Highway Patrol - Season 1 - Eps 1: Prison Break / Road Block
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 another to break through the trap closing in on him, it becomes apparent that there's almost a personal conflict between the two men - that ends only when they meet face to face in the final scene.
About Highway Patrol
Title: Highway Patrol
First Air Date: 1955-10-03
Last Air Date: 1958-04-28
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.8/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 156
Network: Syndication
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Ziv Television Programs
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Broderick Crawford
Chief Dan Mathews
Art Gilmore
Narrator
