Highway Patrol starred Broderick Crawford as Chief Dan Matthews, the gruff and dedicated commander of a police force in a large, unidentified Western state, who is always in control and always at the scene of the action. The real California Highway Patrol provided technical assistance, and the Dodges and Buicks used as police vehicles were designed to resemble the then-current CHP fleet in both paint scheme and door insignias. The series was unique in that it used primarily location shooting - in rural and desert areas of southern California - in the still very studio-bound early years of television.
Crew
- Host/Narrator: Art Gilmore
Sat. Jun 22nd 4:00am
Ex-Con
Ex-Con: Dan Mathews summons up all his skill and knowledge in trying to prevent desperate ex-convicts from harming a woman hostage.
Wed. Jun 26th 4:00am
Armored Car
Armored Car: Dan Mathews races against the clock to find a missing armored truck and rescue its endangered guard.
Thu. Jun 27th 4:00am
Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers: Dan Mathews hunts a low form of killer who preys on the poor.
Fri. Jun 28th 4:00am
Amnesia
Amnesia: Dan Mathews finds an injured woman victim of amnesia on a lonely mountain road.
Mon. Jul 1st 5:00am
Statute Of Limitations
Statute Of Limitations: Dan Mathews races the clock to beat the Statute of Limitations...and if he fails, three bank robbers will go scott free.
Tue. Jul 2nd 5:00am
Psycho
Psycho: Dan Mathews re-enacts a murder-mystery with a madman.
Wed. Jul 3rd 5:00am
Suspected Cop
Suspected Cop: Dan Mathews defends one of his Patrolmem against the charge of theft.. but he has to race against time to prove the officer's innocent before the story breaks the papers.
Thu. Jul 4th 5:00am
Nitro
Nitro: Dan Mathews plays an explosive game when he pursues a counterfeiting gang and winds up with a murderer. The gang has just cached their plates in a role of nitroglycerin, when a gun-crazy hoodlum attacks them. He escapes with the plates still wrapped in an explosive. On the trail of the counterfitters, Dan Mathews traces a slim clue their hide out.
Fri. Jul 5th 5:00am
Officer's Wife
Officer's Wife: A Highway Patrolman's wife, constantly fearful for his safety, begs him to leave the force! Dan Mathews, arranges a leave of absence for the Patrolman...even finds him another job. But it just doesn't work out! Finally, Dan asks the frightened wife
- Sat. Jun 22nd 4:00am
- Wed. Jun 26th 4:00am
- Thu. Jun 27th 4:00am
- Fri. Jun 28th 4:00am
- Mon. Jul 1st 5:00am
- Tue. Jul 2nd 5:00am
- Wed. Jul 3rd 5:00am
- Thu. Jul 4th 5:00am
- Fri. Jul 5th 5:00am
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