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 8th 3:00am
Dead Patrolman
Dead Patrolman: The patrol car of a traffic officer is found abandoned on a country road. Investigation by Dan develops that the officer had been killed by two criminals who were engaged in a stolen car racket. Mathews learns that the deceased patrolman had been pursued by a car belonging to a Miss Theo Carter which had been repainted. Miss Carter at first denied knowledge of the auto but subsequently admitted that she had loaned it to her friend, Larry Gardner. Thus with the ruse of using Miss Carter as well guarded bait, Mathews is able to capture the criminal although not until after complications due to an unexpected action by Miss Carter.
Sun. Jun 9th 3:00am
Runaway Boy
Runaway Boy: A twelve-year-old boy , Jimmy West, runs away from home because of his unreasoning fear of an operation on his eyes. The boy's physician informs Dan that an immediate operation is necessary to preserve Jimmy's sight. Dan orders an all-out search for Jimmy. Jimmy is heading to Lake Dawson, 75 miles away. A truck driver notifies HP after almost hitting Jimmy. Jimmy takes up with a hitchhiking tramp. The tramp, unaware of the boy's condition, but not wanting to be involved with a runaway, sends Jimmy into a remote and dangerous area. Only Dan's quick action and sympathetic understanding save the boy from injury and insure Jimmy's willing return home for the necessary operation.
Sun. Jun 9th 6:30am
Taxi
Taxi: Steve Stankey, a gun-man about thirty, holds up a gas station, and while making his get-away in a taxi, shoots and kills a Highway Patrolman. He commandeers a Jaguar and drives it until it runs out of gas. He holds up in a neighboring farmhouse holding the farmer and his wife captive. When the roadblock fails, Dan Mathews sends his men along secondary roads to look for the escape car. Dan and Johnson find it near the farmhouse. While Johnson keeps the gun-man's attention focused on the front of the house, Dan makes his way through the rear, disarms the gunman, and sets the farm couple free.
Thu. Jun 13th 3:00am
Missing Witness
Missing Witness: George Crenshaw has been sentenced to death for the Sunrise Park Murders. On the day his sentence is announced, Molly Weems appears at HP headquarters to state that Crenshaw is innocent -- that she can identify the real Sunrise Park killer. Dan Mathews intensive questioning reveals that her story is false -- a desperate foolhardy attempt to save Crenshaw, her ex-fiancé...but before the big lie is discovered, her story hits the newspapers. A startling attempt on Molly's life leads Mathews to believe there may be more truth to the lie than even Molly realizes. A carefully-devised newspaper story leads the real killer into a trap and opens the way for a new trial for Crenshaw.
Sat. Jun 15th 3:00am
Christmas Story
Christmas Story: Ted Spaeth's career as a successful architect has caused him to neglect his wife Laura and their six-year old daughter Julie. The inevitable happens: two days before Xmas, Laura takes Julie and leaves...planning to stay with her sister till the problems are worked out. They stay at a motel and the next morning Julie is gone. Dan investigates the report, learns background on the case, evaluates the circumstances and the season in terms of psychology, and traces the child to Santa Claus. A check of all Santa's in the area leads Dan to Julie. In the meantime, the tragedy has brought a reconciliation for Ted and Laura
- Sat. Jun 8th 3:00am
- Sun. Jun 9th 3:00am
- Sun. Jun 9th 6:30am
- Thu. Jun 13th 3:00am
- Sat. Jun 15th 3:00am
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