Highway Patrol: Season 1
Episodes
Prison Break / Road Block
Oct 3, 1955 · 28 min
A hardened criminal, whose personality belies his viciousness, escapes from prison, killing a guard. Dan Mathews swings into action, and as the man commits one ruthless act after a
Machine Story Copter / Machine Napping Copter
Oct 10, 1955 · 28 min
An expensive, giant computer, one of the twentieth century wonders, which does a tremendous amount of administrative work in just hours, is ingeniously 'kidnapped' from an electron
Reckless Driving
Oct 17, 1955 · 28 min
Systematic traffic checks and increased patrols begin on a high accident freeway. Hoping to determine causes and cures, Dan questions drivers who get too many citations there. One
Lookout
Oct 24, 1955 · 28 min
An uninvolved man happens to be in the company of two brothers who hold up a diner and kill its owner. Fearing the police and terrified of the vengeance he may expect from the crim
Gambling
Oct 31, 1955 · 28 min
Dan Mathews and his officers assist a county sheriff in closing down a club that offers illicit gambling.
Hitchhiker
Nov 7, 1955 · 28 min
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.
Reformed Criminal
Nov 28, 1955 · 28 min
Dan Mathews has reason to suspect the worst when a courier with a criminal record disappears with $31,000 after an automobile accident.
Hit And Run
Feb 13, 1956 · 28 min
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.
Car Theft
Feb 20, 1956 · 28 min
Car thieves purchase wrecked vehicles and transfer the VIN plates to stolen ones in order to escape detection.
Released Convict
Mar 26, 1956 · 28 min
A patient parolee decides the time is finally right to attempt the recovery of $250,000 stolen in an armored car robbery.
Motorcycle A
Apr 2, 1956 · 28 min
Two bikers (Clint Eastwood as 'Joe Keeley', John Compton as 'Nick West') ride stripped-down Harleys into town and stop at a cafe. They are shocked when the cafe owner (Jack Edwards
License Plates
Apr 16, 1956 · 28 min
An alert boy is able to give Dan Mathews information that provides a critical break in the pursuit of a recidivist thief.
Dead Patrolman
May 14, 1956 · 28 min
A Highway Patrol officer is murdered while pursuing a car stolen from a lonely bookstore owner.
Art Robbery
May 21, 1956 · 28 min
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.
Prospector
Jun 18, 1956 · 28 min
A poor prospector arouses suspicion when he suddenly begins paying off long-standing debts from a large roll of new $100 bills.