The Best Episodes of Bourbon Street Beat Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(34 votes)

   #1 - The Taste of Ashes

   S1:E110/5/1959

   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.

   Director:Leslie H. Martinson

   Writer:Charles Hoffman

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   Director:Leslie H. Martinson

   Writer:Charles Hoffman
2. 

   7.5/10(20 votes)

   #2 - The Mourning Cloak

   S1:E210/12/1959

   Rex and Melody Lee go to the decrepit Cavanagh plantation to investigate ghostly appearances that are driving a woman insane.

   Director:James V. Kern

   Writer:Sig Herzig

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   Director:James V. Kern

   Writer:Sig Herzig
3. 

   8.2/10(21 votes)

   #3 - Torch Song for Trumpet

   S1:E310/19/1959

   Cal takes on a murder case to prove a hot-tempered ex-con didn't beat his boss to death with a trumpet.

   Director:Leslie H. Martinson

   Writer:James Barnett

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   Director:Leslie H. Martinson

   Writer:James Barnett
4. 

   8.4/10(22 votes)

   #4 - Woman in the River

   S1:E410/26/1959

   Rex and Cal investigate a disappearance in a wealthy New Orleans family.

   Director:William J. Hole Jr.

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:William J. Hole Jr.

   Writer:Unknown
5. 

   7.7/10(17 votes)

   #5 - Girl in Trouble

   S1:E511/2/1959

   Cal sets out to prove a friend is innocent of murder and investigates a gangland killing.

   Director:Reginald Le Borg

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Reginald Le Borg

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   7.5/10(15 votes)

   #6 - The Tiger Moth

   S1:E611/9/1959

   The investigators look into the apparent suicide of a jazz musician.

   Director:James V. Kern

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:James V. Kern

   Writer:Unknown
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7. 

   7.8/10(17 votes)

   #7 - Secret of Hyacinth Bayou

   S1:E711/16/1959

   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.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown
8. 

   8.2/10(17 votes)

   #8 - Invitation to a Murder

   S1:E811/23/1959

   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.

   Director:Reginald Le Borg

   Writer:Stephen Lord

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   Director:Reginald Le Borg

   Writer:Stephen Lord
9. 

   7.8/10(17 votes)

   #9 - Mrs. Viner Vanishes

   S1:E911/30/1959

   Hired to find a missing wife, Cal soon becomes caught up in a deadly game of hide-and-seek.

   Director:Paul Henreid

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Paul Henreid

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Light Touch of Terror

    S1:E1012/7/1959

    Kenny is convinced that a notorius New Orleans killer, the Axeman, has returned when a similar killing occurs.

    Directors:Leslie H. Martinson, William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:Leslie H. Martinson, William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #11 - The Golden Beetle

    S1:E1112/14/1959

    A missing man, a stolen talisman and some vanished letters are all connected as the detectives search for answers and find pirate treasure.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
12. 

    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #12 - The Black Magnolia

    S1:E1212/21/1959

    Cal uncovers a family's skeletons when he searches for a missing fortune and a secret killer.

    Director:Reginald Le Borg

    Writer:Earl Baldwin

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    Director:Reginald Le Borg

    Writer:Earl Baldwin
13. 

    9.0/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Portrait of Lenore

    S1:E1312/28/1959

    Rex searches for a stolen painting, becoming involved in a missing persons case and a murder.

    Director:Robert Gordon

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Robert Gordon

    Writer:Unknown
14. 

    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Kill with Kindness

    S1:E141/4/1960

    Cal poses as a handyman at a mansion to discover who's trying to poison a humanitarian.

    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Unknown
15. 

    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Inside Man

    S1:E151/11/1960

    Rex goes undercover in a prison gang and joins a prison break.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer:Howard Browne

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    Director:Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer:Howard Browne
16. 

    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Find My Face

    S1:E161/18/1960

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

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17. 

    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Knock on Any Tombstone

    S1:E171/25/1960

    Rex tangles with voodoo when he searches for the person using the New Orleans religion against a client's father.

    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Unknown
18. 

    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Key to the City

    S1:E182/1/1960

    Cal and Kenny search for killers aboard a riverboat bound for New Orleans.

    Director:James V. Kern

    Writers:Robert C. Dennis, James Barnett

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    Director:James V. Kern

    Writers:Robert C. Dennis, James Barnett
19. 

    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #19 - The 10% Blues

    S1:E192/8/1960

    Cal and Rex go up against imported killers to find the elusive power behind a talent agency using gangster tactics to get clients.

    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Dick Nelson

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    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Dick Nelson
20. 

    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Melody in Diamonds

    S1:E202/15/1960

    Melody is targeted by a con artist when she borrows a valuable necklace for Mardi Gras.

    Director:James V. Kern

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:James V. Kern

    Writer:Unknown
21. 

    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #21 - The House of Ledezan

    S1:E212/22/1960

    Rex is hired to prove an heiress innocent of her father's murder.

    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Unknown
22. 

    8.4/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Target of Hate

    S1:E223/7/1960

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
23. 

    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #23 - The Missing Queen

    S1:E233/14/1960

    Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
24. 

    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Neon Nightmare

    S1:E243/21/1960

    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.

    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Dean Riesner

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    Director:William J. Hole Jr.

    Writer:Dean Riesner
25. 

    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Wall of Silence

    S1:E253/28/1960

    Investigating a client's suspicious suicide leads Rex to a strange island under the sway of a mysterious blackmailer.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown