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So, Dan Mathews, our head of our highway patrol, was not in uniform - he was head of the patrol. And the part was played by Brod Crawford who moved so fast that we edited our film accordingly. Today we hear about quick cuts, but quick cutting technique really was first put into television film in Highway Patrol.
The two are forced to flee, taking O'Shea's 22-year-old daughter Kathy along as a hostage. The area is rough and mountainous, so Dan Mathews elects to use the Highway Patrol helicopter to pursue the two felons and their hostage.
Highway Patrol stars Broderick Crawford as Dan Mathews, [1] the gruff and dedicated head of a police force in an unidentified Western state. Mathews had "no particular title — just the boss," Crawford said.
- Action / Police Crime Drama
Crawford's successful run as Dan Mathews in Highway Patrol earned him some two million dollars under his contract with ZIV, which eventually paid him in exchange for his agreement to sign for the pilot and subsequent production of a new ZIV production, King of Diamonds.
Alice (the diner waitress) alerts the Highway Patrol and Dan Mathews uses the Patrol's helicopter to follow them in the rough terrain. The two release Simpson after knocking him unconscious, but they take refuge in a remote farmhouse and terrorize its occupant, Mrs. Dean.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Monroe P. Askins
- 1958-03-03
Academy Award-winning actor Broderick Crawford starred in this syndicated cop series as Chief Dan Mathews, a gravel-voiced cop who headed up the police’s highway patrol on the sprawling freeways of an unnamed western US state.
The sixth entry for the third season of Highway Patrol, which stars Broderick Crawford as Chief Dan Mathews, was called Hostage Family Copter. Yes, it's another show that features the helicopter.
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