As an English kid growing up in the fifties this show had it all. Cars the size of the Queen Mary, Police sirens ...British police still used bells... the first time I'd ever seen what I know now as a breakfront holster and the haunting sound of an American train whistle...and a young looking California.... Brodick Crawford plus many actors that went on to successful careers... great show , great memories of a time long ago...
Dan Matthews and the show was part of my youth, as a 9 year old I will never forget it, now as a 67 year old fart I still love it and forever till my dying days..so long friends life was so good while it lasted!
HIGHWAY PATROL is an iconic remember of early TV. It was NOT on the regular networks but sold by the ZIV company to any station in any city. Therefore, the show ran on different days and at different times across the nation. Some small stations ran it many times a week. Crawford was a one-of-a-kind, Oscar-winning actor. I loved it when he yelled at Pop near the end of the episode.
As a kid I lived in Houston (early 60's, pre-1963) and this ran every afternoon (4 PM?) on a local station. I always watched it at a friends house a couple doors down from mine because his B&W tv was larger than ours!
I don’t know if the regular networks would have accepted the show. I remember seeing Broderick Crawford in a movie “Scandal Sheet “ where Crawford was editor of a newspaper similar to National Inquirer that published lots of sensational stories.
Once television got started in the late 1940s there was a lot of investment in stations. But very soon the networks became established and were very hard to compete with. There were several syndicators, Ziv was one of the larger ones. Ziv produced new programs, some, like HP became very popular and gave independent stations some ammunition for competing. Whatever they did with HP it had some magic and is still popular. Ziv distributed other shows, like Boston Blackie, Sea Hunt and others. Eventually, the networks began to syndicate re-run network programs and destroyed the syndicators.. Whirlie Birds, which gets mentioned here once in a while, was produced and syndicated by DesiLu, I think it was a CBS network program originally. Locally, KTTV ran HP an d other Ziv programs.
This was a great series! This represents the 5Os in many ways. I was in grade school and never missing an episode if possible.Broderick Crawford-one of the best!
Just like back in the 50’s when I watched this show, once Dan defined the bad guys escape route and put up roadblocks the gig was over! Need more Dans today!
Anyone recognize sergeant Walter's? That's Stuart Wittman, who played the Marshall in the late 60's series called Cimarron Strip, a really good western series that I looked forward to watching every week!
The earliest time that I saw Stuart Wittman was in 1951 when he had a minor role in "When Worlds Collide". Uncredited and one line at the end of the movie.
I was a kid when the series wa son TV and remember watching it. Enjoy now watching the episodes again. A real glimpse back into the 50's, vintage cars, etc. Yes recognized Stuart Whitman.
LOL! There was a sign on the right side of Pop's Cafe which said WE NEVER CLOSE! Yet when Dan set him up, Pop instantly brought out his CLOSED sign, put the sign up and scrammed!😄
Back in those days , new tires were protected in a paper binding (8:19)..I heard a radio personality (Bill Balance)..say that he would leave the paper on the tires for an extra 2 blocks wear.
Maybe was satisfied w roles He had...when not REAL famous. Can have a normal life...plus steady income...i think ideal.....look at really Famous cant go anywhere ..their Fame " traps them...look at poor Elvis😪
Academy award nomination, fame, movies, a series, made a good living as an actor for decades. When he came to Hollywood, there were many similar people trying for tv and movies. He did better than 99%.
@@karenhill3970 Or the guy who played Superman in the 1950s . He became so famous as Superman that he was trapped in that role and he finally committed suicide. George Reeves.
Im in my sleeper now on my 10 hour break watching on my phone. These days trucks don't stop for anything. Me I'm always afraid that if I stop to help somebody on the side of the road there's going to be somebody waiting in a ditch with a gun or something
@@justina249 A few weeks ago I was coming back from Madison to Rockford and there was a heavy rain. The trucks were not stopping even though visibility was low.
Truck driver released from hospital and goes for a ride to nowhere for meeting with Dan. Love it They didn’t have motors on the seats back then. Pop looks really short as the driver.
@1:04, 16221 Mulholland Dr., Encino near present day Bel Air Presbyterian Church, looking west. This stretch of road, in both directions, was used in many other episodes as it's near the western terminus of Mulholland Dr., likely chosen for filming as the crew would have had minimal traffic disruptions.
Dan looks like somebody whammed him in the face with a cast iron frying pan. I don't think that marker was supposed to squeak so loudly on the map. However, Matthews and Wallace didn't even flinch.What crunchy gravel! Matthews has eyes in the back of his head must have been the effect of getting whammed in the face with a cast iron frying pan! WTG Matthews..Bemis is a jerk. It's a chicken farm with no coops...or chickens. Wallace ( Stewart Whitman) kind of has a John Wayne walk.They look like a bunch of kids playing hide and seek in the warehouse.
I did stop for a woman who's car was on 🔥, but I won't stop for a stranded motorist anymore. Too many crooks out there. It's just not safe, especially for a woman. Call 511 in CA for roadside assistance or 911 for an emergency.
" In an interview, Whitman said that he and Broderick Crawford clicked upon meeting on the set of Highway Patrol. Whenever Whitman was low on cash, he would tell Crawford, who continued to re-invite him. Both would hang-out outside of the workplace. Later, Whitman helped Crawford to be cast in The Decks Ran Red. "
"Standard procedure by tire manufacturers! Wrapping new bias play tires made from nylon kept them pliable for easier installation. The tires of today much better."
Stuart Whitman, who played Sgt. Walters, is still alive at 88 years of age. His net worth was over 100 million Dollars as of 1998. David Leonard, who played "Pops", died in 1967 at the age of 75. He co-starred in many movies and TV series.
“Come on I want to show you something” or “come on that’s go” were two phrase’s Mathews always used to his Sergeant, another was a ‘Panel truck’ regardless of it size or shape.
Back when I was driving Tractor Trailers a woman asked me how we knew where the best food was.I told her the truth...Truck drivers eat where there's a place to park the truck.
21:59 those pallets are made of oak. My friend, in Bird Creek Alaska got em for free. They built a cabin out of logs and did the whole kitchen (drawers, cabinets, floor, walls) EVERYTHING...out of hand sanded oak pallets. They bought the land for $50 a month. 1960ish. After she died, 2012 they got the place appraised. $450,000 just 1/3 of an acre.
I like police work, it is amazing how the Highway Patrol and police departments do their job, today with modern technologies they can do their job faster and easier and more easier to catch the criminals
Slam on the brakes Major headache from rolling forward and slamming into something. Accelerate major butt ache from being thrown out of the back of the truck and landing on the ground
I noticed that there were NO '50's type slender Babes in this Ep, neither good nor Evil! I missed that delightful aspect of this Ep. More Babes, More often! Also like the Cool old Cars!! Noice!
Any of you truck drivers out there were probably told to NEVER tell anyone what you're hauling. Some years ago our town had a pretty waitress in a truck stop who told her boyfriend such info and there were hijackings. One time a driver got killed and for about 15 years now she and her boyfriend have been doing life without parole. Tires were not cheap in 1956, about $25-30 each, give or take or well over $100 a set which was a major need on your car back then. Some awesome cars parked in the warehouse district there !
I have noticed in these shows those panel trucks and other commercial vehicles make a lot of drive train noise. I hear a lot of whining from either the transmission or the rear end.
As an English kid growing up in the fifties this show had it all. Cars the size of the Queen Mary, Police sirens ...British police still used bells... the first time I'd ever seen what I know now as a breakfront holster and the haunting sound of an American train whistle...and a young looking California.... Brodick Crawford plus many actors that went on to successful careers... great show , great memories of a time long ago...
Johnny Crowford from the Riffleman was robert Crowford brother.
@Brian Salomon qp7
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the way the were trained differently back then. The public was treated with more respect
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Dan Matthews and the show was part of my youth, as a 9 year old I will never forget it, now as a 67 year old fart I still love it and forever till my dying days..so long friends life was so good while it lasted!
Love this show! Especially when Dan takes charge:
"MInd if we look around?"
"Well, I, uh..."
"Thanks!"
When cops wuz cops.
@@shanghaibennyii6565, dem coppers ain't gonna stop me!
I laughed so hard at that!
A humorous exchange between Dan and the bad guy.
" Hey Moe, there's a.wreck on the highway " .
Mathews: "Any racket's dead until the next guy tries it". LOL True!
and stuart whitman just died in march, 2020 at 92 years of age, great actor who lived a full life
HIGHWAY PATROL is an iconic remember of early TV. It was NOT on the regular networks but sold by the ZIV company to any station in any city. Therefore, the show ran on different days and at different times across the nation. Some small stations ran it many times a week. Crawford was a one-of-a-kind, Oscar-winning actor. I loved it when he yelled at Pop near the end of the episode.
As a kid I lived in Houston (early 60's, pre-1963) and this ran every afternoon (4 PM?) on a local station. I always watched it at a friends house a couple doors down from mine because his B&W tv was larger than ours!
I don’t know if the regular networks would have accepted the show. I remember seeing Broderick Crawford in a movie “Scandal Sheet “ where Crawford was editor of a newspaper similar to National Inquirer that published lots of sensational stories.
Once television got started in the late 1940s there was a lot of investment in stations. But very soon the networks became established and were very hard to compete with. There were several syndicators, Ziv was one of the larger ones. Ziv produced new programs, some, like HP became very popular and gave independent stations some ammunition for competing. Whatever they did with HP it had some magic and is still popular. Ziv distributed other shows, like Boston Blackie, Sea Hunt and others. Eventually, the networks began to syndicate re-run network programs and destroyed the syndicators.. Whirlie Birds, which gets mentioned here once in a while, was produced and syndicated by DesiLu, I think it was a CBS network program originally.
Locally, KTTV ran HP an d other Ziv programs.
This was a great series! This represents the 5Os in many ways. I was in grade school and never missing an episode if possible.Broderick Crawford-one of the best!
+SHICOFF1 It's nice knowing that there are a bunch of us who love Highway Patrol! I hope you and yours have a Happy Holidays season.
+SHICOFF1 I was in grade school when these were on tv. They're still Great!
After all, it was filmed at that time.
I love the old cars. I remember all of them
Just like back in the 50’s when I watched this show, once Dan defined the bad guys escape route and put up roadblocks the gig was over! Need more Dans today!
Amen to that☺
"Let me show you something " as Dan goes to his crime busting wallmap, I love the format, simple and effective.
Broderick Crawford won an Academy Award in 1950 for All the Kings Men. Jane Wyman presented it to him.
A great role in a great movie ! Thanks to remerber this Aademy Award entirely deserved.
Did he stumble up the stairs and slur his words? 😅🍺
Anyone recognize sergeant Walter's? That's Stuart Wittman, who played the Marshall in the late 60's series called Cimarron Strip, a really good western series that I looked forward to watching every week!
10-4
He has a really large part in this.
@@shanghaibennyii6565 It doesnt sound like him but i knew it was him the sec i saw him.
My dad and I watched that every week . liked the the theme song as well.
The earliest time that I saw Stuart Wittman was in 1951 when he had a minor role in "When Worlds Collide". Uncredited and one line at the end of the movie.
Amazing how he can draw an accurate circle of 36 miles without a scale.
They were smart back the day nothing but dumb asses today
I was a kid when the series wa son TV and remember watching it. Enjoy now watching the episodes again. A real glimpse back into the 50's, vintage cars, etc. Yes recognized Stuart Whitman.
Mathews loves his map.
With circles and arrows allways leading to the bad guys...😮..!
Thank you so much for putting this show on I know it was a lot of work really appreciate it
DAMN! POP! Wasn't too keen on thinking. He shot the guy at the end. Now he'll NEVER get out.
Great to see Stuart Whitman as a patrolman !
Thanks for sharing this series.
@ 13:29 I owned a 1956 Buick just like that, wish I still had it, great big old road burner.
@Brian Salomon Why do you think the interior smelled like gas fumes?
Oops! Guess Pop won't have to worry about his lousy diner anymore. thanks foxeema!
Pops is all pooped-out!
Dan would be lost as hell without his maps
U know it!!
Kids these days wouldn't know how to use one. They're told how to do everything by technology.
I like maps !
Nowadays without the GPS device.
_Dan invented the GPS system, because he got sick of them freakin' maps_ 🌏
LOL! There was a sign on the right side of Pop's Cafe which said WE NEVER CLOSE! Yet when Dan set him up, Pop instantly brought out his CLOSED sign, put the sign up and scrammed!😄
😃😃😃😃😃😃good eye
"I wasn't trying to tickle him" is a line I'll never forget.
His delivery was awesome
Matthews would have blown away Beemus if it were closer to the end of the episode. "2150 - bye!"
The cars are so great! Thanks!
Pops a big Hollywood Star!
I want one of those Buicks.They look fun to drive.
Running around that warehouse, all I could think of was the Three Stooges.
holy cow, you too?!
ME TOO!
I immediately thought of the Three Stooges, too.
Yes indeed. Trying to catch Mr. Slip.
I thought the same thing.
Who would have expected kindly looking "Pop" of "Pop's Diner" to be involved. Pop went to the pen.
+John A. Crooks come in all shapes, sizes and age. Greed is much of the cause.
He is a twisted guy. Bet he didn’t was his hands after leaving the restroom.
@ Hey I am Old
After Pop commits first degree murder, then he gives up easily. That was an odd choice for the character.
Another of my favorite episodes.
Dan: Mind if we look around? Bemus the crook: Well… Dan: Ok thanks you look over there… 😂!!
love this show
One of the best shows,along with rifleman,gunsmoke.paladin,etc..
Another great episode. This was one of the few episodes without a beautiful dame!
Wish I had a wall map that big. Can't find those anymore.
Try AAA !
Before they knew anything about carbon monoxide poisoning.
The hitchhiker was sleepy for a reason!...😬...!
Back in those days , new tires were protected in a paper binding (8:19)..I heard a radio personality (Bill Balance)..say that he would leave the paper on the tires for an extra 2 blocks wear.
Likely story. It would not be possible to mount the tire with the paper intact.
Cellophane tape is what he used to mount it as a spare. Ingenious.
The late Bill Ballance had a dry sense of humor. He was kidding.
This was an unusual and exciting case
…just like Crawford warned it would be…at the end of the previous episode.
Love those skinny tires, all wrapped up. Wouldn't want them to get scratched! LOL
Whitewalls
Car tyres in the 50's were "skinny" by modern standards.
Today we have low profile tires that skinnier than the ones in this show.
Dan loves his map! I love Dan! Big hunk of a man.
Good show! Thank you!
1_^
You have to wonder why Stewart Wittman never became a really major star. Strange how Hollywood works.
Maybe was satisfied w roles He had...when not REAL famous. Can have a normal life...plus steady income...i think ideal.....look at really Famous cant go anywhere ..their Fame " traps them...look at poor Elvis😪
I think Mr Stewart Whitman stil living...bless his ❤l
Academy award nomination, fame, movies, a series, made a good living as an actor for decades. When he came to Hollywood, there were many similar people trying for tv and movies. He did better than 99%.
Dan Mathews, the king of maps and roadblocks.
@@karenhill3970 Or the guy who played Superman in the 1950s . He became so famous as Superman that he was trapped in that role and he finally committed suicide. George Reeves.
Dan Matthews always outsmarting the crooks.
This was a great show back than, we loved it. ....... But, I should of been doing my HOMEWORK instead.
... and yet you turned out just fine ...
16:04 Dan and the other officer switched, cars , they started in the Buick , and next shot they were in the Olds.
lol
Fantastic!!
Sleeping in the back of a truck with canvas for a door? Now trucks have sleepers and more room up front.
Trucks had sleepers as early as the 20s, though uncomfortable. This one was a delivery truck for short distance runs.
Im in my sleeper now on my 10 hour break watching on my phone. These days trucks don't stop for anything. Me I'm always afraid that if I stop to help somebody on the side of the road there's going to be somebody waiting in a ditch with a gun or something
And the sleepers are often bigger than the cab itself.
@@justina249 A few weeks ago I was coming back from Madison to Rockford and there was a heavy rain. The trucks were not stopping even though visibility was low.
Truck driver released from hospital and goes for a ride to nowhere for meeting with Dan. Love it
They didn’t have motors on the seats back then. Pop looks really short as the driver.
Holy Penguin Mr. Crawford!
I noticed at 1:04, most of the episodes shows that same hill. That hill must be very popular.
@1:04, 16221 Mulholland Dr., Encino near present day Bel Air Presbyterian Church, looking west. This stretch of road, in both directions, was used in many other episodes as it's near the western terminus of Mulholland Dr., likely chosen for filming as the crew would have had minimal traffic disruptions.
Look for that ugly Banjo Clock in almost every living room used for interior shots.Those things must have been really popular.
Dan looks like somebody whammed him in the face with a cast iron frying pan. I don't think that marker was supposed to squeak so loudly on the map. However, Matthews and Wallace didn't even flinch.What crunchy gravel! Matthews has eyes in the back of his head must have been the effect of getting whammed in the face with a cast iron frying pan! WTG Matthews..Bemis is a jerk. It's a chicken farm with no coops...or chickens. Wallace ( Stewart Whitman) kind of has a John Wayne walk.They look like a bunch of kids playing hide and seek in the warehouse.
Whitman co starred in the Comancheros with the Duke. I think it was in 1965.
Pop had the first Magic Marker before they were invented.
I did stop for a woman who's car was on 🔥, but I won't stop for a stranded motorist anymore. Too many crooks out there. It's just not safe, especially for a woman. Call 511 in CA for roadside assistance or 911 for an emergency.
Nowadays, just call help for them with a mobile phone.
" In an interview, Whitman said that he and Broderick Crawford clicked upon meeting on the set of Highway Patrol. Whenever Whitman was low on cash, he would tell Crawford, who continued to re-invite him. Both would hang-out outside of the workplace. Later, Whitman helped Crawford to be cast in The Decks Ran Red.
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I love that question from Broderick, "What's that up the road ahead?" Yep, it's a head.
We're those WW1 plane tires, or model T tires they were loading?.
Nice ranch, mind if i look around? Well I? Ok, thanks! ( just invite yourself in)
Dan would be lost with out maps and road blocks.
Quick , Moe, let's hide in the whare house! Good idea! You two hide over there!!!!. Ok, Moe!!!. ( The whare house and the 3 Stooges .)
Ya, where's your search warrant?
Edit ing my comment: Mr Stuart Whitman did pass away March. 2020.....i didnt realize...looked it up...sure did like Him very MUCH!💜🌹🙏🙏
These shows, actors are the best.....better times for sure,!
Thanks foxeema!
Highway Patrol: Season 2, Episode 8
Hot Cargo (26 Nov. 1956)
That was 2 days before I was borne
Looks like they stole a load of tires that fit a Model T...
Ya, they look sorta skinny. Maybe those tires would fit my Model A
Still a lot of 40s models on the road then. But even into the 60s a lot of cars ran narrower tires than now.
"Standard procedure by tire manufacturers! Wrapping new bias play tires made from nylon kept them pliable for easier installation. The tires of today much better."
Left fork?...right fork?..im taking the kitchen fork.
Back in ther days before lawyers were invented.
Once Matthews puts an 'X' on a map, it's all over for the perps...might as well turn themselves in!
Euro 69 Saved.
Wednesday, October 25 - 2023.
Stuart Whitman, who played Sgt. Walters, is still alive at 88 years of age. His net worth was over 100 million Dollars as of 1998. David Leonard, who played "Pops", died in 1967 at the age of 75. He co-starred in many movies and TV series.
The actor's name is Stuart Whitman.
Yes, it was. He was great in this show.
The smart ones got into real estate. Bought land while it was cheap.
There were no Chickens at the ranch.
Aren't any at the Chicken Ranch in Nevada either.
“Come on I want to show you something” or “come on that’s go” were two phrase’s Mathews always used to his Sergeant, another was a ‘Panel truck’ regardless of it size or shape.
See Pop scary driving skills 😅
Never eat at a place called Pop’s.
Why not? They never close, until Pop puts out the closed sign.
Back when I was driving Tractor Trailers a woman asked me how we knew where the best food was.I told her the truth...Truck drivers eat where there's a place to park the truck.
The guy sleeping in back could fall out if he rolls over!
21:59 those pallets are made of oak. My friend, in Bird Creek Alaska got em for free. They built a cabin out of logs and did the whole kitchen (drawers, cabinets, floor, walls) EVERYTHING...out of hand sanded oak pallets. They bought the land for $50 a month. 1960ish. After she died, 2012
they got the place appraised.
$450,000 just 1/3 of an acre.
Good work
A fifties show. You won't hear Miranda rights on these. They were established much later in 66.
They search people's place without a warrant or permission. All evidence will get through out. Violation of the rights of people and it is illegal.
I like police work, it is amazing how the Highway Patrol and police departments do their job, today with modern technologies they can do their job faster and easier and more easier to catch the criminals
Mathews-get those door hinges lubed on the cruiser will ya. Pop the physco killer,drills his pal in the back one second before giving up.
Yep, no foley artists here. Actual sounds of the car doors, engines, etc. recorded at the scene!
Real mans Man ''...wow....love watching
Cool Mathew. 2150.
another crime solved in 26 minutes
Pop got the drop, but not on the cop
Hey, that guy sleeping in the back of the truck would roll right out if the driver had to break in a hurry.
No he wouldn't; a quick stop, and he would roll forward: "an object in motion stays in motion," right?
@@martinbryan3716 Right he would roll out if the truck was excellerated quickly.
Slam on the brakes Major headache from rolling forward and slamming into something. Accelerate major butt ache from being thrown out of the back of the truck and landing on the ground
_Brake_ in a hurry, not "break" in a hurry.
Hopefully some folks enjoyed being cheerleaders and recess.They didn't learn much from Sir Issac Newton or Science and Physics teachers.
Cop keeps the picture of tire tracks in his hat ! Must be an old army trick .
Poor, Poor Pop! What he going to do? Call Amos and Andy, that's what!
Good Food!
Great Shows
We don't need no stinkin warrent.
I thought that the hitch hiker looked like a young Charles Bronson, but didn't see him listed in the credits.
I thought so at a distance until they went to a closeup.
I noticed that there were NO '50's type slender Babes in this Ep, neither good
nor Evil! I missed that delightful aspect
of this Ep. More Babes, More often! Also like the Cool old Cars!! Noice!
They say the camera adds 20 pounds.If that's true some of those women were anorexic.
Remember: leave your blood with the body lice. Not on the highway!!!!!
they were saying speedometer for checking the mileage. they should have said odometer. script writer didnt know the difference . lol
ha ha ..well the odo-meter was part of the speedo-meter way back in the 1950s ... most people still don't
Stuart Whitman!
They had some good looking patrolmen. :)
Pop seemed so nice!
Any of you truck drivers out there were probably told to NEVER tell anyone what you're hauling. Some years ago our town had a pretty waitress in a truck stop who told her boyfriend such info and there were hijackings. One time a driver got killed and for about 15 years now she and her boyfriend have been doing life without parole.
Tires were not cheap in 1956, about $25-30 each, give or take or well over $100 a set which was a major need on your car back then.
Some awesome cars parked in the warehouse district there !
No hot dispatchers in this episode.
Sorry guys !..😕
Wow, Beamis & Butthead...who knew??
That came to mine for me too.....
" You O.K. ? Yeah . . I'll take this one in , you take care of the stiff "
I have noticed in these shows those panel trucks and other commercial vehicles make a lot of drive train noise. I hear a lot of whining from either the transmission or the rear end.
Most of the noise was from the transmission, they had straight cut gears they make more noise
Could we eat lunch before we arrest pop It. Dan?
Leave your blood at the Red Cross. Not on the highway.
Grrrr. Broken record Broderick!
Dan a pioneer in text shorthand. NG -no good. LOL
No, rather it must mean "negative".
Pop looks like Fish.
Pop had all those tires should have changed them for new ones so they wouldn’t have tracked him