Highway Patrol TV series 1955-1959 DVD

Title: Highway Patrol TV series 1955-1959 DVD starring Broderick Crawford Runtime: 30 min (156 episodes) Color: Black and White Format: DVD Region ALL (Playable on any DVD player World Wide) Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1 Genre: Action / Crime / Drama Language: English

23 DVD Set

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1: Prison Break Original Air Date—3 October 1955 A vicious, unpredictable prison escapee abandons his injured partner, ambushes a highway patrolman, and uses the patrolman's uniform and gun to hijack a school bus in a daring attempt to escape his pursuers.

Season 1, Episode 2: Machine Story Copter/Machine Napping Copter Original Air Date—10 October 1955 Two thieves steal a $100,000 computer and demand that amount as ransom in exchange for its safe return.

Season 1, Episode 3: Reckless Driving Original Air Date—17 October 1955 Tragedy results when an impatient traveling salesman refuses to heed numerous warnings concerning his predilection for speeding and taking chances while driving.



Season 1, Episode 4: Lookout Original Air Date—24 October 1955 An innocent man who unknowingly accompanies two acquaintances on an armed robbery flees and finds himself pursued by the Highway Patrol and by one of the revenge-seeking felons.

Season 1, Episode 5: Gambling Original Air Date—31 October 1955 Dan Mathews and his officers assist a county sheriff in closing down a club that offers illicit gambling.

Season 1, Episode 6: Hitchhiker Original Air Date—7 November 1955 A series of fraudulent insurance claims is discovered after Dan Mathews and his officers learn that the "accidental" death of a migrant worker was actually a homicide.

Season 1, Episode 7: Desert Town Original Air Date—14 November 1955 Dan Mathews is determined to find out why the residents of a small town are behaving suspiciously and anxious to see him leave.

Season 1, Episode 8: Radioactive Original Air Date—1955 Dan Mathews and his officers race against time to find a stolen oil indicator device that contains potentially lethal radioactive pellets.

Season 1, Episode 9: Reformed Criminal Original Air Date—December 1955 Dan Mathews has reason to suspect the worst when a courier with a criminal record disappears with $31,000 after an automobile accident.

Season 1, Episode 10: Father Thief Original Air Date—5 December 1955 A young man is put in the uncomfortable position of trying to cover up his father's theft of automobile accessories.

Season 1, Episode 11: Retired Gangster Original Air Date—December 1955 Dan Mathews personally takes on the task of protecting a former crime boss who is scheduled to testify before a grand jury.

Season 1, Episode 12: Phony Insurance Original Air Date—19 December 1955 A "transportation maintenance service" provided to trucking companies by an apparently legitimate businessman proves to be little more than a protection racket.

Season 1, Episode 13: Escort Original Air Date—January 1956 Dan Mathews escorts a crusading senator to the scene of his hearings after he receives information that a prominent racketeer plans to murder him.

Season 1, Episode 14: Resort Original Air Date—2 January 1956 A recovering addict gives Dan Mathews and a state narcotics agent information that helps them identify an exclusive resort as a front for the distribution of heroin.

Season 1, Episode 15: Girl Bandit Original Air Date—January 1956 Attractive but treacherous Laura Douglas convinces her husband (a bank messenger) to steal $53,000 and flee the country with her. She also convinces a truck driver to assault her husband and take the money so that HE flee the country with her. Dan Mathews' suspicions are aroused by Ms. Douglas' lack of genuine concern for her unconscious husband and he launches an all-out effort to apprehend her. She deserts the truck driver and steals a car from yet another would-be romantic interest to try to elude the Highway Patrol's unrelenting pursuit.

Season 1, Episode 16: Mountain Copter Original Air Date—January 1956 An injured felon discovered in a mountain cabin leads the Highway Patrol helicopter on a difficult chase in treacherous terrain.

Season 1, Episode 17: Lie Detector Original Air Date—1956 Dan Mathews utilizes polygraph testing to identify the individuals who are responsible for the violent robbery of an elderly motel owner.

Season 1, Episode 18: Scared Cop Original Air Date—February 1956 A highly regarded Highway Patrol officer tenders his resignation after he finds himself unable to subdue and arrest his brother (an escaped prisoner).

Season 1, Episode 19: Harbor Story Original Air Date—1956 Three men rob a series of banks in coastal towns, then pose as fishermen in order to escape in a boat piloted by their leader.

Season 1, Episode 20: Hit and Run Original Air Date—13 February 1956 Dan Mathews must cope with a family's effort to protect an emotionally fragile young woman who fled after striking a pedestrian with her car.

Season 1, Episode 21: Car Theft Original Air Date—???? Car thieves purchase wrecked vehicles and transfer the VIN plates to stolen ones in order to escape detection.

Season 1, Episode 22: Human Bomb Original Air Date—1955 A distraught engineer sets out on a suicide mission to destroy the chemical plant at which he was formerly employed.

Season 1, Episode 23: Plane Crash Original Air Date—March 1956 A plane crash and a murdered forest ranger result in the discovery of a kidnapped girl.

Season 1, Episode 24: Desert Copter Original Air Date—12 March 1956 The Highway Patrol helicopter pursues a smooth-talking but ruthless murder suspect who is trying to escape with a hostage over little-used desert roads.

Season 1, Episode 25: Plant Robbery Original Air Date—19 March 1956 Three thieves use a counterfeit armored car and stolen uniforms to steal $29,000 from a supermarket. The leader of the group becomes increasingly unpredictable and prone to violence as Dan Mathews and his men close in.

Season 1, Episode 26: Released Convict Original Air Date—1956 A patient parolee decides the time is finally right to attempt the recovery of $250,000 stolen in an armored car robbery.

Season 1, Episode 27: Motorcycle A Original Air Date—2 April 1956 A café owner's grudge against motorcyclists leads to the accidental death of a Highway Patrol officer.

Season 1, Episode 28: Mental Patient Original Air Date—9 April 1956 An escapee from a mental hospital is the primary suspect in the violent death of a farmer.

Season 1, Episode 29: License Plates Original Air Date—1956 An alert boy is able to give Dan Mathews information that provides a critical break in the pursuit of a recidivist thief.

Season 1, Episode 30: Hitchhiker Dies Original Air Date—1956 A man who picks up a hitchhiker is accused of complicity in an armed robbery when coincidence and circumstantial evidence point strongly toward his guilt.

Season 1, Episode 31: Blast Area Copter Original Air Date—1956 A gunman and his female hostage unwittingly wander into a designated blasting area.

Season 1, Episode 32: Anti-Toxin Original Air Date—May 1956 Dan Mathews and his officers attempt to ensure the delivery of life-saving gas gangrene serum to a 10-year-old victim.

Season 1, Episode 33: Dead Patrolman Original Air Date—April 1956 A Highway Patrol officer is murdered while pursuing a car stolen from a lonely bookstore owner.

Season 1, Episode 34: Art Robbery Original Air Date—21 May 1956 Two thieves attempt to steal valuable paintings and demand ransom of $500,000. but they are forced to commit murder when the plan goes awry.

Season 1, Episode 35: Runaway Boy Original Air Date—28 May 1956 Fearing an operation, a resourceful boy with damaged eyesight manages to stay just a step ahead of the Highway Patrol's efforts to return him safely to his parents.

Season 1, Episode 36: Taxi Original Air Date—1956 A botched gas station robbery results in the murder of a Highway Patrol officer and the abduction of a farmer and his wife.

Season 1, Episode 37: Missing Witness Original Air Date—11 June 1956 A woman's ill-advised attempt to save her former fiancé from a murder conviction results in the realization that the actual killer may still be at large.

Season 1, Episode 38: Prospector Original Air Date—18 June 1956 A poor prospector arouses suspicion when he suddenly begins paying off long-standing debts from a large roll of new $100 bills.

Season 1, Episode 39: Christmas Story Original Air Date—25 June 1956 Dan Mathews and Sergeant Corey spend Christmas Eve searching for a lost six-year-old girl.

Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1: The Search Original Air Date—8 October 1956 A fleeing murderer's charm enables him to enlist the unwitting aid of several law-abiding citizens in his efforts to elude the Highway Patrol.

Season 2, Episode 2: Kidnap Copter Original Air Date—15 October 1956 The Highway Patrol helicopter travels to a remote and mountainous area to airlift a critically injured kidnap victim and aid in the capture of the kidnappers.

Season 2, Episode 3: Trailer Story Original Air Date—22 October 1956 A murderous fugitive hitches a ride with a newlywed couple who are pulling a travel trailer, then takes them as hostages when they learn his identity from a radio broadcast.

Season 2, Episode 4: Fisherman's Luck Original Air Date—1956 When two thieves who stole $50,000 are killed in an automobile accident, their other two partners scheme to recover the wreck and the stolen money.

Season 2, Episode 5: Magazine Writer Original Air Date—November 1956 The Highway Patrol conducts an intensive search for an endangered crime reporter who may know the identity of a murderer.

Season 2, Episode 6: Typhoid Carrier Original Air Date—12 November 1956 A known carrier of typhoid fever attempts to flee the area when the daughter of his employer dies from the disease.

Season 2, Episode 7: Hot Rod Original Air Date—19 November 1956 A career felon and his mechanically-skilled younger brother stage a series of armed robberies using a supercharged roadster as their getaway car.

Season 2, Episode 8: Hot Cargo Original Air Date—1956 Hijackers feign roadside accidents, knowing that unsuspecting truck drivers will stop and attempt to help.

Season 2, Episode 9: Oil Lease Original Air Date—3 December 1956 Two men find themselves unable to flee as planned after they use a stolen bazooka to rob a $33,000 oil field payroll.

Season 2, Episode 10: Ex Con Original Air Date—December 1956 Three felons enlist the unwilling aid of a former cell-mate to steal a $12,000 cash shipment from a farmers' combine.

Season 2, Episode 11: Motel Robbery Original Air Date—1956 A man and two women who specialize in robbing roadside motels become increasingly confident and reckless.

Season 2, Episode 12: Stolen Car Ring Original Air Date—24 December 1956 A man and two female accomplices steal expensive cars, forge registration cards, and sell the cars upstate before their status as stolen cars can be disseminated.

Season 2, Episode 13: Escaped Mental Patient Original Air Date—January 1957 Dan Mathews and his officers must work quickly to capture a delusional and unpredictable escapee from a mental hospital.

Season 2, Episode 14: Armored Car Original Air Date—7 January 1957 A trio of thieves threatens to murder the wife of an armored car guard in order to force him to surrender a $25,000 payroll secured inside the vehicle.

Season 2, Episode 15: Migrant Workers Original Air Date—14 January 1957 Inside information helps thieves rob a group of recently-paid itinerant fruit pickers, but murder results when one particularly desperate victim refuses to follow their orders.

Season 2, Episode 16: Ranch Copter Original Air Date—21 January 1957 After an accidental shooting occurs on a ranch, the Highway Patrol helicopter is used to prevent a revenge killing by the supposed shooter's angry brother-in-law.

Season 2, Episode 17: Amnesia Original Air Date—28 January 1957 Dan Mathews and his officers must rely upon an uncommunicative amnesiac to find a seriously injured camper.

Season 2, Episode 18: Statute of Limitations Original Air Date—4 February 1957 A trio of thieves will be able to abscond with $500,000 in stolen money at midnight unless Dan and Officer Garvey can prove their guilt quickly.

Season 2, Episode 19: Resident Officer Original Air Date—11 February 1957 A Highway Patrol officer is murdered after he discovers a marijuana field while on a hunting trip.

Season 2, Episode 20: Psycho Original Air Date—1957 A writer having a bad reaction to medication takes potshots at several targets, including Dan Mathews and his officers.

Season 2, Episode 21: Counterfeit Original Air Date—???? An apparently legitimate print shop is involved in the printing of counterfeit payroll checks used to bilk unsuspecting merchants.

Season 2, Episode 22: Suspected Cop Original Air Date—5 March 1957 The distraught daughter of a deceased gemologist accuses Officer Johnson of stealing valuable uncut jewels from her late father's car.

Season 2, Episode 23: Trojan Horse Original Air Date—12 March 1957 Two men conceal themselves in large crates on the back of a truck as part of a plan to get inside a manufacturing plant so they can steal a $27,000 payroll.

Season 2, Episode 24: Female Hitchhiker Original Air Date—18 March 1957 A man and two female accomplices who pose as hitchhikers rob several unsuspecting male motorists, but murder results when one victim tries to fight back.

Season 2, Episode 25: Nitro Original Air Date—25 March 1957 A murderous hoodlum attempts to steal counterfeit currency plates that have been packed in nitroglycerin tubes for safekeeping.

Season 2, Episode 26: Motorcycle B Original Air Date—1957 Motorcycle-riding armed robbers elude Highway Patrol roadblocks by loading their two-wheelers into a closed truck driven by their leader.

Season 2, Episode 27: Officer's Wife Original Air Date—April 1957 Because of his wife's fears, Patrolman Ed Wylie resigns from the force after fellow officer Jerry March is killed in the line of duty.

Season 2, Episode 28: Stripped Cars Original Air Date—1957 Two brothers hijack a new-car carrier, planning to sell the cars to get cash to purchase a farm. When the driver dies from injuries sustained in the hijacking, they make a panic-stricken attempt to dispose of the evidence.

Season 2, Episode 29: Convict's Wife Original Air Date—???? An escaped convict abducts his estranged wife and forces her to help him elude the Highway Patrol.

Season 2, Episode 30: Reformation Original Air Date—1957 An ex-con wants to return money stolen in an armed robbery, but his erstwhile partner has other ideas.

Season 2, Episode 31: Stolen Plane Copter Original Air Date—1957 Two convicts steal an airplane to escape from prison.

Season 2, Episode 32: Gem Robbery Original Air Date—1957 A gemologist and his accomplice steal $300,000 in rough-cut gems from a courier, then attempt to smuggle them out of the country in a dog's collar.

Season 2, Episode 33: Wounded Original Air Date—1957 Two holdup men abduct a physician and compel him to extricate a bullet in a wooded area.

Season 2, Episode 34: Fake Cop Original Air Date—27 May 1957 One member of a three-person holdup team impersonates a Highway Patrol officer in order to deceive robbery victims into thinking that they need not notify the Patrol themselves.

Season 2, Episode 35: Double Cross Original Air Date—3 June 1957 Treachery and murder result after a bonded bank messenger, his wife, and an accomplice steal a $20,000 payroll.

Season 2, Episode 36: Narcotics Original Air Date—10 June 1957 The owner of a centrally-located roadside diner is murdered so that heroin sellers can use his business as a "front" for distributing the drug to pushers.

Season 2, Episode 37: Hired Killer Original Air Date—17 June 1957 A professional killer from Chicago comes into Dan Mathews' jurisdiction to murder the Santell brothers before they can testify against a racketeer.

Season 2, Episode 38: Hostage Copter Original Air Date—1957 The Highway Patrol helicopter is ordered into action when the botched robbery of a roadside diner results in the shooting of the proprietor and the abduction of his daughter.

Season 2, Episode 39: Rabies Original Air Date—1 July 1957 Dan Mathews and a physician race against time to find an elusive little girl that was bitten on the cheek by a rabid dog.

Season 3

Season 3, Episode 1: Hypo Bandit Original Air Date—1957 A former nursing home employee turns to robbing luxury stores and uses a potentially lethal stolen drug to disable his victims.

Season 3, Episode 2: Efficiency Secretary Original Air Date—14 October 1957 A secretary with an impeccable reputation for trustworthiness and reliability colludes with her boyfriend to steal $50,000 from her employer.

Season 3, Episode 3: Temptation Original Air Date—1957 A construction foreman steals $12,000 from his employer's open safe, then attempts to frame a subcontractor for the crime.

Season 3, Episode 4: Safecracker Original Air Date—November 1957 A meticulous safe-cracker is certain that he can pull off a lucrative jewel theft despite the Highway Patrol's constant surveillance.

Season 3, Episode 5: Mistaken Identity Original Air Date—1957 An unassuming cabinetmaker is abducted at gunpoint when coincidence causes a would-be thief to mistake him for a diamond merchant.

Season 3, Episode 6: Hostage Family Copter Original Air Date—11 November 1957 The Highway Patrol helicopter is ordered into action to follow a murderous fugitive that has taken three hostages.

Season 3, Episode 7: The Sniper Original Air Date—18 November 1957 A series of apparently random potshots at moving cars turns out to be an attempt to conceal a carefully planned murder.

Season 3, Episode 8: Hot Dust Original Air Date—25 November 1957 Lab worker Harry Wells panics and begins acting irrationally after he is accidentally exposed to dangerous radioactive material.

Season 3, Episode 9: Witness Wife Original Air Date—December 1957 After a farmer witnesses the disposal of a murder victim's body, his wife unwittingly helps the perpetrators identify and locate her husband.

Season 3, Episode 10: Dead Hunter Original Air Date—9 December 1957 An apparent hunting accident becomes increasingly suspicious when it is discovered that the shooter benefited in several ways from the victim's death.

Season 3, Episode 11: Convicted Innocent Original Air Date—16 December 1957 A wrongly-convicted recent parolee is determined to kill the bus driver whose mistaken testimony was responsible for his incarceration.

Season 3, Episode 12: Chain Store Original Air Date—23 December 1957 A delivery driver commits a series of armed robberies against individual stores that make up a small supermarket chain.

Season 3, Episode 13: Double Death Original Air Date—30 December 1957 A wrongly-convicted parolee becomes coldly determined to murder the former business partner whose ruse was responsible for his conviction.

Season 3, Episode 14: Hideout Original Air Date—6 January 1958 A holdup man is murdered by the woman who planned his crime and sheltered him in the basement of her roadside diner.

Season 3, Episode 15: Mother's March Original Air Date—1957 A handyman robs a local businessman of $11,000 in charitable donations, then attempts to frame a local beautician for the crime.

Season 3, Episode 16: Slain Cabby Original Air Date—20 January 1958 Two men commit a series of armed robberies and escape by commandeering taxicabs for use as nondescript getaway cars.

Season 3, Episode 17: Insulin Original Air Date—27 January 1958 Two coldly calculating hoodlums attempt to murder their diabetic former cell-mate by depriving him of his insulin.

Season 3, Episode 18: The Seventh Green Original Air Date—3 February 1958 A country club grounds keeper who shelters notorious criminals comes under investigation after he is forced to kill one of his "clients".

Season 3, Episode 19: Foster Child Original Air Date—10 February 1958 An angry father pursues an orphan boy that he believes is responsible for the accidental shooting of his son.

Season 3, Episode 20: Lady Bandits Original Air Date—17 February 1958 Two women disguised as men commit a series of armed robberies, two of which result in murder.

Season 3, Episode 21: Revenge Original Air Date—24 February 1958 Felon Gerald Gray, who bears a personal grudge against Dan Mathews, is released from prison and uses everyone around him in his efforts to extract revenge.

Season 3, Episode 22: Tear Gas Copter Original Air Date—3 March 1958 Dan Mathews uses the Highway Patrol helicopter and tear gas in an effort to flush out two wanted fugitives who have taken a woman hostage inside her own house.

Season 3, Episode 23: Deaf Mute Original Air Date—10 March 1958 A botched robbery results in the abduction of the only witness - a 10-year-old girl who can neither hear nor speak.

Season 3, Episode 24: Hit and Run Original Air Date—17 March 1958 A woman panics and flees after striking a "pedestrian" who was actually involved in an attempt to steal $70,000 from an industrial plant's safe.

Season 3, Episode 25: Fear Original Air Date—24 March 1958 A family man is forced to commit murder when a would-be blackmailer discovers that he is actually the "Polka Dot Bandit".

Season 3, Episode 26: Careless Cop Original Air Date—1957 A Highway Patrol officer is critically wounded after failing to properly frisk and handcuff a suspect during a routine traffic stop.

Season 3, Episode 27: Policewoman Original Air Date—1958 An out-of-state policewoman who has infiltrated a gambling syndicate finds herself in grave danger when her identity is discovered.

Season 3, Episode 28: The Truckers Original Air Date—April 1958 A husband and wife team rob pharmaceutical trucks after slipping the drivers pills that render them temporarily unconscious.

Season 3, Episode 29: Credit Card Original Air Date—May 1958 Two thieves target unsuspecting motorists for credit card theft, but they become targets themselves when a determined female victim manages to notify the Highway Patrol.

Season 3, Episode 30: Psycho Killer Original Air Date—28 April 1958 A mentally disturbed man murders women who seek husbands through "Lonely Hearts" clubs.

Season 3, Episode 31: Suicide Original Air Date—May 1958 A syndicate hit man kills his own brother, then is himself murdered in a manner that makes the killing appear to be a suicide.

Season 3, Episode 32: Phony Cop Original Air Date—12 May 1958 A woman makes diversionary false crime reports so that her husband can rob businesses while wearing a Highway Patrolman's uniform.

Season 3, Episode 33: The Judge Original Air Date—1958 A prison escapee is determined to murder the judge who gave him the maximum sentence.

Season 3, Episode 34: Dan's Vacation Original Air Date—1958 Dan Mathews' vacation takes an unexpected turn when he finds that his favorite fishing lodge has become a front for a heroin distribution ring.

Season 3, Episode 35: Explosives Original Air Date—2 June 1958 A disgruntled truck driver abducts his estranged wife and threatens to detonate a truckload of unstable pure potassium while she remains trapped inside it.

Season 3, Episode 36: Hostage Officer Original Air Date—9 June 1958 A motorcycle accident enables two wanted felons to take a Highway Patrol officer as a hostage, but his radio's signal helps pinpoint their location.

Season 3, Episode 37: Double Copter Original Air Date—1958 A stolen helicopter enables a dangerous lifer to escape from a prison work detail.

Season 3, Episode 38: Dan Sick Original Air Date—23 June 1958 Dan Mathews arrives at work feeling sick and weak from apparent food poisoning, and there is concern that a panic may break out if the mysterious cause of his illness is not found quickly.

Season 3, Episode 39: Reward Original Air Date—30 June 1958 Three farmers are stubbornly determined to risk their lives in order to collect a reward offered for the capture of a wounded fugitive.

Season 4

Season 4, Episode 1: Frightened Witness Original Air Date—1958 Newlyweds Carl and Jennifer Stone find themselves pursued by the Highway Patrol and a would-be killer after they witness the murder of a diner counterman.

Season 4, Episode 2: Hostage Original Air Date—13 October 1958 Desperate to avoid capture and extradition on first-degree murder charges, a wounded fugitive takes a young woman and her paraplegic mother as hostages.

Season 4, Episode 3: Family Affair Original Air Date—20 October 1958 With the help of her son, a woman plans and executes her husband's daring escape from police custody.

Season 4, Episode 4: Transmitter Danger Original Air Date—1958 Two men steal dynamite and blasting caps for use in future crimes, unaware that any radio transmission signal could trigger the caps and set off a devastating explosion.

Season 4, Episode 5: Gambling Story Original Air Date—November 1958 A racketeer's attempt to take over an illicit gambling house in a small town leads to murder.

Season 4, Episode 6: Train Copter Original Air Date—November 1958 The Highway Patrol helicopter is called into action to pursue a train carrying a bank robber and $35,000 in stolen money.

Season 4, Episode 7: Portrait of Death Original Air Date—November 1958 When a reclusive artist is murdered, Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams are dubious that robbery was actually the motive for the killing.

Season 4, Episode 8: Train Robbery Original Air Date—24 November 1958 Two men plan to cause a train wreck as part of a plot to steal $750,000 in government currency.

Season 4, Episode 9: Deadly Diamonds Original Air Date—December 1958 A man and his two accomplices use inside information to steal valuable gems from traveling jewelry salesmen.

Season 4, Episode 10: Blood Money Original Air Date—1958 A protection racket results in murder when a railroad yard worker refuses to continue making payments.

Season 4, Episode 11: False Confession Original Air Date—15 December 1958 A desperate man confesses to a crime he did not commit in order to obtain a $5,000 reward for his family.

Season 4, Episode 12: Confidence Game Original Air Date—22 December 1958 A con man assaults the elderly victim of a $5,000 swindle as a "warning", but his female partner becomes fearful of a murder charge when the old man dies of a heart attack immediately after the assault.

Season 4, Episode 13: Split Robbery Original Air Date—January 1959 Two men rob a series of supermarkets by taking the market managers' wives as hostages.

Season 4, Episode 14: The Trap Original Air Date—???? Dan 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.

Season 4, Episode 15: Expose Original Air Date—January 1959 A crusading newspaper reporter finds his life threatened when he becomes the target of a gang of ruthless extortionists.

Season 4, Episode 16: Breath of a Child Original Air Date—29 December 1958 Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams race to find a sailor who was exposed to spinal meningitis while saving the life of an infant.

Season 4, Episode 17: Narcotics Racket Original Air Date—26 January 1959 Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams pursue two swindlers who pose as a corrupt narcotics agent and a heroin pusher in order to extort bribe money from their victims.

Season 4, Episode 18: Copter Cave-In Original Air Date—February 1959 The Highway Patrol helicopter is used to pursue an escaped convict and rescue a prospector trapped in a cave-in caused by the escapee.

Season 4, Episode 19: Gem Robbery Original Air Date—1959 Thieves conspire with a trusted insider to steal $35,000 worth of diamonds from a gem importer.

Season 4, Episode 20: Mexican Chase Original Air Date—1959 Dan Mathews solicits assistance from his Mexican counterpart to capture three thieves who are stealing cars in the U. S. and selling them in Mexico.

Season 4, Episode 21: Framed Cop Original Air Date—23 February 1959 A criminal attempts to avenge his younger brother's life sentence by executing a meticulously planned scheme that will make Sergeant Williams appear to be guilty of felony hit and run.

Season 4, Episode 22: The Collector Original Air Date—1959 A wounded and frightened ex-con flees after accidentally killing a blackmailer.

Season 4, Episode 23: Revenge Original Air Date—16 February 1959 A bitter young man whose father was killed in an automobile accident is stubbornly determined to murder the man who was driving the other car.

Season 4, Episode 24: Brave Boy Original Air Date—1959 A small boy is the only witness to a botched burglary that results in the death of his father and serious injury to his mother.

Season 4, Episode 25: Diversion Robbery Original Air Date—1959 Two men use explosions as a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the scenes of their holdups.

Season 4, Episode 26: Cargo Hijack Original Air Date—1959 An "Import Company" warehouse is used as a front for storage of merchandise stolen in a series of truck hijackings.

Season 4, Episode 27: Hitchhiker Original Air Date—6 April 1959 An armed robber wearing actors' makeup is able to obtain rides in the cars of his victims, but an unplanned murder results when one man fights back.

Season 4, Episode 28: Illegal Entry Original Air Date—12 April 1959 An extortionist smuggles Mexican workers into the U.S. illegally, then threatens them with exposure (and lengthy jail sentences) if they do not give him half their wages.

Season 4, Episode 29: Killer on the Run Original Air Date—1959 Les 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 with a briefcase, he is able to hitch a ride with two middle-aged 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.

Season 4, Episode 30: Prisoner Exchange Copter Original Air Date—1959 Racketeer Jack Avery is stopped for speeding and detained by Sheriff Melton in the small town of Hartsdale. Determined to avoid extradition on a murder charge, he directs henchman Rick Herron to abduct the sheriff's wife Helen and offer to swap Helen's release for Avery's. Dan Mathews advises the sheriff to release Avery so that he can be followed using the Highway Patrol helicopter. Avery and Herron conceal their cars in a cave in a very remote area. They plan to escape later under cover of night, but Dan orders the helicopter pilot to cut the motors, sweep down, and blow dust into the cave so that he and Sergeant Williams can enter undetected for an attempt to capture the felons and rescue Helen Melton.

Season 4, Episode 31: Dan Hostage Original Air Date—4 May 1959 Dan Mathews offers himself as a hostage after a nervous gunman botches a diner robbery and critically wounds the proprietor.

Season 4, Episode 32: Women Escapees Original Air Date—1959 Convicted murderers Lita Morgan and Caroline Craig make an unplanned escape from Rendell State Prison when a guard suffers a heart attack. They stop (and kill) a passing motorist and are able to use his car to get into a nearby town to steal clothes, money, and guns. They abandon the car and hijack a bus in a rural area in order to get through a Highway Patrol roadblock, but Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams are suspicious of the bus's apparent paucity of passengers and follow it. The two women abandon the bus and make a desperate bid for freedom by separating, but they are physically and psychologically unable to cope with the rough terrain and the Highway Patrol's relentless pursuit.

Season 4, Episode 33: Auto Press Original Air Date—18 May 1959 The perpetrator of a robbery and murder attempts to dispose of the getaway car by convincing his brother to crush it beyond recognition in a large hydraulic press.

Season 4, Episode 34: Express Delivery Original Air Date—1959 A thief abducts a gem courier and uses his identification in an attempt to steal a jewel collection worth $200,000.

Season 4, Episode 35: Desperate Men Original Air Date—1 June 1959 Two fugitives get into the boiler room of a hospital and threaten to destroy the building by tying down the safety valve if they are not permitted to go free.

Season 4, Episode 36: Confession Original Air Date—1959 Paul Jordan is killed in broad daylight by his three accomplices in a bank robbery that resulted in the theft of $100,000. Jordan manages to kill one of the attackers, but the two survivors of the gun battle (Joe and Blake) deduce that his widow Gloria will know the money's whereabouts. Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams come to the same conclusion and stake out Gloria Jordan's farm. Gloria attempts to flee to Chicago after mailing the money to her destination, but Joe intercepts her. She is treated roughly until Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams utilize the element of surprise to capture the three and confirm that the package they recovered from Gloria's mailbox contains the stolen money.

Season 4, Episode 37: Detour to Death Original Air Date—15 June 1959 Two men and a woman use phony police uniforms and a fake detour sign to lure potential victims into concealed areas.

Season 4, Episode 38: Fire Original Air Date—1959 Pyromaniac Judd Patterson sets a warehouse ablaze and gets away in a stolen car. He abandons the car and hitches a ride with farmer Claude Norpel, who offers him temporary employment as a hired hand. An arson investigator gives Patterson's name as a possible suspect, and Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams trace him to Norpel's farm. However, they arrive after he has already assaulted Norpel, knocked him unconscious, and is about to set the barn ablaze with Norpel still in it. Sergeant Williams distracts Patterson while Dan Mathews overpowers him, but the barn is set afire in the scuffle. The two Highway Patrol officers have only seconds to rescue Norpel and extinguish the blaze.

Season 4, Episode 39: Bank Messenger Original Air Date—29 June 1959 A husband and wife team rob couriers with large amounts of cash, then kill them so that there will be no witnesses.

Broderick Crawford ... Chief Dan Mathews / ... (156 episodes, 1955-1959)  Art Gilmore ... Narrator (156 episodes, 1955-1959) William Boyett ... Sergeant Ken Williams / ... (64 episodes, 1955-1959)  Vance Skarstedt ... Officer Larrabee / ... (31 episodes, 1955-1959) Ron Foster ... Officer Garvey / ... (24 episodes, 1957-1959)  Terry Frost ... Sergeant Moore / ... (20 episodes, 1955-1957)  Wayne Heffley ... Officer Dennis / ... (20 episodes, 1957-1959) Frank Warren ... Officer Simpson / ... (14 episodes, 1957-1959) Stuart Whitman ... Sergeant Walters / ... (13 episodes, 1956-1957) Jay Douglas ... Officer Dorsey / ... (12 episodes, 1955-1956) Joe Patridge ... Officer / ... (9 episodes, 1957) Morgan Jones ... Sergeant Corey (8 episodes, 1955-1956) Roy Bourgeois ... Roy / ... (7 episodes, 1955-1957) Lorraine Dell Wood ... Dispatcher (6 episodes, 1958-1959) Troy Melton ... Ellis Colton / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1959) Linné Ahlstrand ... Dispatcher / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1958) Bob Gilbreath ... Helicopter Pilot / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1959) Guy Williams ... Barney / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1957)  Brad Trumbull ... Ed Kane / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1958) Glenn Dixon ... Bill Austin / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1959) Howard Wright ... Dr. Leonard / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1959) Eleanore Tanin ... Dispatcher / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1958) Morgan Windbeil ... Officer Hoffman / ... (4 episodes, 1958) Charles H. Gray ... Officer Edwards (4 episodes, 1956) Michael Garth ... David Karney / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1958) Charles Crafts ... Airport Ticket Agent / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1958) Gene Roth ... Larry Gardner / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1958)  Alan Reynolds ... Dr. Feuer / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1959) Elmore Vincent ... Gas Station Attendant / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957) Joseph Hamilton ... Dr. Carron / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1959) Jack Edwards ... Bernie Sills / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1958) Byron Keith ... Officer Ellsworth / ... (3 episodes, 1956) Douglas Henderson ... Buck Lester / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)  Jon Locke ... Officer Garvey (3 episodes, 1955-1957) Craig Duncan ... Diner Counterman / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957) Guy Prescott ... Ed Merchant / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1958) Stephen Bradley ... Officer Arnold / ... (3 episodes, 1957) George Meader ... Harold Sylvester / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1959) Leo Needham ... Carl Seward / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1958) Dean Cromer ... Officer Henderson / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956) Sandy Sanders ... 'Undercover' Officer / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956) Harry Fleer ... Ben Durfee / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1959) Michael Whalen ... Ernest Zober / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1959) Rayford Barnes ... George Willis / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1958) Tom Dillon ... Edward (3 episodes, 1956-1958) Harry Strang ... John Colter / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1958)  Howard Price ... Officer / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957) Bing Russell ... Eddie Beekman / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957) Robert Sherman ... Officer - 'Unit 364' / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957) Monty Ash ... Al (Lab Technician) (3 episodes, 1956) Richard Bull ... Bert Nelson / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959) Lynn Cartwright ... Linda St. Clair / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959) Phyllis Cole ... Miss Cooper / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)  Susan Dorn ... Alberta Cowley / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959) Harold Goodwin ... George Bailey / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959) Marx Hartman ... Charlie Norton / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959) Charles Maxwell ... Jerry Singleton (3 episodes, 1957-1959) Ed Nelson ... Bill Gibson / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959) Chuck Webster ... Farley / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959) George Eldredge ... Doyle Houston / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958) Michael Kopcha ... Officer / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958) Dennis Moore ... Britton / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958) Frances O'Farrell ... HP Dispatcher / ... (3 episodes, 1958) Bobby Jordan ... Ed / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Billy Nelson ... George Roker / ... (2 episodes, 1957) Fritz Ford ... Officer Petersen (2 episodes, 1955) Rand Brooks ... Leo Blocker (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Paul Gary ... Accomplice / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958) Robert Cavendish ... Businessman / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Joe Haworth ... William Foster (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Ruth Clifford ... Helen Melton / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1959) Robert Bice ... Bruno Keeley / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958) William A. Forester ... Gas Station Attendant / ... (2 episodes, 1957) Mary Hennessy ... Alice / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958) Sam Flint ... E. D. Cristman / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957) Ollie O'Toole ... Ernest Babcock (2 episodes, 1958-1959) Gail Gregg ... Jane Jensen / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1957) James Logan ... Farmer / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957) Dennis O'Flaherty ... Marty St. Clair (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Art Stewart ... Plainclothes Officer (2 episodes, 1957) Lou Colvin ... Carl Stone / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Yvonne White ... Dispatcher / ... (2 episodes, 1957) Paul Hahn ... Hank / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1958) Jim O'Neill ... Man in Convertible / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1957) Richard Deems ... Joe Parker (2 episodes, 1955-1959) Lester Dorr ... Mac Benson (2 episodes, 1955-1959) Michael Harris ... Pete Larkin / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1959) Robert Nash ... Jim Hawley / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1959) James Anderson ... Gus Montana / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1958) Paul Power ... Fred Briscoe / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1957) William Vaughn (2 episodes, 1955-1957) Russ Whiteman ... Al Sandy / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1957) John Hart ... Sergeant / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956) Ray Boyle ... Hank Lloyd / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1959)  David Lipp (2 episodes, 1956-1959) Paul Sorensen ... Marty Hudson (2 episodes, 1956-1959)  Mauritz Hugo ... Charlie Holman / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958) Gary Roark ... Carson / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958) Robert Roark ... Alfred Davidson / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958) Darlene Albert ... Fay / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957) George Becwar (2 episodes, 1956-1957) Patty Ann Gerrity ... Girl on beach / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957) Paula Houston ... Doris Mauldin / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957) Lee Rhodes ... George / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957) Richard Vath ... Irv Desmond / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957) Gayne Whitman (2 episodes, 1956-1957) David Wiley ... Yeager (2 episodes, 1956-1957)  John Dennis ... Ralph Reagan (2 episodes, 1956) Frank Fenton ... Hank Dooley / ... (2 episodes, 1956) Jack Finch ... Bank Manager (2 episodes, 1956) Rhodes Reason ... Al Miller / ... (2 episodes, 1956)  Charles Victor ... Wally (2 episodes, 1956) William Bakewell ... Cliff Parker (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Lillian Culver ... Lucy Briscoe / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959) William Flaherty ... Mike Hudson (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Ted Jacques ... Logan / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Howard Ledig ... Ralph Wilson (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Carol Thurston ... Lita Morgan / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)  Pierre Watkin ... Mr. Larson / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Bruce Wendell ... Darrell / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959) Irene Barton ... Motel Manager / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Bill Catching (2 episodes, 1957-1958)  Ken Christy ... Baggage Car Man / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Elinor Dale ... Anita Varnum / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) George Diestel ... Joe / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Don Eitner ... Buzz Larkin / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Mimi Gibson ... Debbie Tobin / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)  Regina Gleason ... Carol Hayes / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Raymond Guth ... George Carroll / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Brett Halsey ... Brian Meeker / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Jack Harris ... Dave Alden / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Len Hendry ... Gerald Gray / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Pierce Lyden ... Henry LeFaubre / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) John Marshall ... Carson (Lab Analyst) / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Joe McGuinn ... Mike Purdum / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Mary Newton ... Betty Fisher / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)  Leonard Nimoy ... Harry Wells / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Max Palmer ... Lieutenant Piersall / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Keith Richards ... Thief No. 1 / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Dayle Rodney ... Charlene / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Florence Shaen ... Laura Nelson / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Robert Swan (2 episodes, 1957-1958)  Gretchen Thomas ... Mrs. Carter / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Larry Thor ... Ed Wylie / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Lee Trent ... Jeff Carson / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Bill Weston ... Dispatcher (2 episodes, 1957-1958)  Dan White ... Joe Valentine / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958) Edmund Cobb ... Ed Nash / ... (2 episodes, 1957) Richard Emory ... Dr. Elliott / ... (2 episodes, 1957) Hal Gerard ... George Santell / ... (2 episodes, 1957) Gene Hardy ... Red Hogan (2 episodes, 1957) John Parrish ... Arthur Morgan / ... (2 episodes, 1957) Bob Shield ... Dr. Henry Stoddard / ... (2 episodes, 1957) Vicki Bakken ... Blanche Hudson / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959) Barbara Collentine ... Gloria Jordan / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959) Rudy Dolan ... Jerry / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959) Jane Hampton ... Alice Crane / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)  Jack Littlefield ... Jack Rucker / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)  William McGraw ... Fred / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959) Joel Riordan ... Lou Parker / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959) Patrick Waltz ... Charlie Blake / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959) Alan Wells ... Larry Bolton / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959) Richard Benedict ... Mike Parker / ... (2 episodes, 1958) Jeff DeBenning ... Les Davis / ... (2 episodes, 1958) Pamela Duncan ... Martha Cole / ... (2 episodes, 1958) Mark Dunhill ... Martin Sims / ... (2 episodes, 1958) Glen Gordon ... Bert Loman / ... (2 episodes, 1958) Preston Hanson ... Keith Tobin (2 episodes, 1958) Jack Lester ... Demolitions Expert / ... (2 episodes, 1958) Freeman Lusk ... George Foley / ... (2 episodes, 1958) Robert Lynn ... Albert Murray / ... (2 episodes, 1958) Mary Patton ... Mary Nelson / ... (2 episodes, 1958) James Winslow ... Mick (Diner Counterman) (2 episodes, 1958)  Anna Lee Carroll ... Betty Brandon / ... (2 episodes, 1959) George DeNormand ... Mr. Denton / ... (2 episodes, 1959) Joan Granville ... Caroline Craig / ... (2 episodes, 1959)

Plot Summary: 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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