959-10-19)
4	"Woman in the River"	Leslie H. Martinson	Luther Davis	October 26, 1959 (1959-10-26)
Guest star: Mary Tyler Moore.
5	"Girl in Trouble"	Reginald Le Borg	John Hawkins & Ward Hawkins	November 2, 1959 (1959-11-02)
With Russ Conway.
6	"Tiger Moth"	James V. Kern	Marie Baumer	November 9, 1959 (1959-11-09)
7	"Secret of Hyacinth Bayou"	Andre DeToth	Story by: Kenneth Perkins, Teleplay by: William Spier	November 16, 1959 (1959-11-16)
8	"Invitation to a Murder"	Richard LeBorg	Stephen Lord	November 23, 1959 (1959-11-23)
9	"Mrs. Viner Vanishes"	Paul Henreid	Irving Elman	November 30, 1959 (1959-11-30)
10	"Light Touch of Terror"	William J. Hole Jr.	A.J. Carothers	December 7, 1959 (1959-12-07)
11	"The Golden Beetle"	Reginald LeBorg	William Spier	December 14, 1959 (1959-12-14)
12	"The Black Magnolia"	Reginald LeBorg	Earl Baldwin	December 21, 1959 (1959-12-21)
Guest star: Mary Tyler Moore.
13	"Portrait of Lenore"	Robert Gordon	Story by: Milton Geiger, Teleplay by: Milton Geiger & Charles Hoffman	December 28, 1959 (1959-12-28)
14	"Kill With Kindness"	William J. Hole Jr.	Marie Baumer	January 4, 1960 (1960-01-04)
15	"Inside Man"	Leslie H. Martinson	Story by: Ivan Goff & Ben Roberts, Teleplay by: Howard Browne	January 11, 1960 (1960-01-11)
16	"Find My Face"	Paul Henreid	Michael Plant	January 18, 1960 (1960-01-18)
17	"Knock on Any Tombstone"	William J. Hole Jr.	Story by: Sig Herzig, Teleplay by: Sig Herzig & Charles Hoffman	January 25, 1960 (1960-01-25)
18	"Key to the City"	James V. Kern	Story by: Jim Barnett, Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis	February 1, 1960 (1960-02-01)
19	"The 10% Blues"	William J. Hole Jr.	Story by: Hugh Benson & Dick Nelson, Teleplay by: Stephen Lord	February 8, 1960 (1960-02-08)
Guest star: Bill Erwin
20	"Melody in Diamonds"	James V. Kern	Doris Gilbert	February 15, 1960 (1960-02-15)
21	"The House of Ledezan"	William J. Hole Jr.	Story by: David Evans, Teleplay by: Michael Cramoy & David Evans	February 22, 1960 (1960-02-22)
22	"Target for Hate"	Leslie H. Martinson	Story by: Richard Matheson, Teleplay by: Richard Matheson & William L. Stuart	March 7, 1960 (1960-03-07)
23	"The Missing Queen"	Paul Henreid	Dorothy B. Hughes, Doris Gilbert and James Patrick O'Neill	March 14, 1960 (1960-03-14)
24	"Neon Nightmare"	William J. Hole Jr.	Dean Riesner	March 21, 1960 (1960-03-21)
Guest star: Randy Stuart as Beejay.
25	"Wall of Silence"	Charles R. Rondeau	Sam Ross	March 28, 1960 (1960-03-28)
26	"Twice Betrayed"	William J. Hole Jr.	Story by: Howard Browne, Teleplay by: William Bruckner	April 4, 1960 (1960-04-04)
Guest stars: Tyler McVey and Judson Pratt.
27	"Swamp Fire"	Robert B. Sinclair	Story by: Edward Wellen, Teleplay by: Sig Herzig & Dean Riesner	April 11, 1960 (1960-04-11)
Guest star: Tony Young as Prosper Gamillon.
28	"If a Body"	Leslie H. Martinson	Story by: Irving Elman, Teleplay by: Charles Hoffman & Irving Elman	April 18, 1960 (1960-04-18)
29	"Six Hours to Midnight"	Charles R. Rondeau	Story by: Richard Bluel, Teleplay by: Lee Loeb	April 25, 1960 (1960-04-25)
30	"Last Exit"	Leslie H. Martinson	Story by: Douglas Heyes, Teleplay by: W. Hermanos	May 2, 1960 (1960-05-02)
31	"Deadly Persuasion"	Charles R. Rondeau	Berne Giler & W. Hermanos	May 9, 1960 (1960-05-09)
32	"Suitable for Framing"	Leslie H. Martinson	Story by: Gerald Drayson Adams, Teleplay by: W. Hermanos & Charles Hoffman	May 16, 1960 (1960-05-16)
33	"False Identity"	William J. Hole Jr.	Story by: David Goodis, Teleplay by: W. Hermanos	May 23, 1960 (1960-05-23)
34	"Green Hell"	Charles R. Rondeau	Story by: Tom Gries & Al C. Ward, Teleplay by: W. Hermanos & Al C. Ward	May 30, 1960 (1960-05-30)
35	"Ferry to Algiers"	William J. Hole Jr.	W. Hermanos	June 6, 1960 (1960-06-06)
36	"Wagon Show"	Robert B. Sinclair	Story by: Hugh Benson, Teleplay by: W. Hermanos	June 13, 1960 (1960-06-13)
Guest star: Brad Johnson as Michael Reynard.
37	"Interrupted Wedding"	William J. Hole Jr.	Story by: Laszlo Gorog, Teleplay by: Laszlo Gorog & W. Hermanos	June 20, 1960 (1960-06-20)
Guest stars: Patrick McVey as John Crane and Randy Stuart as Betty Jane Robinson.
38	"Reunion"	William J. Hole Jr.	Story by: Nelson Gidding, Teleplay by: W. Hermanos	June 27, 1960 (1960-06-27)
39	"Teresa"	William J. Hole Jr.	Story by: Whitman Chambers, Teleplay by: W. Hermanos	July 4, 1960 (1960-07-04)

References

Hyatt, Wesley (2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
Terrace, Vincent (2015). The Television Crime Fighters Factbook: Over 9,800 Details from 301 Programs, 1937-2003. McFarland. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-1-4766-1143-3. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

External links

Bourbon Street Beat at Thrilling Detectives website
Bourbon Street Beat at the Internet Movie Database
Bourbon Street Beat at TV.com
Bourbon Street Beat at TV.com

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[slts-1] Hyatt, Wesley (2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[tcff-2] Terrace, Vincent (2015). The Television Crime Fighters Factbook: Over 9,800 Details from 301 Programs, 1937-2003. McFarland. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-1-4766-1143-3. Retrieved June 27, 2020.