A late Uncle of mine, my father's oldest brother, used to always touch up the brim of his fedora the way Brod. Crawford did! I was born in the late 1940s and have such fond memories of the 1950s and this wonderful show!
In these early episodes of Highway Patrol, Crawford gave a more nuanced performance which can be seen in his speaking inflections, pacing and body language. Later, as his character's persona became established, his acting style became reflexive, even rote. We see more of the gruff mannerisms, minimalist dialogue delivered with rapid-fire speed, and no-nonsense interaction with the other characters. In most television programs, the characters evolve and become more complex; in Highway Patrol, however, the opposite was true. I suspect this can be attributed to Crawford's immense popularity with the fans, who wanted his character to maintain that hard-edged, bad-ass demeanor. Viewing the show 60 years later, it's easy to see why it was so popular and why Crawford, a classically-trained actor, earned his greatest fame as a television pop-icon. Truly, immortality comes in the strangest forms.
frisco21 According to those who worked on the show, Crawford drank like a fish. They would try to get all his dialogue in by lunch, since he'd be useless later.
@@philsphan4414 I agree I believe he had memory problems as the show progressed from drinking. He had to spit out that dialogue fast or he would forget what he was supposed to be saying.
@@vvblues I read the same on his drinking and eating. I guess we all have our vices. But even with all of these "faults", Broderick was the perfect fit for the role and simply a great actor.
Seems to me the breakneck pace of filming did Mathews in. This was the case with many of the early tv shows - low budget, and the need for speed, to get as many episodes done quickly as they could. It was a pace few could manage so it's understandable why drinking became a way to either let loose or get to sleep. I feel sorry for these people who were essentially treated like machines, many of whom just burned down, or out.
@@daniellack3559 For you younger guys, Emil Sitka appeared in over 3 dozen Three Stooges shorts. His tag line "Hold hands, you lovebirds" has gotten him many invitations to wedding receptions as well as in the movie Pulp Fiction. He died in 1998. Go to Wikipedia for more info on him....
Another favorite from Season One. Our star cars are several Buicks (Centurys and Specials) a drop dead gorgeous 1955 Imperial and a '55 T-Bird that literally flies.
Thanks for uploading this episode. I never even heard of this show until now. (RUclips probably recommended it to me because I've been watching a lot of Adam-12 lately.) This is a great episode, and I'll be back for more!
It looks like the bad guys are driving a gorgeous 1955 Buick Roadmaster. Nice cars, nice clothes, guys wearing hats, no sweat suits, no tatoos. Yes, those were the days!
@socal rocks You're late to the party, SR. The gangster headed back to his beloved Chicago massage parlors over 2 years ago. You remember, after he failed to rig the election for the gal of dubious reputation from Chappaqua? You do remember, right?
@@Sootaroot My grandfather had one of these a 1959 sort of light metallic blue colour. I still love them. Later I read that were easy to smash up in an crash, even there was a commercial from GM of the Corvair crashing on a 1959 Impala to prove that this car will survive that crash. But I still love to like them.
I've been binge-watching this entire series and it strikes me that the music never changes and becomes mind-numbingly redundant. I wish they would have varied the background music a little bit more, maybe embellishing the original theme with some variations. But then again I realize they were on a very tight budget.
@@georgekaplan6451 And where I lived, if I requested a Phone call be traced, it was 'Who the Hell are you to ask for that service? ' or' Do you want us to Tap & Trace Your Calls?'
Wrong again Rubes. In those days the Republicans weren't the conspiracy theory peddling con men they are today. They're well enough educated to know better, but they also know that you aren't. They know how to push your buttons and you fools just eat it up.
@@booklover6753 A typical commented from a self styled inttellectual snob. Contempt for the working class average Americans who used to be the backbone of the Democratic Party. Speaking of conspiracies, you do know that the discredited Steele Dossier and the question of Obama's birth began in the Clinton campaign? I never mentioned any particular party in California. I was referring to the attitudes, culture and political views of both parties and the people in general. You are the one who went off on a rant. By the way, this "Rube" has graduate degrees and has studied classical music. I'm not bragging, just making a point. So, get back to the latest edition of your Avengers comic, Book Lover.
Remember back then the cars had sofa sized seats front and back. That is how six could fit in a car. Seat belts were offered as an option on some cars but the public didn't want them. As to the mention of Sitka , Curly would have said it all. SOITANTLY !!!
I wondered what the point of the phony pursuit was, other than a basic distraction. It was revealed at the end. Good strategy by Mathews and the boys, having a decoy for the senator. I wondered why the VIP car didn't just drive back the way it had come after it stopped at the roadblock.
Santa Dan Keeney We know that these episodes were renumbered and uploaded to RUclips in random order. Thank you very much for posting the actual season and episode number. Have you been able to put together a list of the YT episode numbers VS the correct season episode numbers? I'd love to watch all of these in in the order in which they were filmed to see how the series evolved.
That is STILL done. No TV telephone is really connected to the phone system. This gets hilarious on the Rockford Files, Magnum PI, ... etc. Phones just pop up everywhere and anywhere.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Realistically portrayed citizens/criminals/law enforcement officials. Enjoy viewing👀 the outdoor phone booth/Transport truck/police cruisers/equipment of that era-!!!🤗.. Although no " Walter Winchell "😳-!!!. Art Gilmore was a definite credit as an orator-!!!. Remember Uncle Broderick from other movies of that era.
The cars looked a little on the fat side but were still saner looking than their crazy overstyled finned-and-flattened replacements just a few years away. Brod is said to have become an incurable alcoholic before "Highway Patrol" began, but he looks healthy enough in the episodes I've seen. He was physically quite bulky from Day One, anyway.
This patrolman seems to be more of an equal than an obsequious underling - he refers to Dan as "Matthews", I never heard that degree of familiarity before . . .
It's certainly not due to exercise. In the first scene, he says to the other cop, "Hurry it up" while he slouches on the desk with his hands in his pockets.
Wow, Mathews (Crawford) was in rare form. He's always an a-hole but he was really an a-hole in this one. I think if I were that assistant of his in the office I would have slugged him a couple times.
Whatever happened to poor Mr. Power's hair? Seems ....it's been stolen!! He at least needs a chapeau... like Mr. Mathews has! Trains, planes and automobiles ... oh my! Such drama! But why don't they just use their cell phones?!?
At 19.15 what is that black thing going across the screen left to right high up? I know its a bridge in the background as a truck goes over it few seconds later but the one at 19.15 looks nothing like a normal vehicle!
Yes, he's a crime-solving machine. Not only that, he has a strong sense of following the law. Did you notice how he made a big point of returning one of his officer's pencils. Mathews is law abiding.
I was born in the middle 50's I'd love to have lived in the decade like an adult I'd most likely be dead there is something about those days and those beautiful cars, slower pace living, no cell phones etc a simpler life.
Careful, fans. The majority of comments are about the love of cars of the day. Built like "tanks" but with "more metal" and chrome. When we knew what make & model! Sad that so many people were either maimed or killed by the all-metal dashboards and steering wheels.
When hardly anyone wore seat belts. I sometimes rode laying down on the rear bench in back window while barreling down the freeway at 70 MPH on the way to L.A. Those were the days. LedHed Steven 🎸 🎹 🎸
Wonderful actor, BC. Passed hi. When he was window shopping outside a store I. Midtown Manhattan, one time. Did not bother him because I really had nothing meaningful to say to him. My aunt also came across him on the street, one time, and did say hello to him He told her he was not really Broderick Crawford, he was Broderick’s twin brother, and she believed him. Lol.
man i love the cars in this show! that imperial was gorgeous!
"C'mon, c'mon, c'mon.......hurry it up....! Great management skills.
The good old days. Nowadays the sallys would cry and run to HR, he yelled at me! He hurt my feelings.
A late Uncle of mine, my father's oldest brother, used to always touch up the brim of his fedora the way Brod. Crawford did! I was born in the late 1940s and have such fond memories of the 1950s and this wonderful show!
Oh my gosh...I loved this show! And still do. I have watched them over and over. Never gets old. And I also love Sea Hunt.
I feel the same way. Lloyd Bridges is one of my favorite actors. What a hottie!
I want one of those Buicks !!, the one at the beginning is cool.
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I’m now a Sea Hunt fan because of your comment. Thanks!
Yes-!!! I vagely remember Loyd Bridges in his early career-!!!🤔
In these early episodes of Highway Patrol, Crawford gave a more nuanced performance which can be seen in his speaking inflections, pacing and body language. Later, as his character's persona became established, his acting style became reflexive, even rote. We see more of the gruff mannerisms, minimalist dialogue delivered with rapid-fire speed, and no-nonsense interaction with the other characters. In most television programs, the characters evolve and become more complex; in Highway Patrol, however, the opposite was true. I suspect this can be attributed to Crawford's immense popularity with the fans, who wanted his character to maintain that hard-edged, bad-ass demeanor. Viewing the show 60 years later, it's easy to see why it was so popular and why Crawford, a classically-trained actor, earned his greatest fame as a television pop-icon. Truly, immortality comes in the strangest forms.
frisco21 According to those who worked on the show, Crawford drank like a fish. They would try to get all his dialogue in by lunch, since he'd be useless later.
@@philsphan4414 I agree I believe he had memory problems as the show progressed from drinking. He had to spit out that dialogue fast or he would forget what he was supposed to be saying.
@@vvblues I read the same on his drinking and eating. I guess we all have our vices. But even with all of these "faults", Broderick was the perfect fit for the role and simply a great actor.
Seems to me the breakneck pace of filming did Mathews in. This was the case with many of the early tv shows - low budget, and the need for speed, to get as many episodes done quickly as they could. It was a pace few could manage so it's understandable why drinking became a way to either let loose or get to sleep. I feel sorry for these people who were essentially treated like machines, many of whom just burned down, or out.
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Emil Sitka, AND, Car 54, in the same episode. Greatness. Pure greatness.
You recognize the 4th stooge too.
You fellas are real Stooge experts...loved Emil Sitka....
Douglas Iannucci Very disappointed - - expected Emil to get a pie in the face 😁
@@daniellack3559 For you younger guys, Emil Sitka appeared in over 3 dozen Three Stooges shorts. His tag line "Hold hands, you lovebirds" has gotten him many invitations to wedding receptions as well as in the movie Pulp Fiction. He died in 1998. Go to Wikipedia for more info on him....
Yes, during this episode, the folks from The Bronx were demanding ‘car 54 where are you?’
Another favorite from Season One. Our star cars are several Buicks (Centurys and Specials) a drop dead gorgeous 1955 Imperial and a '55 T-Bird that literally flies.
These early episodes are some of the best.
Lovely, wellp-dressed actresses and magnificent old cars.
I love Highway Partrol
Thanks for uploading this episode. I never even heard of this show until now. (RUclips probably recommended it to me because I've been watching a lot of Adam-12 lately.) This is a great episode, and I'll be back for more!
Thank you for uploading these videos dearly in enjoying watching decent entertainment vs Modern TV
It looks like the bad guys are driving a gorgeous 1955 Buick Roadmaster.
Nice cars, nice clothes, guys wearing hats, no sweat suits, no tatoos. Yes, those were the days!
They had tattoos, just not showing.
@ Yep. A lot of WW2 vets had tattoos.
@@blizzy6392 Not all over their bodies.
@socal rocks You're late to the party, SR. The gangster headed back to his beloved Chicago massage parlors over 2 years ago. You remember, after he failed to rig the election for the gal of dubious reputation from Chappaqua? You do remember, right?
No Cell Phones. Nice Roads.Broderick shows severe signs on emphasima.10-4That Is all.Over
Miss these cars. So easy to work on. No Computers n Sensors no BS.
Yep. No plastic bumpers, turbo 4's, front wheel drive, SUV's, air bags or wings on the deck lid!
@Johnny Draco When it comes to design, you can't beat the Chevrolet Impala. They keep showing up on Highway Patrol.
@@Sootaroot My grandfather had one of these a 1959 sort of light metallic blue colour. I still love them. Later I read that were easy to smash up in an crash, even there was a commercial from GM of the Corvair crashing on a 1959 Impala to prove that this car will survive that crash. But I still love to like them.
No spark no fuel pretty easy to find out where to start nowdays you cant find the plugs even if there are any
I've been binge-watching this entire series and it strikes me that the music never changes and becomes mind-numbingly redundant. I wish they would have varied the background music a little bit more, maybe embellishing the original theme with some variations. But then again I realize they were on a very tight budget.
Call 'em up
The music's terrific. It makes me want to "swing into action".
The good old days, when you could trace a telephone call in just one minute.
Speaking from experience it took a lot longer...
That's ridiculous.
@Brian Salomon
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@@georgekaplan6451 And where I lived, if
I requested a Phone call be traced, it was 'Who the Hell are you to ask for that service? ' or' Do you want us to Tap & Trace Your Calls?'
@@wilneal8015 What attitudes. I'm surprised you didn't arrest those bums for obstructing justice.
Swell episode... thanks !
The days when the roads were free of traffic
And free of millions of people compared to today.
@Henry Horner Yes. I looked it up. Our population has doubled since 1955. Hard to imagine.
Thats the same T-bird that daddy took away ! That was a great trick, pretending to be chasing the speeding "hot rod".
That was a good one a lot of fun.
People in California were normal then.
And voted Republican.
@@death2pc Yes. And even the Democrats were more reasonable people than the ones today.
Wrong again Rubes. In those days the Republicans weren't the conspiracy theory peddling con men they are today. They're well enough educated to know better, but they also know that you aren't. They know how to push your buttons and you fools just eat it up.
@@booklover6753 A typical commented from a self styled inttellectual snob. Contempt for the working class average Americans who used to be the backbone of the Democratic Party. Speaking of conspiracies, you do know that the discredited Steele Dossier and the question of Obama's birth began in the Clinton campaign?
I never mentioned any particular party in California. I was referring to the attitudes, culture and political views of both parties and the people in general. You are the one who went off on a rant.
By the way, this "Rube" has graduate degrees and has studied classical music. I'm not bragging, just making a point. So, get back to the latest edition of your Avengers comic, Book Lover.
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Some good shots of new highways.
Operator, get me the highway patrol!
I remember those "good ol days" on rotary dials and talking to the operator to connect a call.
Ol dano would come out firing he didnt fuck around
Remember saying reverse the charges
Just look at those freeways in LA in the 1950's (17:46, 18:52) how deserted they are!!
Roger McIntyre and they’re deserted today.
Wow, a great episode.
Remember back then the cars had sofa sized seats front and back. That is how six could fit in a car. Seat belts were offered as an option on some cars but the public didn't want them. As to the mention of Sitka , Curly would have said it all. SOITANTLY !!!
this was one of my fav episodes.
Great job Foxeema Classic!
1956 T-bird!
1955.
The same one that daddy took away from the girl in tne song.
That was a 1955. It does not have a ventilation window in front of the door.
Now we know where car 54 is.
Did anyone notice 25:50,? Quinn Martin, audio supervisor.?
All new roads from a growing So. Cal population.
I wondered what the point of the phony pursuit was, other than a basic distraction. It was revealed at the end. Good strategy by Mathews and the boys, having a decoy for the senator. I wondered why the VIP car didn't just drive back the way it had come after it stopped at the roadblock.
They could have also continued with the Senator all the way to the meeting in the T-Bird.
Car 54 wasn't lost yet.
. Matthews talks like a machine gun.
I love when they have to go to town and you see the best array of vehicles on the streets
this is a good one!
Emil Sitka in the phone booth.
Matthews just said to tail the two guys to find out what the did over the past 24 hours. How does that work?
Great acting!! A fun clever episode. I wont spoil the plot.
That was a great episode ..... kept me in suspense !!!!!
Season 1, Episode 13
Escort (Jan. 1956)
Santa Dan Keeney We know that these episodes were renumbered and uploaded to RUclips in random order. Thank you very much for posting the actual season and episode number. Have you been able to put together a list of the YT episode numbers VS the correct season episode numbers? I'd love to watch all of these in in the order in which they were filmed to see how the series evolved.
pretty good tv for 1956
In the days before computers It's amazing how they got the results from the coroner, ballistics reports and background checks within minutes.
2:18;
"Whadda ya got? Come on, come on, come on....."
Today, the cop would go to HR complaining about a "hostile work environment"!
I can't help thinking of John Wayne every-time Broderick does his head tilt and swagger.
Loving this show. But I can't find the episode entitled "Nitro" does any one have it? Thanks.
Roman Alexander.
Whatever the Senator did, he'd Drive there in his Big Black Imperial so they'd know which car to shoot at.
This is hardboiled!
Incredible and double incredible!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ol dan was like a60s weatherman with those road maps
Wow. In those days everyone drove a classic car.
I think the production crew had this phone booth on wheels for easier relocation.
That is STILL done. No TV telephone is really connected to the phone system.
This gets hilarious on the Rockford Files, Magnum PI, ... etc.
Phones just pop up everywhere and anywhere.
I can not remember anything when I was 7 O well just glad I am still here at 71 years old the people before Baby boomers did not make it to 70
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Realistically portrayed citizens/criminals/law enforcement officials. Enjoy viewing👀 the outdoor phone booth/Transport truck/police cruisers/equipment of that era-!!!🤗.. Although no " Walter Winchell "😳-!!!. Art Gilmore was a definite credit as an orator-!!!. Remember Uncle Broderick from other movies of that era.
Good Work Matthews
Car 54, ooh ooh ooh!!!
That was just another normal day in town
He loves his map.
The cars looked a little on the fat side but were still saner looking than their crazy overstyled finned-and-flattened replacements just a few years away.
Brod is said to have become an incurable alcoholic before "Highway Patrol" began, but he looks healthy enough in the episodes I've seen. He was physically quite bulky from Day One, anyway.
Alot of this had to be filmed on private roads because his license was suspended for DUI. CHP called him "Old 502".
This patrolman seems to be more of an equal than an obsequious underling - he refers to Dan as "Matthews", I never heard that degree of familiarity before . . .
Great T.V.!
Shot in the shoulder? I'd suspect a Barnaby Jones gone rogue.
They had to make up for the Amnesia episode so two hoods get shot instead of the usual one. Good job Dan!
The Seargent Is Also On Adam12
My Mom used to have a recoder like that
Hold hands you lovebirds.
Nice driving at 22:50.
Stu Art Mo
When the gangsters left the meeting, how didn’t they notice all the police cars outside ,with the giant antennas.
Car 54: Where are you??
Love Those Cop Cars
wow!!! emol sitka from stooges so crazy!!
Car 54 where are you?
The irony is that Broderick was a major booze hound and was popped several times for boozin n cruising by the CHP during the filming of the show. haha
Wasn't the police protection for the snich ?
Yeah Senator just slide over the wounded guys blood in the backseat...
Mathews looks thinner in this episode, must have cut down on his beer intake !
that's funny....but someone should give him a speeding ticket ...for talking so fast ..Ha!Ha!.
It's certainly not due to exercise. In the first scene, he says to the other cop, "Hurry it up" while he slouches on the desk with his hands in his pockets.
Wow, Mathews (Crawford) was in rare form. He's always an a-hole but he was really an a-hole in this one. I think if I were that assistant of his in the office I would have slugged him a couple times.
Is that Emil Sitka in this episode?😁
Yes 👋
@@blainenodes8182 Was he the one driving the speeding Ford Thunderbird deco car?
All accountants are hi priced! The big criminal Jonny bowers played goalie for the Leafs
Whatever happened to poor Mr. Power's hair? Seems ....it's been stolen!! He at least needs a chapeau... like Mr. Mathews has! Trains, planes and automobiles ... oh my! Such drama! But why don't they just use their cell phones?!?
CUT AND DRIED
Dan = impatien
At 19.15 what is that black thing going across the screen left to right high up? I know its a bridge in the background as a truck goes over it few seconds later but the one at 19.15 looks nothing like a normal vehicle!
One of the best episodes I have seen so far. Great photography of some areas. Great cars too.
Just like a classic film noire! The lines of those autos were really something. Thank you.
Amazing how Mathews can solve a crime in just under thirty minutes, without fail.
Yes, he's a crime-solving machine. Not only that, he has a strong sense of following the law. Did you notice how he made a big point of returning one of his officer's pencils. Mathews is law abiding.
An expert in " Gum shoe detective work -!!!😉
The hoodlums of this era dressed better than CEO's do today.
Well, you know they had to look respectable.
@@AustinRogers1
they may have been gangsters, but they had self respect. I think that may have been a little bit of difference compared to today
Of course they did -!!! Back then the " Thugs " had " Class "-!!!🤗.
I remember watching these episodes when I was 7 years old. On black and white TV. My Dad had a 56 Mercury. All this just blows my mind.
As you get older you get nostalgia like black and white TV and fabulous cars. Would love to go back even for a day.
I was born in the middle 50's I'd love to have lived in the decade like an adult I'd most likely be dead there is something about those days and those beautiful cars, slower pace living, no cell phones etc a simpler life.
@Daniel Pearce 1951 my dob.
Me too, August '55
1954 here
April 1954 here
I'm from '59. I always felt I was born about 30 years too late. The '70s weren't bad, after that everything became a nightmare.
Clowns at the circus, they're REAL FUNNY, but on the HIGHWAY, THEY'RE MURDER!
I would hate to be interrogated by Matthews, you would confess to anything you ever did, and maybe didn’t do!
True
This episode had the most beautiful selection of classic cars to date. An overload of beauty!! Sawweeet!!
I guess his name is " Lefty" because the left side of the body is evil.
Looks like lots of nice Mercury's in this one.
@15:35 Emil Sitka of 3 stooges fame on the pay phone.
No women!
Careful, fans. The majority of comments are about the love of cars of the day. Built like "tanks" but with "more metal" and chrome. When we knew what make & model! Sad that so many people were either maimed or killed by the all-metal dashboards and steering wheels.
Sad but true.
When hardly anyone wore seat belts. I sometimes rode laying down on the rear bench in back window while barreling down the freeway at 70 MPH on the way to L.A. Those were the days.
LedHed Steven 🎸 🎹 🎸
Dan pretty hard on a cooperative witness
Hold hands you love birds - then shemp inherits the $500.000
Why cannot the crooks wear one size fits all baseball caps backwards, just like 35 year old men in envy of 13 year old kids are doing these days?
Yes, where do you find baseball caps with the bills on the back?
"one size fits all baseball caps backwards" from 13 to 35, lol!
Wonderful actor, BC. Passed hi. When he was window shopping outside a store I. Midtown Manhattan, one time. Did not bother him because I really had nothing meaningful to say to him.
My aunt also came across him on the street, one time, and did say hello to him He told her he was not really Broderick Crawford, he was Broderick’s twin brother, and she believed him. Lol.
I would have had to say to him 21-50 Bye or 10-4...couldn't have helped myself..lol
@@daniellack3559 I bet he got a lot of that as it was!
He went back to his hotel suite and cried because you avoided him.............
The old hide the senator in the speeding Thunderbird trick!
the ol '57 Tbird switcharoo
@@holoholohaolenokaoi2299
It's a '55 T-Bird. No angled fins just standard '55 Ford taillights + '55 grille.
@@82Echo411 ten four
Works every time, especially while wearing a New Years Eve party hat
@@mikeforney354 @24:10 that is a New Years Eve party hat hahaha
Four mousehole Buick’s in panoramic Highway scenes, lots of action. Loved that Dan fired first in response to roadblock.
2 door Century sedans, built exclusively by Buick for the CHP.