Highway Patrol (TV Series 1955–1959)

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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
	Broderick Crawford	...	Chief Dan Mathews / ... 156 episodes, 1955-1959

	Art Gilmore	...	Narrator / ... 156 episodes, 1955-1959

	William Boyett	...	Sgt. Ken Williams / ... 65 episodes, 1955-1959

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Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces.

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1955 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Patrulla de caminos See more »

Filming Locations:

Yuma, Arizona, USA See more »

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Budget:

$20,000 (estimated)

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (156 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Trivia

Like Broderick Crawford, who appeared on CHiPs (1977) once, William Boyett appeared on the show three times. On season four, episodes five and six, "The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Parts 1 & 2", he played a CalTrans Supervisor, and on season five, episode nineteen, "Silent Partner", he played a car thief. In between the two, he was best known for playing Sergeant MacDonald, appearing one hundred twenty-nine times on Adam-12 (1968). See more »

Goofs

Although well known for his line via radio of "21-50 to headquarters", Broderick Crawford throughout the series failed to properly use the radio microphone. On occasion, he held it backwards and spoke into the metal clip that held it on the dashboard, and he usually did not release the push-to-talk button after speaking (this would have prevented him from hearing headquarters). Other actors such as William Boyett did not make this error when using the microphone. See more »

Quotes

Chief Dan Mathews: 21-50 to headquarters!
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Connections

Referenced in The Golden Girls: Dorothy's Prized Pupil (1987) See more »

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Fond memories of this show during a difficult time

26 June 2002 | by pozy – See all my reviews

I remember watching reruns of Highway Patrol with my mother back in 1973 that aired from Philadelphia, PA on a syndicated station at 9:00 every morning. I loved seeing Broderick Crawford (who was from Philadelphia) and his gravely voice and those lovely jet black patrol cars, in glorious black and white. Right after this show was over we switched the channel to the Senate Watergate hearings which were fascinating, to say the least.

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