Highway Patrol (1955)

Action · Crime · Drama

Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, the state setting for the stories was never identified, and city and street names were fictionalized.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (1,792 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1955)

7.75 avg 39 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Prison Break	7.8	181
2	Machine-Napping	7.7	123
3	Reckless Driving	7.4	129
4	Lookout	7.5	115
5	Gambling	7.5	121
6	Hitchhiker	7.6	120
7	Desert Town	7.9	142
8	Radioactive	7.4	123
9	Reformed Criminal	7.9	106
10	Father Thief	7.8	113
11	Retired Gangster	7.7	116
12	Phony Insurance	7.4	100
13	Escort	7.7	90
14	Resort	7.7	95
15	Girl Bandit	7.9	105
16	Mountain Copter	7.5	99
17	Lie Detector	7.7	106
18	Scared Cop	7.7	105
19	Harbor Story	7.8	118
20	Hit and Run	7.9	100
21	Car Theft	7.8	99
22	Human Bomb	8.1	116
23	Plane Crash	7.8	122
24	Desert Copter	7.5	94
25	Plant Robbery	7.8	95
26	Released Convict	7.6	99
27	Motorcycle A	8.1	221
28	Mental Patient	8.3	125
29	License Plates	8.0	119
30	Hitchhiker Dies	7.9	104
31	Blast Area Copter	7.8	119
32	Anti-Toxin	7.8	111
33	Dead Patrolman	7.8	102
34	Art Robbery	7.6	98
35	Runaway Boy	7.6	95
36	Taxi	8.1	110
37	Missing Witness	7.8	98
38	Prospector	7.4	91
39	Christmas Story	8.0	106

Season 2 (1956)

7.80 avg 39 episodes 8.1 → 8.2 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Search	8.1	115
2	Kidnap Copter	7.7	99
3	Trailer Story	8.1	110
4	Fisherman's Luck	7.7	100
5	Magazine Writer	7.5	97
6	Typhoid Carrier	7.7	98
7	Hot Rod	8.1	110
8	Hot Cargo	7.8	93
9	Oil Lease	7.7	93
10	Ex Con	8.0	91
11	Motel Robbery	7.9	127
12	Stolen Car Ring	7.8	101
13	Escaped Mental Patient	7.7	91
14	Armored Car	8.0	114
15	Migrant Workers	7.4	87
16	Ranch Copter	7.5	92
17	Amnesia	7.4	97
18	Statute of Limitations	7.8	90
19	Resident Officer	8.0	95
20	Psycho	7.0	74
21	Counterfeit	7.6	83
22	Suspected Cop	8.1	97
23	Trojan Horse	7.8	99
24	Female Hitchhiker	8.2	93
25	Nitro	7.7	81
26	Motorcycle B	7.7	62
27	Officer's Wife	8.0	94
28	Stripped Cars	7.7	67
29	Convict's Wife	7.7	91
30	Reformation	7.7	91
31	Stolen Plane Copter	7.1	84
32	Gem Robbery	7.9	90
33	Wounded	7.7	94
34	Fake Cop	8.1	88
35	Double Cross	8.2	90
36	Narcotics	8.0	91
37	Hired Killer	7.7	95
38	Hostage Copter	8.1	104
39	Rabies	8.2	91

Season 3 (1957)

7.88 avg 39 episodes 8.0 → 7.6 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hypo Bandit	8.0	108
2	Efficiency Secretary	8.4	114
3	Temptation	8.0	96
4	Safecracker	7.9	97
5	Mistaken Identity	8.2	87
6	Hostage Family Copter	7.8	102
7	The Sniper	7.9	93
8	Hot Dust	7.5	111
9	Witness Wife	7.7	87
10	Dead Hunter	7.4	86
11	Convicted Innocent	7.8	83
12	Chain Store	7.5	88
13	Double Death	8.0	92
14	Hideout	8.3	94
15	Mother's March	7.5	83
16	Slain Cabby	8.0	82
17	Insulin	7.9	86
18	The Seventh Green	8.0	81
19	Foster Child	8.3	82
20	Lady Bandits	8.1	116
21	Revenge	7.7	52
22	Tear Gas Copter	7.9	79
23	Deaf Mute	8.4	105
24	Hit and Run	7.6	83
25	Fear	7.9	81
26	Careless Cop	8.1	91
27	Policewoman	8.3	90
28	The Truckers	8.0	86
29	Credit Card	7.8	82
30	Psycho Killer	7.7	82
31	Suicide	7.5	83
32	Phony Cop	8.0	75
33	The Judge	7.7	74
34	Dan's Vacation	7.6	81
35	Explosives	8.1	82
36	Hostage Officer	7.8	75
37	Double Copter	7.8	70
38	Dan Sick	7.7	87
39	Reward	7.6	77

Season 4 (1958)

7.90 avg 39 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 30 min avg

Saved best for last

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Frightened Witness	7.9	84
2	Hostage	8.3	94
3	Family Affair	8.4	96
4	Transmitter Danger	7.8	79
5	Gambling Story	7.8	76
6	Train Copter	7.8	89
7	Portrait of Death	8.0	83
8	Train Robbery	8.2	95
9	Deadly Diamonds	7.9	75
10	Blood Money	8.1	106
11	False Confession	7.8	85
12	Confidence Game	7.8	90
13	Split Robbery	7.7	82
14	The Trap	8.1	98
15	Exposé	8.1	84
16	Breath of a Child	7.5	85
17	Narcotics Racket	7.6	86
18	Copter Cave-In	7.8	76
19	Gem Robbery	7.7	71
20	Mexican Chase	7.8	79
21	Framed Cop	8.2	87
22	The Collector	8.0	76
23	Revenge	7.8	80
24	Brave Boy	7.7	86
25	Diversion Robbery	7.9	78
26	Cargo Hijack	7.6	80
27	Hitchhiker	7.5	74
28	Illegal Entry	7.7	77
29	Killer on the Run	8.1	74
30	Prisoner Exchange Copter	7.8	71
31	Dan Hostage	7.8	87
32	Women Escapees	8.0	76
33	Auto Press	7.8	77
34	Express Delivery	8.0	72
35	Desperate Men	8.2	72
36	Confession	8.0	73
37	Detour to Death	7.9	82
38	Fire	7.8	80
39	Bank Messenger	8.1	81

Highway Patrol (1955)

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