In these early episodes of Highway Patrol, Crawford gave a more nuanced performance which can be seen in his speaking inflections, pacing and body language. Later, as his character's persona became established, his acting style became reflexive, even rote. We see more of the gruff mannerisms, minimalist dialogue delivered with rapid-fire speed, and no-nonsense interaction with the other characters. In most television programs, the characters evolve and become more complex; in Highway Patrol, however, the opposite was true. I suspect this can be attributed to Crawford's immense popularity with the fans, who wanted his character to maintain that hard-edged, bad-ass demeanor. Viewing the show 60 years later, it's easy to see why it was so popular and why Crawford, a classically-trained actor, earned his greatest fame as a television pop-icon. Truly, immortality comes in the strangest forms.
frisco21 According to those who worked on the show, Crawford drank like a fish. They would try to get all his dialogue in by lunch, since he'd be useless later.
@@philsphan4414 I agree I believe he had memory problems as the show progressed from drinking. He had to spit out that dialogue fast or he would forget what he was supposed to be saying.
@@vvblues I read the same on his drinking and eating. I guess we all have our vices. But even with all of these "faults", Broderick was the perfect fit for the role and simply a great actor.
Seems to me the breakneck pace of filming did Mathews in. This was the case with many of the early tv shows - low budget, and the need for speed, to get as many episodes done quickly as they could. It was a pace few could manage so it's understandable why drinking became a way to either let loose or get to sleep. I feel sorry for these people who were essentially treated like machines, many of whom just burned down, or out.
A late Uncle of mine, my father's oldest brother, used to always touch up the brim of his fedora the way Brod. Crawford did! I was born in the late 1940s and have such fond memories of the 1950s and this wonderful show!
@@daniellack3559 For you younger guys, Emil Sitka appeared in over 3 dozen Three Stooges shorts. His tag line "Hold hands, you lovebirds" has gotten him many invitations to wedding receptions as well as in the movie Pulp Fiction. He died in 1998. Go to Wikipedia for more info on him....
Another favorite from Season One. Our star cars are several Buicks (Centurys and Specials) a drop dead gorgeous 1955 Imperial and a '55 T-Bird that literally flies.
Yes, he's a crime-solving machine. Not only that, he has a strong sense of following the law. Did you notice how he made a big point of returning one of his officer's pencils. Mathews is law abiding.
My aunt had that gorgeous T-bird. Agua with a white convertible hard top. Later she had another one but a bigger 60s model, also agua but with a flower power pattern roof. I'll never forget the steering wheel as it was a white pearl swirl material. Totally a gem!!
It looks like the bad guys are driving a gorgeous 1955 Buick Roadmaster. Nice cars, nice clothes, guys wearing hats, no sweat suits, no tatoos. Yes, those were the days!
@socal rocks You're late to the party, SR. The gangster headed back to his beloved Chicago massage parlors over 2 years ago. You remember, after he failed to rig the election for the gal of dubious reputation from Chappaqua? You do remember, right?
I was born in the middle 50's I'd love to have lived in the decade like an adult I'd most likely be dead there is something about those days and those beautiful cars, slower pace living, no cell phones etc a simpler life.
Thanks for uploading this episode. I never even heard of this show until now. (TH-cam probably recommended it to me because I've been watching a lot of Adam-12 lately.) This is a great episode, and I'll be back for more!
@@georgekaplan6451 And where I lived, if I requested a Phone call be traced, it was 'Who the Hell are you to ask for that service? ' or' Do you want us to Tap & Trace Your Calls?'
@@Sootaroot My grandfather had one of these a 1959 sort of light metallic blue colour. I still love them. Later I read that were easy to smash up in an crash, even there was a commercial from GM of the Corvair crashing on a 1959 Impala to prove that this car will survive that crash. But I still love to like them.
Wrong again Rubes. In those days the Republicans weren't the conspiracy theory peddling con men they are today. They're well enough educated to know better, but they also know that you aren't. They know how to push your buttons and you fools just eat it up.
@@booklover6753 A typical commented from a self styled inttellectual snob. Contempt for the working class average Americans who used to be the backbone of the Democratic Party. Speaking of conspiracies, you do know that the discredited Steele Dossier and the question of Obama's birth began in the Clinton campaign? I never mentioned any particular party in California. I was referring to the attitudes, culture and political views of both parties and the people in general. You are the one who went off on a rant. By the way, this "Rube" has graduate degrees and has studied classical music. I'm not bragging, just making a point. So, get back to the latest edition of your Avengers comic, Book Lover.
"But don't worry. He's not hurt very bad." I learned two things from this episode. 1) People were tough back in those days. 2) Dan knows bullet wounds.
I've been binge-watching this entire series and it strikes me that the music never changes and becomes mind-numbingly redundant. I wish they would have varied the background music a little bit more, maybe embellishing the original theme with some variations. But then again I realize they were on a very tight budget.
I just noticed something...the guy with the fidora hat on the payphone is...Emil Sitka ...he starred in countless episodes with the Three Stooges in the forties..good to see he was still working in the fifties...but I'm sure he has passed away by now he was very funny.
Wonderful actor, BC. Passed hi. When he was window shopping outside a store I. Midtown Manhattan, one time. Did not bother him because I really had nothing meaningful to say to him. My aunt also came across him on the street, one time, and did say hello to him He told her he was not really Broderick Crawford, he was Broderick’s twin brother, and she believed him. Lol.
Remember back then the cars had sofa sized seats front and back. That is how six could fit in a car. Seat belts were offered as an option on some cars but the public didn't want them. As to the mention of Sitka , Curly would have said it all. SOITANTLY !!!
Careful, fans. The majority of comments are about the love of cars of the day. Built like "tanks" but with "more metal" and chrome. When we knew what make & model! Sad that so many people were either maimed or killed by the all-metal dashboards and steering wheels.
When hardly anyone wore seat belts. I sometimes rode laying down on the rear bench in back window while barreling down the freeway at 70 MPH on the way to L.A. Those were the days. LedHed Steven 🎸 🎹 🎸
I wondered what the point of the phony pursuit was, other than a basic distraction. It was revealed at the end. Good strategy by Mathews and the boys, having a decoy for the senator. I wondered why the VIP car didn't just drive back the way it had come after it stopped at the roadblock.
I went to Catholic school in the 1950's. We had to wear a white shirt and tie. Boy those collars hurt when the shirt was new. My Mother had to keep washing them to soften them up a little.
WOW!...I also went to Catholic Parochial ....St Francis Xavier Parochial .. I lived at 148 West 15th,NYC. the School was at West 17 th bet. 6th &7th ave, this was from 1952-1958 from Ecuador SA ,... had to repeat the second grade..the best years of my life...nuns really knew how to teach then.
It's a good show. Real highway patrols deal with highway issues about cars 🚗and vehicles. Many of these are about issues that a police or sheriff officer would deal with. All in all a great show
The cop is George Milan! His voice was driving me crazy. But I found it! He was the head robot in the amazing but hardly known movie The Creation of the Humanoids. Andy Warhol's favorite movie!
Wow this was a real good one. when Matthews and the senator was standing next to the sports car I thought they were going to ask the driver to get out, cuz they needed a fast car to get downtown quick !
Matthews kind of reminds me of one of my old Bosses, he was trying to quit smoking, anyone who walked by with a cigarette pack in his pocket he'd just pull the pack out and take one, never ask. Also see the way he didn't like what was written on the note so just lets it fall to the floor. Now that is a BOSS!
Santa Dan Keeney We know that these episodes were renumbered and uploaded to TH-cam in random order. Thank you very much for posting the actual season and episode number. Have you been able to put together a list of the YT episode numbers VS the correct season episode numbers? I'd love to watch all of these in in the order in which they were filmed to see how the series evolved.
Byron Keith is also in this Episode he was Lieutenant Gilmore in many of the 77 Sunset Strip Episodes! Byron Keith played alot of Police type roles in his career. As for Emil Sitka he was bit of a stooge legend!
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man i love the cars in this show! that imperial was gorgeous!
"C'mon, c'mon, c'mon.......hurry it up....! Great management skills.
This is TV . I'm 65 years old, and I grew up with TV shows like these. When they always got the Bad Guys
Oh my gosh...I loved this show! And still do. I have watched them over and over. Never gets old. And I also love Sea Hunt.
I feel the same way. Lloyd Bridges is one of my favorite actors. What a hottie!
I want one of those Buicks !!, the one at the beginning is cool.
@@johnbockelie3899 l
I’m now a Sea Hunt fan because of your comment. Thanks!
I remember watching these episodes when I was 7 years old. On black and white TV. My Dad had a 56 Mercury. All this just blows my mind.
As you get older you get nostalgia like black and white TV and fabulous cars. Would love to go back even for a day.
Thats the same T-bird that daddy took away ! That was a great trick, pretending to be chasing the speeding "hot rod".
In these early episodes of Highway Patrol, Crawford gave a more nuanced performance which can be seen in his speaking inflections, pacing and body language. Later, as his character's persona became established, his acting style became reflexive, even rote. We see more of the gruff mannerisms, minimalist dialogue delivered with rapid-fire speed, and no-nonsense interaction with the other characters. In most television programs, the characters evolve and become more complex; in Highway Patrol, however, the opposite was true. I suspect this can be attributed to Crawford's immense popularity with the fans, who wanted his character to maintain that hard-edged, bad-ass demeanor. Viewing the show 60 years later, it's easy to see why it was so popular and why Crawford, a classically-trained actor, earned his greatest fame as a television pop-icon. Truly, immortality comes in the strangest forms.
frisco21 According to those who worked on the show, Crawford drank like a fish. They would try to get all his dialogue in by lunch, since he'd be useless later.
@@philsphan4414 I agree I believe he had memory problems as the show progressed from drinking. He had to spit out that dialogue fast or he would forget what he was supposed to be saying.
@@vvblues I read the same on his drinking and eating. I guess we all have our vices. But even with all of these "faults", Broderick was the perfect fit for the role and simply a great actor.
Seems to me the breakneck pace of filming did Mathews in. This was the case with many of the early tv shows - low budget, and the need for speed, to get as many episodes done quickly as they could. It was a pace few could manage so it's understandable why drinking became a way to either let loose or get to sleep. I feel sorry for these people who were essentially treated like machines, many of whom just burned down, or out.
@@vvblues p
One of the best episodes I have seen so far. Great photography of some areas. Great cars too.
Just like a classic film noire! The lines of those autos were really something. Thank you.
This episode had the most beautiful selection of classic cars to date. An overload of beauty!! Sawweeet!!
I guess his name is " Lefty" because the left side of the body is evil.
Looks like lots of nice Mercury's in this one.
A late Uncle of mine, my father's oldest brother, used to always touch up the brim of his fedora the way Brod. Crawford did! I was born in the late 1940s and have such fond memories of the 1950s and this wonderful show!
Emil Sitka, AND, Car 54, in the same episode. Greatness. Pure greatness.
You recognize the 4th stooge too.
You fellas are real Stooge experts...loved Emil Sitka....
Douglas Iannucci Very disappointed - - expected Emil to get a pie in the face 😁
@@daniellack3559 For you younger guys, Emil Sitka appeared in over 3 dozen Three Stooges shorts. His tag line "Hold hands, you lovebirds" has gotten him many invitations to wedding receptions as well as in the movie Pulp Fiction. He died in 1998. Go to Wikipedia for more info on him....
Yes, during this episode, the folks from The Bronx were demanding ‘car 54 where are you?’
I love Highway Partrol
Another favorite from Season One. Our star cars are several Buicks (Centurys and Specials) a drop dead gorgeous 1955 Imperial and a '55 T-Bird that literally flies.
Amazing how Mathews can solve a crime in just under thirty minutes, without fail.
Yes, he's a crime-solving machine. Not only that, he has a strong sense of following the law. Did you notice how he made a big point of returning one of his officer's pencils. Mathews is law abiding.
These early episodes are some of the best.
Lovely, wellp-dressed actresses and magnificent old cars.
I'm lovin that 55 Thunderbird!
They packed a lot of power. A triple carburetor option was available as well. The one here literally had wings.
My aunt had that gorgeous T-bird. Agua with a white convertible hard top. Later she had another one but a bigger 60s model, also agua but with a flower power pattern roof. I'll never forget the steering wheel as it was a white pearl swirl material.
Totally a gem!!
It looks like the bad guys are driving a gorgeous 1955 Buick Roadmaster.
Nice cars, nice clothes, guys wearing hats, no sweat suits, no tatoos. Yes, those were the days!
They had tattoos, just not showing.
@ Yep. A lot of WW2 vets had tattoos.
@@blizzy6392 Not all over their bodies.
@socal rocks You're late to the party, SR. The gangster headed back to his beloved Chicago massage parlors over 2 years ago. You remember, after he failed to rig the election for the gal of dubious reputation from Chappaqua? You do remember, right?
No Cell Phones. Nice Roads.Broderick shows severe signs on emphasima.10-4That Is all.Over
Thank you for uploading these videos dearly in enjoying watching decent entertainment vs Modern TV
I was born in the middle 50's I'd love to have lived in the decade like an adult I'd most likely be dead there is something about those days and those beautiful cars, slower pace living, no cell phones etc a simpler life.
@Daniel Pearce 1951 my dob.
Me too, August '55
1954 here
April 1954 here
I'm from '59. I always felt I was born about 30 years too late. The '70s weren't bad, after that everything became a nightmare.
Thanks for uploading this episode. I never even heard of this show until now. (TH-cam probably recommended it to me because I've been watching a lot of Adam-12 lately.) This is a great episode, and I'll be back for more!
This episode was one of the best.
mid 50s cars and rotary pay phones i remember it all like yesterday
The good old days, when you could trace a telephone call in just one minute.
Speaking from experience it took a lot longer...
That's ridiculous.
@Brian Salomon
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@@georgekaplan6451 And where I lived, if
I requested a Phone call be traced, it was 'Who the Hell are you to ask for that service? ' or' Do you want us to Tap & Trace Your Calls?'
@@wilneal8015 What attitudes. I'm surprised you didn't arrest those bums for obstructing justice.
The hoodlums of this era dressed better than CEO's do today.
Well, you know they had to look respectable.
@@AustinRogers1
they may have been gangsters, but they had self respect. I think that may have been a little bit of difference compared to today
Miss these cars. So easy to work on. No Computers n Sensors no BS.
Yep. No plastic bumpers, turbo 4's, front wheel drive, SUV's, air bags or wings on the deck lid!
@Johnny Draco When it comes to design, you can't beat the Chevrolet Impala. They keep showing up on Highway Patrol.
@@Sootaroot My grandfather had one of these a 1959 sort of light metallic blue colour. I still love them. Later I read that were easy to smash up in an crash, even there was a commercial from GM of the Corvair crashing on a 1959 Impala to prove that this car will survive that crash. But I still love to like them.
No spark no fuel pretty easy to find out where to start nowdays you cant find the plugs even if there are any
The days when the roads were free of traffic
And free of millions of people compared to today.
@Henry Horner Yes. I looked it up. Our population has doubled since 1955. Hard to imagine.
Swell episode... thanks !
People in California were normal then.
And voted Republican.
@@death2pc Yes. And even the Democrats were more reasonable people than the ones today.
Wrong again Rubes. In those days the Republicans weren't the conspiracy theory peddling con men they are today. They're well enough educated to know better, but they also know that you aren't. They know how to push your buttons and you fools just eat it up.
@@booklover6753 A typical commented from a self styled inttellectual snob. Contempt for the working class average Americans who used to be the backbone of the Democratic Party. Speaking of conspiracies, you do know that the discredited Steele Dossier and the question of Obama's birth began in the Clinton campaign?
I never mentioned any particular party in California. I was referring to the attitudes, culture and political views of both parties and the people in general. You are the one who went off on a rant.
By the way, this "Rube" has graduate degrees and has studied classical music. I'm not bragging, just making a point. So, get back to the latest edition of your Avengers comic, Book Lover.
@@death2pc is
Operator, get me the highway patrol!
I remember those "good ol days" on rotary dials and talking to the operator to connect a call.
Ol dano would come out firing he didnt fuck around
Remember saying reverse the charges
Four mousehole Buick’s in panoramic Highway scenes, lots of action. Loved that Dan fired first in response to roadblock.
2 door Century sedans, built exclusively by Buick for the CHP.
"But don't worry. He's not hurt very bad." I learned two things from this episode. 1) People were tough back in those days. 2) Dan knows bullet wounds.
I wore square cut ties in the 50s. Had forgotten they existed.
I've been binge-watching this entire series and it strikes me that the music never changes and becomes mind-numbingly redundant. I wish they would have varied the background music a little bit more, maybe embellishing the original theme with some variations. But then again I realize they were on a very tight budget.
Call 'em up
The music's terrific. It makes me want to "swing into action".
Some good shots of new highways.
I love it watch it all the time
The old hide the senator in the speeding Thunderbird trick!
the ol '57 Tbird switcharoo
@@holoholohaolenokaoi2299
It's a '55 T-Bird. No angled fins just standard '55 Ford taillights + '55 grille.
@@82Echo411 ten four
Works every time, especially while wearing a New Years Eve party hat
@@mikeforney354 @24:10 that is a New Years Eve party hat hahaha
I just noticed something...the guy with the fidora hat on the payphone is...Emil Sitka ...he starred in countless episodes with the Three Stooges in the forties..good to see he was still working in the fifties...but I'm sure he has passed away by now he was very funny.
walter condi Wasn't he "hold hands you love birds..." on the one where Shemp had to get married to inherit some money?
Nope , he was seen at the mall with Elvis recently.
@@metalmopars 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@philsphan4414 yep thats him...lol...lol...lol..
Dan Mathews said that next week's show is a very unusual one. I can't wait to watch next week's brand new episode!!
Just look at those freeways in LA in the 1950's (17:46, 18:52) how deserted they are!!
Roger McIntyre and they’re deserted today.
Wonderful actor, BC. Passed hi. When he was window shopping outside a store I. Midtown Manhattan, one time. Did not bother him because I really had nothing meaningful to say to him.
My aunt also came across him on the street, one time, and did say hello to him He told her he was not really Broderick Crawford, he was Broderick’s twin brother, and she believed him. Lol.
I would have had to say to him 21-50 Bye or 10-4...couldn't have helped myself..lol
@@daniellack3559 I bet he got a lot of that as it was!
He went back to his hotel suite and cried because you avoided him.............
cool cars!
Wow, a great episode.
Enjoying this in 2021.😎👍
1956 T-bird!
1955.
The same one that daddy took away from the girl in tne song.
That was a 1955. It does not have a ventilation window in front of the door.
Now we know where car 54 is.
Dan pretty hard on a cooperative witness
I would hate to be interrogated by Matthews, you would confess to anything you ever did, and maybe didn’t do!
True
Great job Foxeema Classic!
Remember back then the cars had sofa sized seats front and back. That is how six could fit in a car. Seat belts were offered as an option on some cars but the public didn't want them. As to the mention of Sitka , Curly would have said it all. SOITANTLY !!!
Love the way Dan barks at his help!
. Matthews talks like a machine gun.
Careful, fans. The majority of comments are about the love of cars of the day. Built like "tanks" but with "more metal" and chrome. When we knew what make & model! Sad that so many people were either maimed or killed by the all-metal dashboards and steering wheels.
Sad but true.
When hardly anyone wore seat belts. I sometimes rode laying down on the rear bench in back window while barreling down the freeway at 70 MPH on the way to L.A. Those were the days.
LedHed Steven 🎸 🎹 🎸
Well,that was a drink well earned Dan!
All new roads from a growing So. Cal population.
Clowns at the circus, they're REAL FUNNY, but on the HIGHWAY, THEY'RE MURDER!
The cop at the station was in a catatonic state
no just cool under pressure. Can't afford to have a nervous nellie on the horn.
Emil Sitka in the phone booth.
That was a good one a lot of fun.
17:58 that was James Dean going by.
Car 54 wasn't lost yet.
this is a good one!
Great acting!! A fun clever episode. I wont spoil the plot.
Funny how the T-Bird is traveling at high speed, yet the last stop the decoy caravan traveling a safe speed is just 30 seconds behind.
I wondered what the point of the phony pursuit was, other than a basic distraction. It was revealed at the end. Good strategy by Mathews and the boys, having a decoy for the senator. I wondered why the VIP car didn't just drive back the way it had come after it stopped at the roadblock.
They could have also continued with the Senator all the way to the meeting in the T-Bird.
That was a great episode ..... kept me in suspense !!!!!
1956 early episodes.
I went to Catholic school in the 1950's. We had to wear a white shirt and tie. Boy those collars hurt when the shirt was new. My Mother had to keep washing them to soften them up a little.
WOW!...I also went to Catholic Parochial ....St Francis Xavier Parochial .. I lived at 148 West 15th,NYC. the School was at West 17 th bet. 6th &7th ave, this was from 1952-1958 from Ecuador SA ,... had to repeat the second grade..the best years of my life...nuns really knew how to teach then.
Immaculate Conception
Schenectady, N.Y.
That '55 Imperial was "drop dead gorgeous". They don't make cars today like they used too.
It's my favorite Chrysler product of the '50s. '56 Dodges which were used frequently in this series are a close second.
Hold hands you love birds - then shemp inherits the $500.000
this was one of my fav episodes.
It's a good show. Real highway patrols deal with highway issues about cars 🚗and vehicles. Many of these are about issues that a police or sheriff officer would deal with. All in all a great show
The cop is George Milan! His voice was driving me crazy. But I found it! He was the head robot in the amazing but hardly known movie The Creation of the Humanoids. Andy Warhol's favorite movie!
Wow this was a real good one. when Matthews and the senator was standing next to the sports car I thought they were going to ask the driver to get out, cuz they needed a fast car to get downtown quick !
very good episode!
Matthews kind of reminds me of one of my old Bosses, he was trying to quit smoking, anyone who walked by with a cigarette pack in his pocket he'd just pull the pack out and take one, never ask. Also see the way he didn't like what was written on the note so just lets it fall to the floor. Now that is a BOSS!
Or that he said "C'mon C'mon C'mon!" rudely to the officer to hurry up with the note😂
Finally an episode about female dancers.
that's a cool, snappy tie dan mathews is sporting in this episode
Did anyone notice 25:50,? Quinn Martin, audio supervisor.?
Cool emil sitka in this episode-- he was in many three stooges shows.
Incredible and double incredible!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great Show, Good Ole Dial Phones.
@15:35 Emil Sitka of 3 stooges fame on the pay phone.
Season 1, Episode 13
Escort (Jan. 1956)
Santa Dan Keeney We know that these episodes were renumbered and uploaded to TH-cam in random order. Thank you very much for posting the actual season and episode number. Have you been able to put together a list of the YT episode numbers VS the correct season episode numbers? I'd love to watch all of these in in the order in which they were filmed to see how the series evolved.
pretty good tv for 1956
Maybe we'll get off with a ticket.
In the days before computers It's amazing how they got the results from the coroner, ballistics reports and background checks within minutes.
lol at 1502: Dispatchers reports :"CAR 54 at Leonard and Fuller...""
+Xhezzmonstep Car 54 Where Are You??? hahaha
That's Tooty and Muldoon -Everything is going to be fine -oh oh oh
Wasn't one of the bad guys Emil Sitka from the Three Stooges - - I expected him to take a pie in face or to have Moe gauge in the eyes ! ! 😄
funny guy in the 3 stooges.
Byron Keith is also in this Episode he was Lieutenant Gilmore in many of the 77 Sunset Strip Episodes!
Byron Keith played alot of Police type roles in his career.
As for Emil Sitka he was bit of a stooge legend!
this was a great episode....very different...and calculating..
Why cannot the crooks wear one size fits all baseball caps backwards, just like 35 year old men in envy of 13 year old kids are doing these days?
Yes, where do you find baseball caps with the bills on the back?
"one size fits all baseball caps backwards" from 13 to 35, lol!
Good Work Matthews
This is hardboiled!
Matthews just said to tail the two guys to find out what the did over the past 24 hours. How does that work?
Dan didn't seem to realize that a good, high-priced attorney could get these boys off.
Euro 39 Saved.
Sunday, September 24 - 2023.
The gangster at 19:15 played in several Three Stooges episodes.
Emil Sitka.
Gotta love that tie Dan is wearing! Lol
No women!
These Cars Make The Episodes And Dont Forget Matthews ❤