Episodes
1. The Taste of Ashes
5 Oct 1959 · 60 min
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.
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2. The Mourning Cloak
12 Oct 1959 · 60 min
Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.
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3. Torch Song for Trumpet
19 Oct 1959 · 60 min
Cal takes on a murder case to prove a hot-tempered ex-con didn't beat his boss to death with a trumpet.
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4. Woman in the River
26 Oct 1959 · 60 min
Rex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.
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5. Girl in Trouble
2 Nov 1959 · 60 min
Cal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.
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6. The Tiger Moth
9 Nov 1959 · 60 min
The investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.
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7. Secret of Hyacinth Bayou
16 Nov 1959 · 60 min
Cal becomes entangled in a blackmail/murder plot when he is savagely beaten and framed for murder by an old swamp-dweller hiding a secret.
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8. Invitation to a Murder
23 Nov 1959 · 60 min
Rex 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, newsmen, and other New Orleans characters, each with a motive for the murder.
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9. Mrs. Viner Vanishes
30 Nov 1959 · 60 min
Hired to find a missing wife, Cal soon becomes caught up in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.
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10. Light Touch of Terror
7 Dec 1959 · 60 min
Kenny is convinced that a notorius New Orleans killer, the Axeman, has returned when a similar killing occurs.
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11. The Golden Beetle
14 Dec 1959 · 60 min
A missing man, a stolen talisman and some vanished letters are all connected as the detectives search for answers and find pirate treasure.
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12. The Black Magnolia
21 Dec 1959 · 60 min
Cal uncovers a family's skeletons when he searches for a missing fortune and a secret killer.
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13. Portrait of Lenore
28 Dec 1959 · 60 min
Rex searches for a stolen painting, becoming involved in a missing persons case and a murder.
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14. Kill with Kindness
4 Jan 1960 · 60 min
Cal poses as a handyman at a mansion to discover who's trying to poison a humanitarian.
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15. Inside Man
11 Jan 1960 · 60 min
Rex goes undercover in a prison gang and joins a prison break.
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16. Find My Face
18 Jan 1960 · 60 min
Rex 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.
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17. Knock on Any Tombstone
25 Jan 1960 · 60 min
Rex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a client's father.
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18. Key to the City
1 Feb 1960 · 60 min
Cal and Kenny search for killers aboard a riverboat bound for New Orleans.
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19. The 10% Blues
8 Feb 1960 · 60 min
Cal and Rex go up against imported killers to find the elusive power behind a talent agency using gangster tactics to get clients.
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20. Melody in Diamonds
15 Feb 1960 · 60 min
Melody is targeted by a con artist when she borrows a valuable necklace for Mardi Gras.
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21. The House of Ledezan
22 Feb 1960 · 60 min
Rex is hired to prove an heiress innocent of her father's murder.
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22. Target of Hate
7 Mar 1960 · 60 min
An 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.
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23. The Missing Queen
14 Mar 1960 · 60 min
Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.
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24. Neon Nightmare
21 Mar 1960 · 60 min
Cal 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.
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25. Wall of Silence
28 Mar 1960 · 60 min
Investigating a client's suspicious suicide leads Rex to a strange island under the sway of a mysterious blackmailer.
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26. Twice Betrayed
4 Apr 1960 · 60 min
Set up by a crooked cop, Cal loses his investigator's license.
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27. Swamp Fire
11 Apr 1960 · 60 min
Cal 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.
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28. If A Body
18 Apr 1960 · 60 min
Cal uncovers a diamond-smuggling ring—but his sleuthing threatens to send him to the bottom of the Mississippi.
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29. Six Hours to Midnight
25 Apr 1960 · 60 min
Cal has six hours to uncover evidence that a condemned man is innocent of murder.
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30. Last Exit
2 May 1960 · 60 min
Rex flies to the Caribbean to find a client's missing daughter and the man he believes killed his son.
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31. Deadly Persuasion
9 May 1960 · 60 min
Cal is hired to help investigate a boys' reformatory and is taken hostage by three desperate youths during an uprising.
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32. Suitable for Framing
16 May 1960 · 60 min
A 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 investigation.
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33. False Identity
23 May 1960 · 60 min
Cal is hired to find a missing husband and uncovers a strange murder plot.
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34. Green Hell
30 May 1960 · 60 min
Rex gets caught between two power-mongering revolutionaries when a tropical nation hires him to recover vital information.
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35. Ferry to Algiers
6 Jun 1960 · 60 min
Rex 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.
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36. Wagon Show
13 Jun 1960 · 60 min
A 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.
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37. Interrupted Wedding
20 Jun 1960 · 60 min
Rex 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 deaths at the hands of a trucking magnate.
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38. Reunion
27 Jun 1960 · 60 min
Cal races to locate a runaway teen before quarreling crimelords can get to her.
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39. Teresa
4 Jul 1960 · 60 min
Rex runs into gangsters and a hurricane while searching for a missing playboy at an island casino.
Bourbon Street Beat Season 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in Bourbon Street Beat Season 1?
Season 1 of Bourbon Street Beat has 39 episodes, about 39 hours in total.
When did Bourbon Street Beat Season 1 come out?
Season 1 premiered on 5 Oct 1959.