“Highway Patrol” Films: ZIV-TV Productions, United Artists Corporation Records, 1955-1959

Scope and Content Note

156 episodes from the crime series Highway Patrol, which was produced by ZIV-TV for syndication from 1955 to 1959. The show told the story of Captain Dan Matthews (Broderick Crawford) and his highway patrol division, who investigated crimes committed on the road. Each episode told a self-contained story and was narrated by Art Gilmore.

This collection contains all 156 episodes of the series from its four season run. All the reels in this collection are black and white, 16 mm prints with sound. Each episode runs approximately 30 minutes. The visual quality of these prints is very good, with minor image deterioration and physical decomposition.

The episodes in this collection are arranged chronologically by season and release order.