| Bourbon Street Beat | |
|---|---|
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| 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) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 5, 1959 – July 4, 1960 |
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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] Reruns continued until September 26, 1960.[2]
Randolph and Calhoun — Special Services was based in the Absinthe House, a nightclub on the title street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The firm's telephone number was EXpress 7123. The show's theme, "Bourbon Street Beat", was composed by Mack David and Jerry Livingston.[3]
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