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 (1,763 votes)
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Philo
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1955)

7.77 avg 39 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 29 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Prison Break	7.8	175
2	Machine-Napping	7.7	119
3	Reckless Driving	7.3	126
4	Lookout	7.5	110
5	Gambling	7.6	115
6	Hitchhiker	7.8	115
7	Desert Town	7.9	136
8	Radioactive	7.4	120
9	Reformed Criminal	7.9	104
10	Father Thief	7.9	109
11	Retired Gangster	7.8	112
12	Phony Insurance	7.4	96
13	Escort	7.7	89
14	Resort	7.7	93
15	Girl Bandit	8.0	104
16	Mountain Copter	7.5	98
17	Lie Detector	7.7	104
18	Scared Cop	7.7	104
19	Harbor Story	7.8	115
20	Hit and Run	7.9	99
21	Car Theft	7.8	97
22	Human Bomb	8.2	114
23	Plane Crash	7.8	121
24	Desert Copter	7.5	91
25	Plant Robbery	7.8	93
26	Released Convict	7.6	97
27	Motorcycle A	8.1	219
28	Mental Patient	8.3	123
29	License Plates	8.3	115
30	Hitchhiker Dies	7.9	99
31	Blast Area Copter	7.8	117
32	Anti-Toxin	7.8	110
33	Dead Patrolman	7.8	100
34	Art Robbery	7.6	96
35	Runaway Boy	7.6	93
36	Taxi	8.1	107
37	Missing Witness	7.8	96
38	Prospector	7.4	89
39	Christmas Story	8.0	104

Season 2 (1956)

7.81 avg 39 episodes 8.3 → 8.2 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Search	8.3	110
2	Kidnap Copter	7.6	95
3	Trailer Story	8.0	107
4	Fisherman's Luck	7.7	98
5	Magazine Writer	7.5	96
6	Typhoid Carrier	7.7	96
7	Hot Rod	8.2	108
8	Hot Cargo	7.8	89
9	Oil Lease	7.7	92
10	Ex Con	8.0	89
11	Motel Robbery	7.9	123
12	Stolen Car Ring	7.9	100
13	Escaped Mental Patient	7.8	90
14	Armored Car	8.0	112
15	Migrant Workers	7.5	85
16	Ranch Copter	7.5	90
17	Amnesia	7.4	95
18	Statute of Limitations	7.9	89
19	Resident Officer	8.0	93
20	Psycho	7.0	73
21	Counterfeit	7.6	82
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	92
28	Stripped Cars	7.7	67
29	Convict's Wife	7.7	90
30	Reformation	7.7	91
31	Stolen Plane Copter	7.1	83
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	94
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	113
3	Temptation	8.0	94
4	Safecracker	7.9	97
5	Mistaken Identity	8.2	87
6	Hostage Family Copter	7.8	101
7	The Sniper	7.9	93
8	Hot Dust	7.5	110
9	Witness Wife	7.7	87
10	Dead Hunter	7.4	86
11	Convicted Innocent	7.8	82
12	Chain Store	7.5	88
13	Double Death	8.0	92
14	Hideout	8.3	93
15	Mother's March	7.5	83
16	Slain Cabby	8.0	82
17	Insulin	7.9	85
18	The Seventh Green	8.0	81
19	Foster Child	8.3	81
20	Lady Bandits	8.1	116
21	Revenge	7.7	51
22	Tear Gas Copter	7.9	78
23	Deaf Mute	8.4	104
24	Hit and Run	7.6	83
25	Fear	7.9	80
26	Careless Cop	8.1	89
27	Policewoman	8.3	88
28	The Truckers	8.0	85
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	73
34	Dan's Vacation	7.6	80
35	Explosives	8.1	82
36	Hostage Officer	7.8	75
37	Double Copter	7.8	69
38	Dan Sick	7.7	86
39	Reward	7.6	77

Season 4 (1958)

7.91 avg 39 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 30 min avg

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Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Frightened Witness	8.0	82
2	Hostage	8.3	91
3	Family Affair	8.4	95
4	Transmitter Danger	7.8	75
5	Gambling Story	7.8	75
6	Train Copter	7.9	86
7	Portrait of Death	8.0	81
8	Train Robbery	8.2	93
9	Deadly Diamonds	7.9	73
10	Blood Money	8.1	103
11	False Confession	7.9	83
12	Confidence Game	7.8	89
13	Split Robbery	7.7	81
14	The Trap	8.1	97
15	Exposé	8.1	82
16	Breath of a Child	7.5	83
17	Narcotics Racket	7.7	85
18	Copter Cave-In	7.8	75
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	85
25	Diversion Robbery	7.9	76
26	Cargo Hijack	7.6	79
27	Hitchhiker	7.5	73
28	Illegal Entry	7.7	75
29	Killer on the Run	8.1	73
30	Prisoner Exchange Copter	7.8	69
31	Dan Hostage	7.8	83
32	Women Escapees	8.0	75
33	Auto Press	7.8	76
34	Express Delivery	8.0	72
35	Desperate Men	8.2	72
36	Confession	8.0	73
37	Detour to Death	7.9	80
38	Fire	7.8	80
39	Bank Messenger	8.1	81

Highway Patrol (1955)

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