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Highway Patrol (1955–1959)

TV Series  -  30 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama
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Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces.

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Season:

4 | 3 | 2 | 1

Year:

1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955

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Highway Patrol: Season 4: Episode 27 -- An unidentified man picks up a hitchhiker, a migrant worker, kills him with a tire iron, plants false identification on his body, and hen wrecks the car to make the hitchhiker's death appear to be accidental. Highway Patrol: Season 3: Episode 24 -- Mrs. Helen Barton, a woman of emotional and somewhat weak personality, has a serious argument with her husband because of the way in which her mother, Irene, tries to run her and her husband Joe's lives. Highway Patrol: Season 1: Episode 39 -- Ted Spaeth's career as a successful architect has caused him to neglect his wife Laura and their six-year old daughter Julie.
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Broderick Crawford ...
Chief Dan Mathews (156 episodes, 1955-1959)
Art Gilmore Art Gilmore ...
Narrator (156 episodes, 1955-1959)
William Boyett William Boyett ...
Sergeant Ken Williams (64 episodes, 1955-1959)
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Storyline

Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces. Written by Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Radio | Rural | Man Hunt | Police

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La pattuglia della strada See more »

Filming Locations:

Lancaster, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(156 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Although not given specific screen credit, the California Highway Patrol was pleased to give technical advice on the production, even as far as providing all the patrol vehicles used in the series, and uniforms, too (modified to remove all references to California). See more »

Quotes

[Repeated line]
Chief Dan Mathews: Ten-four!
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Connections

Referenced in "Pioneers of Television: Science Fiction (#2.1)" (2011) See more »