Highway Patrol (1955)

Season 4

TV-G

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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39 Episodes

Frightened Witness
E1
Frightened Witness
Hostage
E2
Hostage
Family Affair
E3
Family Affair
Transmitter Danger
E4
Transmitter Danger
Gamblng Story
E5
Gamblng Story
Train Copter
E6
Train CopterThe Highway Patrol helicopter is called into action to pursue a train carrying a bank robber and $35,000 in stolen money.
Portrait of Death
E7
Portrait of DeathWhen a reclusive artist is murdered, Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams are dubious that robbery was actually the motive for the killing.
Train Robbery
E8
Train Robbery
Deadly Diamonds
E9
Deadly DiamondsA man and his two accomplices use inside information to steal valuable gems from traveling jewelry salesmen.
Blood Money
E10
Blood MoneyA protection racket results in murder when a railroad yard worker refuses to continue making payments.
False Confession
E11
False Confession
Confidence Game
E12
Confidence Game
Split Robbery
E13
Split RobberyTwo men rob a series of supermarkets by taking the market managers' wives as hostages.
The Trap
E14
The TrapDan Mathews publicizes the Highway Patrol's plans for transporting a condemned crime boss to State Prison in an attempt to lure his henchmen into a trap. The condemned man's underlings are suspicious, but his wife insists that they proceed with a violent attempt to free her husband.
Exposé
E15
ExposéA crusading newspaper reporter finds his life threatened when he becomes the target of a gang of ruthless extortionists.
Breath of a Child
E16
Breath of a ChildDan Mathews and Sergeant Williams race to find a sailor who was exposed to spinal meningitis while saving the life of an infant.
Narcotics Racket
E17
Narcotics Racket
Copter Cave-In
E18
Copter Cave-InThe Highway Patrol helicopter is used to pursue an escaped convict and rescue a prospector trapped in a cave-in caused by the escapee.
Gem Robbery
E19
Gem RobberyRita Hudson accepts delivery of $35,000 worth of imported diamonds on behalf of her employer, Mr. Van Dyce. She is immediately abducted by thieves Ernest Zober and Chuck Barton.
Mexican Chase
E20
Mexican Chase
Framed Cop
E21
Framed Cop
The Collector
E22
The Collector
Revenge
E23
Revenge
Brave Boy
E24
Brave BoyA small boy is the only witness to a botched burglary that results in the death of his father and serious injury to his mother.
Diversion Robbery
E25
Diversion RobberyTwo men use explosions as a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the scenes of their holdups.
Cargo Hijack
E26
Cargo HijackAn "Import Company" warehouse is used as a front for storage of merchandise stolen in a series of truck hijackings.
Hitchhiker
E27
Hitchhiker
llegal Entry
E28
llegal Entry
Killer on the Run
E29
Killer on the RunLes Curtis commits a murder to steal two counterfeit currency plates, then commits another while swindling the intended buyers out of $20,000. Appearing to be an innocuous insurance agent carrying a briefcase, he is able to hitch a ride with two women. The ladies are unaware that the "nice young man" is a double murderer who is being hotly pursued by the Highway Patrol AND by a vengeful victim of his swindle.
Prisoner Exchange Copter
E30
Prisoner Exchange Copter
Dan Hostage
E31
Dan Hostage
Women Escapees
E32
Women Escapees
Auto Press
E33
Auto Press
Express Delivery
E34
Express Delivery
Desperate Men
E35
Desperate Men
Confession
E36
Confession
Detour to Death
E37
Detour to Death
Fire
E38
FirePyromaniac Judd Patterson sets a warehouse ablaze and gets away in a stolen car.
Bank Messenger
E39
Bank Messenger