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The Best Episodes of Bourbon Street Beat Season 1

Every episode of Bourbon Street Beat Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bourbon Street Beat Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Bourbon Street Beat Season 1

"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...

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  1. Background image for The Taste of Ashes
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    #1 - The Taste of Ashes

    S1:E1

    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

    S1:E2

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

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Sig Herzig
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    #3 - Torch Song for Trumpet

    S1:E3

    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

    S1:E4

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

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    #5 - Girl in Trouble

    S1:E5

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

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - The Tiger Moth

    S1:E6

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

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Secret of Hyacinth Bayou

    S1:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Invitation to a Murder

    S1:E8

    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

    S1:E9

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

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    Director:Paul Henreid
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Light Touch of Terror

    S1:E10

    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

    S1:E11

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - The Black Magnolia

    S1:E12

    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

    S1:E13

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

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    Director:Robert Gordon
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - Kill with Kindness

    S1:E14

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

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    #15 - Inside Man

    S1:E15

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

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    #16 - Find My Face

    S1:E16

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Knock on Any Tombstone

    S1:E17

    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

    S1:E18

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

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    #19 - The 10% Blues

    S1:E19

    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

    S1:E20

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

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    Director:James V. Kern
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - The House of Ledezan

    S1:E21

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

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    #22 - Target of Hate

    S1:E22

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - The Missing Queen

    S1:E23

    Cal searches for a missing beauty contestant.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - Neon Nightmare

    S1:E24

    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

    S1:E25

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Taste of Ashes" is the best rated episode of "Bourbon Street Beat" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Leslie H. Martinson and written by Charles Hoffman, it aired on 10/5/1959. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Mourning Cloak".