Highway Patrol (1955)
Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, the state setting for the stories was never identified, and city and street names were fictionalized.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Prison Break / Road Block1955-10-03 · 28mA hardened criminal, whose personality belies his viciousness, escapes from prison, killing a guard. Dan Mathews swings into action, and as the man commits one ruthless act after a
- 2 2. Machine Story Copter / Machine Napping Copter1955-10-10 · 28mAn expensive, giant computer, one of the twentieth century wonders, which does a tremendous amount of administrative work in just hours, is ingeniously 'kidnapped' from an electron
- 3 3. Reckless Driving1955-10-17 · 28mSystematic traffic checks and increased patrols begin on a high accident freeway. Hoping to determine causes and cures, Dan questions drivers who get too many citations there. One
- 4 4. Lookout1955-10-24 · 28mAn uninvolved man happens to be in the company of two brothers who hold up a diner and kill its owner. Fearing the police and terrified of the vengeance he may expect from the crim
- 5 5. Gambling1955-10-31 · 28mDan Mathews and his officers assist a county sheriff in closing down a club that offers illicit gambling.
- 6 6. Hitchhiker1955-11-07 · 28mA series of fraudulent insurance claims is discovered after Dan Mathews and his officers learn that the "accidental" death of a migrant worker was actually a homicide.
- 7 7. Desert Town1955-11-14 · 28m
- 8 8. Radioactive1955-11-21 · 28m
- 9 9. Reformed Criminal1955-11-28 · 28mDan Mathews has reason to suspect the worst when a courier with a criminal record disappears with $31,000 after an automobile accident.
- 10 10. Father Thief1955-12-05 · 28m
- 11 11. Retired Gangster1955-12-12 · 28m
- 12 12. Phony Insurance1955-12-19 · 28m
- 13 13. Escort1955-12-26 · 28m
- 14 14. Resort1956-01-02 · 28m
- 15 15. Girl Bandit1956-01-09 · 28m
- 16 16. Mountain Copter1956-01-16 · 28m
- 17 17. Lie Detector1956-01-23 · 28m
- 18 18. Scared Cop1956-01-30 · 28m
- 19 19. Harbor Story1956-02-06 · 28m
- 20 20. Hit And Run1956-02-13 · 28mDan Mathews must cope with a family's effort to protect an emotionally fragile young woman who fled after striking a pedestrian with her car.
- 21 21. Car Theft1956-02-20 · 28mCar thieves purchase wrecked vehicles and transfer the VIN plates to stolen ones in order to escape detection.
- 22 22. Human Bomb1956-02-27 · 28m
- 23 23. Plane Crash1956-03-05 · 28m
- 24 24. Desert Copter1956-03-12 · 28m
- 25 25. Plant Robbery1956-03-19 · 28m
- 26 26. Released Convict1956-03-26 · 28mA patient parolee decides the time is finally right to attempt the recovery of $250,000 stolen in an armored car robbery.
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27. Motorcycle A1956-04-02 · 28mTwo bikers (Clint Eastwood as 'Joe Keeley', John Compton as 'Nick West') ride stripped-down Harleys into town and stop at a cafe. They are shocked when the cafe owner (Jack Edwards
- 28 28. Mental Patient1956-04-09 · 28m
- 29 29. License Plates1956-04-16 · 28mAn alert boy is able to give Dan Mathews information that provides a critical break in the pursuit of a recidivist thief.
- 30 30. Hitchhiker Dies1956-04-23 · 28m
- 31 31. Blast Area Copter1956-04-30 · 28m
- 32 32. Anti-toxin1956-05-07 · 28m
- 33 33. Dead Patrolman1956-05-14 · 28mA Highway Patrol officer is murdered while pursuing a car stolen from a lonely bookstore owner.
- 34 34. Art Robbery1956-05-21 · 28mTwo thieves attempt to steal valuable paintings and demand ransom of $500,000. but they are forced to commit murder when the plan goes awry.
- 35 35. Runaway Boy1956-05-28 · 28m
- 36 36. Taxi1956-06-04 · 28m
- 37 37. Missing Witness1956-06-11 · 28m
- 38 38. Prospector1956-06-18 · 28mA poor prospector arouses suspicion when he suddenly begins paying off long-standing debts from a large roll of new $100 bills.
- 39 39. Christmas Story1956-06-25 · 28m
Cast
Broderick CrawfordDan Mathews
Art GilmoreNarrator (voice)Images
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