About this season
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.
Episodes (39)
1. Frightened Witness
Aired 6 October 1958 • 28 min
2. Hostage
Aired 13 October 1958 • 28 min
3. Family Affair
Aired 20 October 1958 • 28 min
4. Transmitter Danger
Aired 27 October 1958 • 28 min
5. Gamblng Story
Aired 3 November 1958 • 28 min
6. Train Copter
Aired 10 November 1958 • 28 min
7. Portrait of Death
Aired 17 November 1958 • 28 min
8. Train Robbery
Aired 24 November 1958 • 28 min
9. Deadly Diamonds
Aired 1 December 1958 • 28 min
10. Blood Money
Aired 8 December 1958 • 28 min
A protection racket results in murder when a railroad yard worker refuses to continue making payments.
11. False Confession
Aired 15 December 1958 • 28 min
12. Confidence Game
Aired 22 December 1958 • 28 min
13. Split Robbery
Aired 29 December 1958 • 28 min
14. The Trap
Aired 5 January 1959 • 28 min
15. Exposé
Aired 12 January 1959 • 28 min
16. Breath of a Child
Aired 19 January 1959 • 28 min
17. Narcotics Racket
Aired 26 January 1959 • 28 min
18. Copter Cave-In
Aired 2 February 1959 • 28 min
19. Gem Robbery
Aired 9 February 1959 • 28 min
20. Mexican Chase
Aired 16 February 1959 • 28 min
21. Framed Cop
Aired 23 February 1959 • 28 min
22. The Collector
Aired 2 March 1959 • 28 min
23. Revenge
Aired 9 March 1959 • 28 min
24. Brave Boy
Aired 16 March 1959 • 28 min
25. Diversion Robbery
Aired 23 March 1959 • 28 min
26. Cargo Hijack
Aired 30 March 1959 • 28 min
27. Hitchhiker
Aired 6 April 1959 • 28 min
28. llegal Entry
Aired 13 April 1959 • 28 min
29. Killer on the Run
Aired 20 April 1959 • 28 min
30. Prisoner Exchange Copter
Aired 27 April 1959 • 28 min
31. Dan Hostage
Aired 4 May 1959 • 28 min
32. Women Escapees
Aired 11 May 1959 • 28 min
33. Auto Press
Aired 18 May 1959 • 28 min
34. Express Delivery
Aired 25 May 1959 • 28 min
35. Desperate Men
Aired 1 June 1959 • 28 min
36. Confession
Aired 8 June 1959 • 28 min
37. Detour to Death
Aired 15 June 1959 • 28 min
38. Fire
Aired 22 June 1959 • 28 min
39. Bank Messenger
Aired 29 June 1959 • 28 min
A husband and wife team rob couriers with large amounts of cash, then kill them so that there will be no witnesses.