I get more entertainment watching just 1 episode of Highway Patrol than I get from watching regular TV in 2023 for one year. Broderick Crawford...an expert in acting in any area of acting.
*The man who played the larcenous woman's boss, "Mr. Green" was one of my high school teachers, some years after he left to acting profession and went into teaching.*
That is funny because my Uncle’s cousin has a friend who knew the guy that was a mechanic on the plane that the thieves tried to escape in. It is a small world indeed.
Her metal lunch box...all the kids had those when I was in elementary school, around the time of this show. And her clothes and hair style remind me of my older sister. Show is very authentic and I love every episode!
I'm almost 60, and never heard of this show. But, getting me still to watch TV, besides Cartoons, was impossible. Except Saturday night Hee Haw, Andy Griffith. Mom made Jiffy Pop on Saturday before Hee Haw. Watching that big Foil Ball grow was amazing. Then, putting that seasoning on it, Boy Howdy
I watched every episode and enjoyed them all. Highway Patrol was the first US crime show shown on Australian TV in about 1958. I was only a small boy then but it has been great to revisit my childhood memories
@@zxtenn .. If you are referring to Broderick Crawford being a drunk, we all know and don't really give a f..k Dan Matthews is/was the Man, and he played a great Cop in the all the Series/shows Ha!!! :P] .v ..
The legendary Broderick Crawford I was a kid when me and my folks watched the Highway Patrol those old car s pure iron really built good in those days don't think they will ever be another Broderick Crawford RIP Broderick we.miss you sir take care you all.
A girl at work, some years back, came back from lunch one day, and was walking around for hours with a dirty handprint on each cheek of her pants!. We laughed all the afternoon every time she walked by!. It wasn't DDT thank god.
The memories in this show. In 1957 , my dad had an office and both secretaries looked like Betty. The metal lunch boxes were widely used. The dust on the dress, the devil is in the details.
Cool! Thanks for this info! My favorite pastor is in Sun Valley, even tho I'm in Illinois, I listen to him almost every day. The church was built one year before this episode and appears to be about 1 mile from the airport. Now I need to re-watch this to see if I can spot it. Check him out....www.gracechurch.org/
They were caught because they panicked and tried to run. They didn't need to do that. They should've stashed the money in a safe place . Then just stayed put and brazened it out. Without the money, there's no evidence against them.
You are thinking the same as me. They had a good hiding place. Just keep cool and not make any stupid moves because the law will be keeping them under surveillance for some time. All Matthews had on them is they had a fondness for one another. Where's the crime in that?
Old Dan and his sidekick ruled out more than a dozen farmers in a couple of hours.. Most have just raced over to their farmhouses and said did you swipe the money, they didn't have time to check anything else, no alibis no checking farmhouses or outbuildings or anything.. The crop duster pilot would have been the least likely suspect, followed by the handyman and the boss for insurance fraud, yet just ruled them out super fast
I laughed out loud when Dan Matthews said in response to Miss Mauldin being such a really good secretary at 8:47, "Yes, she's almost TOO GOOD!" LOL! It seems he had a hunch about "Miss Efficiency" right then!
For future reference, check out the Union Pacific railroad safety shorts "Last Clear Chance" and "The Days Of Our Years," both featuring Highway Patrol vets William Boyett and Art Gilmore-better yet, check them out as Mystery Science Theatre 3000 short subjects!
This show started in 1955 Im 68, so it started 1 year after I was born, it ended in 1959, there's no way I watched it as a kid, but I glad I found it here, its been entertaining and lots of laughs, but the best part has been the cars.
What I love most about these old shows is how they packed in fantastic stories and productions into 22 minutes. No fillers. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" was much more thrilling than "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour". One-two punch.
Paula Houston played the intelligent nerd (I love nerdy women). So they had to figure something that she couldnt get out of by using her mind, for the plot. She was caught because of "an act of god". Nobody's fault. BTW, she died in 2002 at 86. So she was 40 in this episode.
I seriously would never have guessed she was 40. People back then often looked older and mature than their actual age because everyone dressed classy and professional. I would have sworn she was more like early 30s.
That airplane is still registered, presumably still flying. I looked up and found the tail number. I wonder if the owner is aware that his aircraft was immortalized on Highway Patrol. I expected to find the tail number registration, aircraft such as that are highly coveted and preserved. By the way, I’ve looked up the various helicopter tail numbers. In every case, not registered or now listed to a fixed wing aircraft. Helicopters tend to eventually become damaged beyond repair.
Great looking 59 Mercs used in this final season of H/P...they used new models each year beginning with the all time classic 55 Buick Century Special....
The Mercury cop car is a '57 model, but what is really surprising is that is a coupe, so it obviously wasn't the type of model that the Highway Patrol would have used back then.
Corny plots, the same music for every scene in all episodes, but, what a great entertaining show, and those beautiful boats (cars) the industry was years behind on shocks and suspension.
@ 2:00 notice the sound of the woman's high heels . In those days women were well dressed and clean looking when they went to work, they would never look sloppy, wore high heels all day long.
And they were repressed under a yolk of nonsense. No rights! No promotions. No police women, couldn't apply for jobs that were listed as "male only." And boy, did those high heels hurt to walk in! Chauvinist pig!
Women DO still wear 👠 but everywhere u go slick concrete floors ..slip down in highheels how do i know? Cuz ive done it !! Men design buildings & floors...poo!👎
@@ROGER2095 I got the impression Dusty wouldn't have lasted very long even if the pair had gotten away as he's much too inefficient & imperfect. She kind of reminds me of my first love. Fortunately, the second has lasted 54 years & counting.
Yet another great episode, the cars, the clothes much better than now, was that a petticoat the Secretary was wearing or did she have a coat on? Women dressed much more feminine back then.
That's why I watch this and all the other old shows: for the old cars. Beauties. And the laffs. Er.. inadvertent ones I guess. Meant to be serious at the time but.. heh heh!
Been watching these episodes randomly, but this is the first time the criminal didn’t act mad or upset at getting caught. She took it like a Columbo villain! Lol
The allure of Dusty "lookin kinda crooked" at her, his luxurious 1950 Plymouth convertible, and the mind-altering properties of DDT, all served to break her moral compass.
There must have not been any city or county law enforcement back then. Guess I was a victim of this and all the other later cop shows like Dragnet, Emergency, Adam 12 etc. Over 40yrs as police officer, medic and private security contractor. Coulda been worse, I suppose. Many young emergency responders can't appreciate how much vehicles, equipment, training and communications have improved over the years. Ya'll take care. L8r.
Ziv was a major supplier of syndicated programs, both radio and TV. They worked in an old studio on Santa Monica at Poinsettia Place. I lived in the area about when these shows were made. I recognize many of the locations. They were very good at working within a very low budget. Ziv had many other programs like Boston Blackie and Sea Hunt. Kept a lot of independent TV stations afloat. Broadrick Crawford came from a show business family. His mother , Helen Broadrick, was in many Hollywood movies. Crawford won an Oscar for his performance in "All the Kings Men".
Santa Monica at Poinsettia Place is actually the old Samuel Goldwin studios lot where they filmed parts of the film "Some Like It Hot" in 1959 the T.V. series The Invaders and The Fugitive in the 1960's. Before that in 1919 it is where Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks started United Artists Film studios
@@GeeBee909 This as next door to the Fairbanks/Goldwyn studio. I am not sure who originally built it but King Vidor was in it early. Later it was Educational Studios and several other things later. It was demolished seveeral years ago and the shopiing center that replaced it has now also been demolished. The UA studio was eventually bought by Warner Brothers. Much of it has been demolished and replaced. It had the best scoring stage in Hollywood, the place where Gone With the Wind was recorded. That was converted to a production stage several years ago and can never be brought back because the wooden floors were covered with concrete. The UA studio (I will call it that) was built by Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. For years there was a legal battle between Pickford and Sam Goldwyn over its ownership. I think Goldwyn won but don't really remember. Had the best sound department in Hollywood.
It's truly amazing the level of ignorance that pervaded during those times . I lived through those years of nuclear weapons and DDT. The government made sure that we knew nothing about their deadly effects. Things really haven't changed much since those days, interesting to note that we live in a world of constant change........but some things don't !
DDT is NOT really harmful to humans; however it is very harmful to mosquitoes..you know the kind that cause malaria and KILLS millions of people every year ? The World Health Organization calculated that between 1943-1958, DDT SAVED up to 100 Million lives!
Loooove the secretary. Her school marm looks, so nerdy and soo smart. Looks like a school librarian from the times. Nerds with glasses and plain looks are such a turn on. And back then they all wore white full panties. Mmmm, mmmm !
DDT - What they didn't know about it back in the fifties. Ditto for lead in the gasoline. Guess Mr. Green's gonna call Kelly for another efficiency secretary. 😆
Really good casting to get a guy called Dusty to play the crop duster. Reminds me of Telly Savalas in Capricorn One. "Remember I get half." By the way, a shout-out to our pet rabbit who is also called Dusty. Her full name is Dusty Diamonds, from a line in a favorite song, and there is a free month's supply of DDT to the first person who can identify the song.
@@christopherwarren2965 DDT was no where near as dangers as American Liberals portrayed it. but, most American's never hang around to get the facts after the blow-hard liberal destroys jobs. with their LIES.
What always surprised me was the many different makes of cars the cops drove in this series. Olds, Buick, Dodge, Mercury all mid-price cars. Surprisingly, the cops never drove a '57 Ford Custom, which is what most departments drove in 1957. Lee Marvin as Lt Frank Ballinger in "M Squad" drove a '57 Ford Custom. The secretary drove a '57 Ford Custom 300, a slightly upscale model.
Love the episode! My wonderments for this episode: 1) Did HP just ask each farmer, "Did you happen to steal some money today?" 2) Boss's door must be very sound proof for efficiency expert to review details with Dusty right outside his door! 3) Since one DDT bag is empty, they must all be empty? 4) I do love the efficiency of having a typed up list of good lawyers on hand, just in case. She did think of (almost) everything!
I live in Rhode Island and Boston area talk show host Howie Carr mentions this show once in a while. He once called this show the equivalent of a movie that would be considered " film noir", this series being "T.V. noir" I never saw it because it is before my time, but I'm glad I can watch it now. Great series, and I've always liked Broderick Crawford's work in other things he's done. Also, two great lines from 24:30-39 and 25:24-28.
I have been watching many episodes of "Highway Patrol", and I am struck by the realization that the "average" woman in America in the 1950's had a 24-inch waist.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Realistically portrayed citizens/criminals/law enforcement officials. Enjoy viewing the police cruisers of that era-!!!🤗.
Interestingly, I worked for a company that had an employee embezzled 200K back in the mid 1980s. We were shocked because this lady was the best employee we had. The FBI investigated the crime. They told us the often times the best employee is the thief. They feel entitled because of their dedication AND they establish trust with the stock holders because of their work ethic. They usually have some responsibility and can cover their tracks. Doris Mauldin may be my favorite criminal.
I get more entertainment watching just 1 episode of Highway Patrol than I get from watching regular TV in 2023 for one year. Broderick Crawford...an expert in acting in any area of acting.
Me, too. No matter how many times I see them. I'm watching an episode on dvd now.
*The man who played the larcenous woman's boss, "Mr. Green" was one of my high school teachers, some years after he left to acting profession and went into teaching.*
Well he seemed just as honest as the so called handyman
THATS CRAZY
Smart move. He had to be a better teacher. Lol
That is funny because my Uncle’s cousin has a friend who knew the guy that was a mechanic on the plane that the thieves tried to escape in. It is a small world indeed.
In LA area? Sorry his name didn't ring a bell.❤
Her metal lunch box...all the kids had those when I was in elementary school, around the time of this show. And her clothes and hair style remind me of my older sister. Show is very authentic and I love every episode!
1mrstutt Why does she go out for lunch when she has a lunch box ? Just saying
"Authentic"? It was made in the 50s so it ought to be.
To get away from that stuffy office I guess and breath some fresh air.
I had one of the all time most popular ones..Hopalong Cassidy..kept if for about 3 years..
@@zacharycat Smart thinking, Dan.
best cop show ever, I loved to watch it when I was a kid and as a 67 years old I still do.
Dragnet is best tv cop show ever and Sgt. Joe Friday is the coolest, most bad ass cop, ever !!!
@@ITILII I agree ,but Dan the Man is a close second 👍🏼
@@ITILII Yeah, Highway Patrol is pretty neat, but Dragnet is head & shoulders above it.
I'm almost 60, and never heard of this show. But, getting me still to watch TV, besides Cartoons, was impossible. Except Saturday night Hee Haw, Andy Griffith. Mom made Jiffy Pop on Saturday before Hee Haw. Watching that big Foil Ball grow was amazing. Then, putting that seasoning on it, Boy Howdy
@@jeffcampbell2710 I loved HP also I loved Tales Of Wells Fargo an old west show no bs just fun.
I watched every episode and enjoyed them all. Highway Patrol was the first US crime show shown on Australian TV in about 1958. I was only a small boy then but it has been great to revisit my childhood memories
The most searingly permanent memories from our television viewing history have been left by this classic series. The music score is pure genius.
softclay4thought Yes, it was a great show back in the day- Read Wikipedia about Broderick Crawford, you might find it interesting?
Now, now, no need for sarcasm.
@@zxtenn .. If you are referring to Broderick Crawford being a drunk, we all know and don't really give a f..k Dan Matthews is/was the Man, and he played a great Cop in the all the Series/shows Ha!!! :P] .v ..
Agree!
The legendary Broderick Crawford I was a kid when me and my folks watched the Highway Patrol those old car s pure iron really built good in those days don't think they will ever be another Broderick Crawford RIP Broderick we.miss you sir take care you all.
Cars today are far superior and far safer. But, I doubt we see any of them in 50 years.
Half of the show is shots of people getting in and out of cars
Highway patrol was such a good show. One if the great ones from the 50's. Golden age of TV
A girl at work, some years back, came back from lunch one day, and was walking around for hours with a dirty handprint on each cheek of her pants!. We laughed all the afternoon every time she walked by!. It wasn't DDT thank god.
Can you imagine her face burning red when she changed at home and saw the evidence of her assignation?
Larabey woulda been a cool dude to play pinochle with,...
@@LesterMoore Mario, Can you imagine if her husband saw it before she did?
@@edbrake2723 Oooh Boy!🤔
Wooden floors..don’t see much of them anymore…
The memories in this show. In 1957 , my dad had an office and both secretaries looked like Betty. The metal lunch boxes were widely used. The dust on the dress, the devil is in the details.
And the dust was even DDT 😨 It's a wonder, she even lived to a comparably Biblical age
Mathews: “No need to press charges on these two, that DDT will be a far worse sentence.”
I wonder if gal does everything in triplicate 🤫🤫🤫
This is my favorite episode of Highway Patrol. Never get tired of watching it. Love this show!
Can anyone name the locale where these episodes are filmed?
TV being better before serious technology says a lot
What a difference TV in the 1950a and 60s were from the slop broadcast today.
And 50-60 years from now people will be referring to TV in the 2020s as the golden era. It's all relative.
Ah, the good old days when DDT was flying all over the place!
Crops were big free
Hw did you do it Mr Matthews? Your boyfriend has long arms just like the law. Classic!!
I cracked up with that ending punch line
Dan Matthews always had a punchline for the perp when he made the arrest. It's part of the charm of "Highway Patrol".
Nothing like getting your hands dirty, the hands on approach, keeping your hands to yourself, being handy, putting your hand in the till.
No, I really like this episode. It is a classic.
Half hour dramas were the best. Fast-paced and action packed.
Great, stories. Thanks, for the high quality upload. Your, time is appreciated.
That secretary looks better than what passes for “hot” these days.
😊😇🥰😍🤩👍👍👍
Natural was always best
I know, right?
You are 1000% correct
Intelligence is always a beauty enhancer. Bet when not acting she changes her hairstyle, clothing and removes the eyeglasses.
This was filmed in 1957. Silent Spring (Rachel Carson) was first published in September, 1962. DDT did SO much damage.....
William Boyett was credited as Bill Boyett in this episode. He also played Malloy & Reed's boss Mac on 5 seasons of Adam-12.
Also on DRAGNET.
1 Adam 12, 1 Adam 12. That was a good show.
This was filmed in Sun Valley Ca
the airport is Whiteman airport.
thanks i thought it was the valley
Big wow
Cool! Thanks for this info! My favorite pastor is in Sun Valley, even tho I'm in Illinois, I listen to him almost every day. The church was built one year before this episode and appears to be about 1 mile from the airport. Now I need to re-watch this to see if I can spot it. Check him out....www.gracechurch.org/
When I was a little boy, used to watch it with my dad , loved that🙂
Same here. My Dad planned his week around this show. I was about 9 or so.😅
Same here
They missed the biggest crime --spraying toxic DDT all over the place.
DDT wasn't banned yet.
As late as 1961,trucks would spray it from their rear in NJ to kill mosquitoes.We used to ride our bikes behind the trucks
And to think all these hills and rural roads are now housing developments!
We enjoy this series.Thanks,Foxeema.
They were caught because they panicked and tried to run.
They didn't need to do that. They should've stashed the money in a safe place .
Then just stayed put and brazened it out. Without the money, there's no evidence against them.
You are thinking the same as me. They had a good hiding place. Just keep cool and not make any stupid moves because the law will be keeping them under surveillance for some time. All Matthews had on them is they had a fondness for one another. Where's the crime in that?
Yes she panicked because she thought the Highway Patrol was closing in. But if she hadn't panicked it would have needed a one hour episode! ;)
Old Dan and his sidekick ruled out more than a dozen farmers in a couple of hours..
Most have just raced over to their farmhouses and said did you swipe the money, they didn't have time to check anything else, no alibis no checking farmhouses or outbuildings or anything..
The crop duster pilot would have been the least likely suspect, followed by the handyman and the boss for insurance fraud, yet just ruled them out super fast
Hell! The time it took for him to get the dang plane together.
I laughed out loud when Dan Matthews said in response to Miss Mauldin being such a really good secretary at 8:47, "Yes, she's almost TOO GOOD!" LOL! It seems he had a hunch about "Miss Efficiency" right then!
Yes, someone that efficient and careful wouldn't be so careless with the money.
For future reference, check out the Union Pacific railroad safety shorts "Last Clear Chance" and "The Days Of Our Years," both featuring Highway Patrol vets William Boyett and Art Gilmore-better yet, check them out as Mystery Science Theatre 3000 short subjects!
One of the best episodes!
Dusty dusted his own fingerprints. How efficient.
Neither Dusty nor his ladyfriend had to worry about fleas or bedbugs
This show started in 1955 Im 68, so it started 1 year after I was born, it ended in 1959, there's no way I watched it as a kid, but I glad I found it here, its been entertaining and lots of laughs, but the best part has been the cars.
What I love most about these old shows is how they packed in fantastic stories and productions into 22 minutes. No fillers. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" was much more thrilling than "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour". One-two punch.
Paula Houston played the intelligent nerd (I love nerdy women). So they had to figure something that she couldnt get out of by using her mind, for the plot. She was caught because of "an act of god". Nobody's fault. BTW, she died in 2002 at 86. So she was 40 in this episode.
Not bad looking for 41 (1916-1957)
I seriously would never have guessed she was 40. People back then often looked older and mature than their actual age because everyone dressed classy and professional. I would have sworn she was more like early 30s.
I wouldn't have that secretary working for me. She gives out too much info concerning the business payroll procedures.
and leaves for lunch, and leaves the safe WIDE OPEN this time. Certainly that big of a safe holds nothing else.
It was a co op. The farmers are owners too
These classic shows are very entertaining
You would think that good old Mr Green could easily hear her talking to Dusty!
That airplane is still registered, presumably still flying. I looked up and found the tail number. I wonder if the owner is aware that his aircraft was immortalized on Highway Patrol. I expected to find the tail number registration, aircraft such as that are highly coveted and preserved. By the way, I’ve looked up the various helicopter tail numbers. In every case, not registered or now listed to a fixed wing aircraft. Helicopters tend to eventually become damaged beyond repair.
a helicopter is an assembly of 5,000 parts trying to go in
5,000 different directions at the same time.
its no wonder they don't last very long.
That's a classic now...no more dusting crops.
Great looking 59 Mercs used in this final season of H/P...they used new models each year beginning with the all time classic 55 Buick Century Special....
1957 Merc Cop Cars. My dream car as a kid was a Merc about that vintage.
This episode aired in October 1957. There could hardly be any car from 1959.
The Mercury cop car is a '57 model, but what is really surprising is that is a coupe, so it obviously wasn't the type of model that the Highway Patrol would have used back then.
Corny plots, the same music for every scene in all episodes, but, what a great entertaining show, and those beautiful boats (cars) the industry was years behind on shocks and suspension.
@ 2:00 notice the sound of the woman's high heels . In those days women were well dressed and clean looking when they went to work, they would never look sloppy, wore high heels all day long.
And they were repressed under a yolk of nonsense. No rights! No promotions. No police women, couldn't apply for jobs that were listed as "male only." And boy, did those high heels hurt to walk in! Chauvinist pig!
Yes and the men bathed, shaved wore suits...looked like a MAN
Women DO still wear 👠 but everywhere u go slick concrete floors ..slip down in highheels how do i know? Cuz ive done it !! Men design buildings & floors...poo!👎
@@karenhill3970 Ha! I thought it was just me! Had to go for a job interview and thought I was ice skating!
DDT with your tomatoes! Those were the days.
🙉
Dusty Dan and Harry the Handy man, some one is a suspect.
Her car has fins.
I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that DDT on my shoulder.
DDT is only harmful when the politicians touch it.
18:19 Most awkward kiss ever. 😙😅
Yeah! It was like they never had any kissing experience before.
That was the ugliest kiss I ever seen
When the girl's not into it - It's happened to me. . . . . .
@@ROGER2095 I got the impression Dusty wouldn't have lasted very long even if the pair had gotten away as he's much too inefficient & imperfect. She kind of reminds me of my first love. Fortunately, the second has lasted 54 years & counting.
DDT might be burning their lips! ,,,, or it does not taste real good.........
13:40 - Nor did any farmers have any, uh, interest in the Co-Op secretary.
Her birth control glasses were truly effective.
Yeah, but you can unleash a serious load on them!😉
Everybody knows farmers prefer sheep.
I like the librarian type. This gal is hot.
she was 41, perv.
Turns me on too. Probably wild in the sack.
They are saying "by," which means that they understand. Great show, lots of memories.
Short for "standing by".
@@1mrstutt I thought he was telling his stock market manager what to do with his DDT shares.
Sootaroot Means "standing by".
So good to watch Highway patrol again.
I always watch this episode. In triplicate sir!
Yet another great episode, the cars, the clothes much better than now, was that a petticoat the Secretary was wearing or did she have a coat on? Women dressed much more feminine back then.
Loved the classic car and the secretaries' dress. Roundup the new DDT!?
That's why I watch this and all the other old shows: for the old cars. Beauties. And the laffs. Er.. inadvertent ones I guess. Meant to be serious at the time but.. heh heh!
This is the BEST show for old cars because they're always on the highway.
Been watching these episodes randomly, but this is the first time the criminal didn’t act mad or upset at getting caught. She took it like a Columbo villain! Lol
The allure of Dusty "lookin kinda crooked" at her, his luxurious 1950 Plymouth convertible, and the mind-altering properties of DDT, all served to break her moral compass.
+lcar4000
I thought that car was an Oldsmobile.
It was that sparkin' a bit that affected the magnetic field and send her off course and down the trail or evildoing.....
ITILII
Nope. It was the lead in the gasoline that did it. LOL!
oh yeah...i forgot about the lead in the ethyl high test gas
'DDT did a job on me, now I am a real sickie...."
Written by Vance Skarstedt, who's also playing Officer Larrabee.
There must have not been any city or county law enforcement back then. Guess I was a victim of this and all the other later cop shows like Dragnet, Emergency, Adam 12 etc. Over 40yrs as police officer, medic and private security contractor. Coulda been worse, I suppose. Many young emergency responders can't appreciate how much vehicles, equipment, training and communications have improved over the years. Ya'll take care. L8r.
Very good especially for such a short series ! Thank you. I loved all the 37 episodes I watched already.
Ziv was a major supplier of syndicated programs, both radio and TV. They worked in an old studio on Santa Monica at Poinsettia Place. I lived in the area about when these shows were made. I recognize many of the locations. They were very good at working within a very low budget. Ziv had many other programs like Boston Blackie and Sea Hunt. Kept a lot of independent TV stations afloat.
Broadrick Crawford came from a show business family. His mother , Helen Broadrick, was in many Hollywood movies. Crawford won an Oscar for his performance in "All the Kings Men".
Santa Monica at Poinsettia Place is actually the old Samuel Goldwin studios lot where they filmed parts of the film "Some Like It Hot" in 1959 the T.V. series The Invaders and The Fugitive in the 1960's. Before that in 1919 it is where Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks started United Artists Film studios
@@GeeBee909 This as next door to the Fairbanks/Goldwyn studio. I am not sure who originally built it but King Vidor was in it early. Later it was Educational Studios and several other things later. It was demolished seveeral years ago and the shopiing center that replaced it has now also been demolished. The UA studio was eventually bought by Warner Brothers. Much of it has been demolished and replaced. It had the best scoring stage in Hollywood, the place where Gone With the Wind was recorded. That was converted to a production stage several years ago and can never be brought back because the wooden floors were covered with concrete. The UA studio (I will call it that) was built by Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. For years there was a legal battle between Pickford and Sam Goldwyn over its ownership. I think Goldwyn won but don't really remember. Had the best sound department in Hollywood.
It's truly amazing the level of ignorance that pervaded during those times . I lived through those years of nuclear weapons and DDT. The government made sure that we knew nothing about their deadly effects. Things really haven't changed much since those days, interesting to note that we live in a world of constant change........but some things don't !
Also, this was the time when cigarette advertising said smoking was good for your health and recommended by doctors.
Yeah, now the government tells us everything. (sarcasm).
DDT is NOT really harmful to humans; however it is very harmful to mosquitoes..you know the kind that cause malaria and KILLS millions of people every year ? The World Health Organization calculated that between 1943-1958, DDT SAVED up to 100 Million lives!
I heard a theory that ddt was one of the things that caused polio.
I miss DDT. Fruit tasted better back then.
Kills bed bugs.
We had actual fruit, not Genetically Modified substance.
The poison is in the fruit, not on it now
Y tube didn't like my Genetic comment. They despise truth
Loooove the secretary. Her school marm looks, so nerdy and soo smart. Looks like a school librarian from the times. Nerds with glasses and plain looks are such a turn on. And back then they all wore white full panties. Mmmm, mmmm !
hehe
Despite the spectacles, that secretary was a real pretty, attractive girl!!!
She was a turn on.
Wow, Miss Malden (Paula Houston) at 41 years old is in better shape than most 20-something girls are these days.
She does it for me 😎
great show wish it was on MeTV
GREAT Classic tv shows!
It was BUT Dan was such a jerk ,!
Highway Patrol: Special 12 of 41.
Season 3. Episode 2. "Efficiency Secretary".
Gold Episode 9.
Bad Woman: Paula Houston.
Monday - December 12 - 2022.
"She's quite a gal, has all the information typed up in triplicate" And she had an apprentice named Hillary.
I love it ! Great comment !
Paula Houston passed away at the ripe old age of 86 in 2002. I hope Hillary isn’t around that long.
20:17 "I have noticed him lookin' kinda crooked at her. Like there might be something sparking a bit."
Is that what you kids call it nowadays?
One of my favorite episodes!
DDT - What they didn't know about it back in the fifties. Ditto for lead in the gasoline. Guess Mr. Green's gonna call Kelly for another efficiency secretary. 😆
Dusty the crop duster. Now that's entertainment.
Really good casting to get a guy called Dusty to play the crop duster. Reminds me of Telly Savalas in Capricorn One. "Remember I get half." By the way, a shout-out to our pet rabbit who is also called Dusty. Her full name is Dusty Diamonds, from a line in a favorite song, and there is a free month's supply of DDT to the first person who can identify the song.
@@Sootaroot I wish I could identify the song because I am in need of a free months supply of DDT. Just ran out
yrs back, i met a guy that tied rebar and his name was rusty, and he was rust colored from working in the sun all the time
the secretary, her name is Democrat! getit? she's entitled to everybody else's money.
@@christopherwarren2965 DDT was no where near as dangers as American Liberals portrayed it. but, most American's never hang around to get the facts after the blow-hard liberal destroys jobs. with their LIES.
DDT ! Ha. I know someone with a can of that stuff in the shed.
Yes, good thing the reactionary, alarmist leftists banned it.....www.accesstoenergy.com/2012/01/29/ddt-and-malaria/
It really worked !!!
And cutting a bag of DDT open. What did they think that was, fairy dust? That stuff was deadly.
We used to spray DDT in the grocery store. I am sure we have things now that 70 years from now will be known as deadly.
Possibly my favorite episode!
Why would he open a bag? Money? Those bags were sealed!
Yeah, and then he only prods one bag. As if they couldn't have put it in any of the other bags.
Dig at 57ford!!!!! love that ride!
What always surprised me was the many different makes of cars the cops drove in this series. Olds, Buick, Dodge, Mercury all mid-price cars. Surprisingly, the cops never drove a '57 Ford Custom, which is what most departments drove in 1957. Lee Marvin as Lt Frank Ballinger in "M Squad" drove a '57 Ford Custom. The secretary drove a '57 Ford Custom 300, a slightly upscale model.
Treating DDT like it was breakfast cereal. The good old days.
Mama mia, I love this show, especially Broderick, and the cars, omg, the cars!!
I can't comment on her office "efficiency", but it appears she was quite "efficient" at getting Dusty's engine running - pardon the pun.
Love the episode! My wonderments for this episode: 1) Did HP just ask each farmer, "Did you happen to steal some money today?" 2) Boss's door must be very sound proof for efficiency expert to review details with Dusty right outside his door! 3) Since one DDT bag is empty, they must all be empty? 4) I do love the efficiency of having a typed up list of good lawyers on hand, just in case. She did think of (almost) everything!
Ah the days of DDT. We still make it but sell to Mexico who sprays peppers and tomatoes and ships them back to USA. Sulfur does stick though
DDT was not known then as it is now. Dust wafting up from it looks dangerous now.
Everybody seems back to normal right after the robbery 🙈
She's very believable!
In the good old 60s I lived for the reruns.....
Always wondered if that was Broderick Crawford swerving drunk down the road at the beginning.
yes. The real HP had enough. The season ended that day.
Paula Houston nailed this role but she only had 6 credits. Imagine if the plan had worked. 50,000 USD in 1957 would have been a good haul.
I have seen every episode and this is in the top 5. She is smooth but not quite smooth enough
I live in Rhode Island and Boston area talk show host Howie Carr mentions this show once in a while. He once called this show the equivalent of a movie that would be considered " film noir", this series being "T.V. noir" I never saw it because it is before my time, but I'm glad I can watch it now. Great series, and I've always liked Broderick Crawford's work in other things he's done. Also, two great lines from 24:30-39 and 25:24-28.
Vincent Baretti
Howie Carr still uses the theme music for his Fri. afternoon " police blotter facts Friday" segment.
@@davidwdorr6636 Yes, he does. As do millions, I listen nearly every afternoon.
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I have been watching many episodes of "Highway Patrol", and I am struck by the realization that the "average" woman in America in the 1950's had a 24-inch waist.
That Plain Jane secretary was still kind of good looking.
Pardon me ma'am, is that DDT on your dress?
Back at the station Dan got her under the lamp and she cried and wailed and blamed it all on Dusty.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Realistically portrayed citizens/criminals/law enforcement officials. Enjoy viewing the police cruisers of that era-!!!🤗.
Women had such a distinctve voice back then .
Interestingly, I worked for a company that had an employee embezzled 200K back in the mid 1980s. We were shocked because this lady was the best employee we had. The FBI investigated the crime. They told us the often times the best employee is the thief. They feel entitled because of their dedication AND they establish trust with the stock holders because of their work ethic. They usually have some responsibility and can cover their tracks.
Doris Mauldin may be my favorite criminal.
Wouldnt it be simpler to put a book in the seat instead of in the trunk?
I wondered about that, until Mathews questioned the handyman and he gave her an alibi that she had already left.
Ol' Crawford always rushes through these things like he's in a huge hurry to get it done with and get on to whatever else he was up to at the time.
Drankin'
Bottle before and after filming.
The bars close at 2am, so he only has 10 hours to get shitfaced.
No tattoos on the chicks
Total comedy ! Hilarious series ! SO many laughs !! Love it !
Season 3, Episode 2
Efficiency Secretary (14 Oct. 1957)