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Highway Patrol Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1955 - 1956
Episode 1
Prison Break
Mon, Oct 3, 1955 30 mins
An escaped murderer tries breaking through the Highway Patrol roadblocks. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Neal: Bob Forrest.
Episode 2
Machine-Napping
Mon, Oct 10, 1955 30 mins
Charlie Gray (Guy Kingsford) steals a giant computer and demands $100,000 ransom. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 3
Reckless Driving
Fri, Oct 7, 1955 30 mins
A reckless driver with a suspended license breaks through a highway check point. Harry: Hugh Sanders. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 4
Lookout
Mon, Oct 24, 1955 30 mins
A man panics when he realizes he can't prove he wasn't in a holdup. Joe: Mike Garth. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 5
Gambling
Mon, Oct 31, 1955 30 mins
A sheriff (Robert Knapp) asks Mathews's help in closing an illegal gambling house. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 6
Hitchhiker
Mon, Nov 7, 1955 30 mins
Mathews investigates the murder of a migratory worker. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Hank: Robin Short.
Episode 7
Desert Town
Mon, Nov 14, 1955 30 mins
Mathews becomes suspicious when he stops in an unusually quiet town. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 8
Radioactive
Mon, Nov 21, 1955 28 mins
Mathews searches for the thief of a radioactive device. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 9
Reformed Criminal
Mon, Nov 28, 1955 30 mins
Mathews goes after an ex-con believed to have stolen a large sum of money. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Wood: Lee Roberts.
Episode 10
Father Thief
Mon, Dec 5, 1955 30 mins
Mathews tries to prove the innocence of a teen-ager accused of transporting stolen auto parts. Grant: Del Erickson. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 11
Retired Gangster
Mon, Dec 12, 1955 30 mins
Mathews agrees to protect a former racketeer scheduled to testify against the crime syndicate. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. McCall: Carleton Young.
Episode 12
Phony Insurance
Mon, Dec 19, 1955 30 mins
Mathews (Broderick Crawford) investigates a protection racket. Masterson: Roy Engel.
Episode 13
Escort
Mon, Dec 26, 1955 30 mins
An anonymous tip helps the police set a trap for the head of a crime syndicate. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Barr: Baynes Barron.
Episode 14
Resort
Mon, Jan 2, 1956 30 mins
Target: a narcotics ring that transports heroin in hubcaps. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 15
Girl Bandit
Mon, Jan 9, 1956 30 mins
A bank messenger and his wife pull a $50,000 heist. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 16
Mountain Copter
Mon, Jan 16, 1956 30 mins
Mathews goes after a killer who's holding two hostages. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 17
Lie Detector
Mon, Jan 23, 1956 30 mins
Mathews sets out to clear a man accused of beating up an old woman. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Roger: Jonathan Hole.
Episode 18
Scared Cop
Mon, Jan 30, 1956 30 mins
Mathews tries to find out why one of his men refused to go after an escaped criminal. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 19
Harbor Story
Mon, Feb 6, 1956 30 mins
Mathews risks his life to rescue two children. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Martin: Stuart Whitman. Hansen: Guy Williams.
Episode 20
Hit and Run
Mon, Feb 13, 1956 30 mins
Mathews investigates when several people confess to the same hit-and-run assault. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 21
Car Theft
Mon, Feb 20, 1956 30 mins
Mathews (Broderick Crawford) investigates a stolen-car racket.
Episode 22
Human Bomb
Mon, Feb 27, 1956 30 mins
Mathews tries to stop an engineer from blowing up a chemical plant. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Jay: William Vaughan.
Episode 23
Plane Crash
Mon, Mar 5, 1956 30 mins
Mathews (Broderick Crawford) goes after a kidnapper. Barney: Guy Williams.
Episode 24
Desert Copter
Mon, Mar 12, 1956 30 mins
Mathews sets up an unusual roadblock to capture a killer. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Stan: Joseph Sargent. Dillon: Byron Keith.
Episode 25
Plant Robbery
Mon, Mar 19, 1956 30 mins
Mathews (Broderick Crawford) searches for an armored truck used in a series of robberies.
Episode 26
Released Convert
Mon, Mar 26, 1956 30 mins
Lieutenant Mathews (Broderick Crawford) tries to recover money stolen by an ex-convict (Paul Sorgenson).
Episode 27
Motorcycle
Mon, Apr 2, 1956 30 mins
An embittered husband sets out to avenge the crippling of his wife. Joe: Clint Eastwood. Bernie: Jack Edwards. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Nick: John Compton.
Episode 28
Mental Patient
Mon, Apr 9, 1956 30 mins
An angry mob threatens to lynch an escaped mental patient who killed a local farmer. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 29
License Plates
Mon, Apr 16, 1956 30 mins
Mathews (Broderick Crawford) sets a trap for a smooth-talking bank robber.
Episode 30
Hitchhiker Dies
Mon, Apr 23, 1956 30 mins
A fleeing payroll-robber forces a passing motorist to help him escape. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Stash: John Close. Gloria: Emmaline Henry. Warren: James Stone.
Episode 31
Blast Area Copter
Mon, Apr 30, 1956 30 mins
Mathews tries to save a fugitive killer and his hostage when they wander into a blasting area. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Jim: Paul Richards. Marge: Helene Stanton.
Episode 32
Anti-Toxin
Mon, May 7, 1956 30 mins
Mathews heads an intensive search for a hijacked plane containing a life-saving serum. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 33
Dead Patrolman
Mon, May 14, 1956 30 mins
Mathews (Broderick Crawford) investigates a policeman's murder. Theo: Ruth Clifford.
Episode 34
Art Robbery
Mon, May 21, 1956 30 mins
A priceless art collection becomes the object of an intensive search. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Mills: Carlyle Mitchell.
Episode 35
Runaway Boy
Mon, May 28, 1956 30 mins
Mathews searches for a runaway boy. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Jimmy: Brad Morrow. Helen: Eve McVeagh.
Episode 36
Taxi
Tue, Jun 5, 1956 30 mins
The Highway Patrol mobilizes to catch a killer. Mathews: Broderick Crawford.
Episode 37
Missing Witness
Mon, Jun 11, 1956 30 mins
A girl whose fiance faces the gas chamber claims she knows the identity of the real killer. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Molly: Pat Walter. Joe: Bing Russell.
Episode 38
Prospector
Mon, Jun 18, 1956 30 mins
The patrol mobilizes to prevent the murder of an old man who discovered a cache of stolen money. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Asa: William M. Griffith. Brownie: Stuart Nedd.
Episode 39
Christmas Story
Mon, Jun 25, 1956 30 mins
Mathews spends Christmas Eve searching for a runaway child. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Julie: Michelle Ducasse.