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Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

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Overview

Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, the state setting for the stories was never identified, and city and street names were fictionalized.

Produced by Frederick Ziv
NetworksSyndication

Top Cast

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Dan Mathews

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

militiapolicemissing personcriminal investigation1950sstate highway patrolchief of patrolchildren in dangerhighway patrolmenpolice women

About Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol is a action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 1955 exploring themes of militia, police, missing person, criminal investigation, 1950s, state highway patrol. it stars Broderick Crawford, Art Gilmore. Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, the state setting for the stories was never identified, and city and street names were fictionalized.

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