Highway Patrol 124 in The Sniper

[@cadburybunny8359]

I recently read an interview about Broderick Crawford (from 1957). This a quote from Vernon Clark (the producer of Highway Patrol) about Crawford: "Tough guy? You ought to see him work with kids. He's the essence of gentleness. Why, he'll even suggest bits of business they can do, and throw scenes their way." "But Brod's tough in another way - as a professional actor. I've watched him do 15 shows in a row, one every two days, without missing a beat. In our business that takes the strength of an ox." "And another thing: Brod won't use any stunt men. Last year, for one episode, Brod jumped off a bulldozer into a seven-foot ditch and wrenched his back. He had to wear a brace for four months."

[@johanneslundie]

I can sense, from watching HIGHWAY PAtroL, that Broderick Crawford can play the toughest of the tough, but in reality is a refined, humane guy. It simply "comes" though. Three cheers to one of the greats !!

[@sridharanv.k.881]

Super comments about a great actor

[@eddieb7054]

Thanks for saying positive things about a very fine actor. Too many viewers make inane comments about his alcoholism. He shouldn't have been allowed to drive, but he was a talented actor.

[@roysterfutrell8889]

He had great parts in a number of good movies too. He could play a bad guy or good guy equally well.

[@jamiebone6886]

He does look very genuine with kids.

[@dewittkandle5674]

I'm 70 years old back in the '60s my dad and I both watched Highway Patrol that was one of the best shows on television.

[@stevek8829]

It was only on reruns in the sixties. Are you sure you're not a zoomer?

[@gregmoore66]

Boomer says what?

[@CerdicNelson]

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[@jamesparks2242]

Found these this morning, now I can't stop watching. Brings back so many memories from my childhood. And the cars really put lead in my pencil. Love the cars, 56 Buick post cars are SO rare. Has anyone noticed they used Specials and Centuries? The Special had 3 portholes, Century 4. The. Century also had the 4bbl. high compression Roadmaster engine. This episode used a Special with the 3 piece back window. I had a 55 Century, also a 57 Super. The Super had a few interchangeable parts with a Coupe deville. Any post car from that era is rare. 57 merc too. I had a 57 Montclair with a built Lincoln 368 engine. Man, to have those days back.

[@carlc5748]

A man I know has his 1956 Century that he bought recently, it's a fine looking car (a very stylish "tank').

[@adotintheshark4848]

Mathews' car is a '57 Special

[@karenhill3970]

How Interesting.......yes the cars are awesome ! .......I have my precious Aunt's 85' Oldsmobile Cutlass. it is in a reputable (🙏🙏) mechanic shop 2 yrs now getting things fixed ...fingers crossed I can get it back He workd on Buddy Holly's Cadillac also !) As $$ allows ....😞🙏......+ Covid sl o w e d things quite a bit ...he couldn't find parts very quickly ......least inside building locked up & outta element s

[@Scott-ly2nk]

​@@adotintheshark4848 a nail head buick

[@conniewojahn6445]

You might want to have those days back because of the cars, but the world can't afford to have cars like that. They're big, noisy, polluting gas guzzlers which have no place in a world where there are more cars than people. Sure, I like them, too, but think about the problems they've caused - the start of environmental disaster due to their pollution - which is exasperated by the number of cars past and present.

[@gwareddthomas6070]

Broderick Crawford won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Hughy Long in "All the Kings Men". Great movie and great acting by Crawford.

[@JohnPMitten]

The Mob is another good movie. Crawford plays a detective.

[@deloreslandeis1008]

That was an incredible movie. He was very believable

[@gino423]

Excellant movie

[@lord1557]

1949 Academy Award for "all the King's Men" and also "The Third Man" came out. Jospeh Cottons' finest role, and of course Orson Wells. Golden year for Hollywood. Crawford also received a Tony for his Broadway performance in "Of mice and men." He was really pissed when he did not get cast for the movie.

[@NorbertoFontanez]

"Do me a favor, DON'T MISS"

[@carlc5748]

Great series that I enjoyed as a kid, and I enjoy even more as an adult. I grew up in Los Angeles, and now I still recognize many of the filming locations. If you lookup the "Newhall incident from April 5, 1970", four California Highway Patrolmen lost their lives. The incident occurred just across the road from where the new amusement park, Magic Mountain was under construction at the time. My uncle named the park, and was the President of it when it opened in 1971. The very day before the Newhall incident, my uncle gave me a hard-hat tour of the park under construction. I was 12 years old. My mom and I ate breakfast at the restaurant, across from the Chevron filling station where the Newhall incident occurred, less than 24 hours later, so it is etched in my mind. As I type this, on my wall, over the computer, I have my uncle's large poster that he had in his office of Magic Mountain, of Magic Mountain. I also have his original hard-hat that he wore, as he supervised the park, as it was under construction. it is no wonder that I have a special respect for the California Highway Patrolmen, and for this series, in their depiction, so well, of the many perilous types of situations that they face.

[@adotintheshark4848]

Yeah the California Highway Patrol was "immortalized" when "CHIPS" came out. When TV jumped the shark.

[@karenhill3970]

Sir, this was so very interesting about your Uncle ....!! I've heard of Magic Mountain " regards from Texas ......so sorry to hear about the Patrolmen....the incident.... I too really enjoy HP w Brod Crawford ...I don't really remember it ..or maybe reruns ...!/)! I the back of my mind .....but have enjoyed watching few yrs now on YTUBE ...it has brought so many shows. Back I DO REMEMBER OR that my Mom &/00r Grandparents watched .....us kids too runningn & out out of house ..caught glimpses ....🤎🇨🇱🥰

[@carlc5748]

@@karenhill3970 My uncle and my mom were both from Amarillo, Texas!

[@jimmymac9843]

Looked it up. That is some story.

[@thebiffer100]

Chunky fifties cars!!! Buick Centuries bouncing and rolling all over the roads with those old springs and shocks especially with Chief Mathews getting in and out.

[@tonymanzi3358]

Love this series,Broderick Crawford, great actor!! Love them old police vehicles!! These were the best shows!!

[@lizevans4010]

I love these old shows,I binges watch these all the time. It's refreshing to not have to watch all the casual sex like today.

[@EJubett]

"He's not armed, this is a foot race..." Playing right into Broderick Crawford's strength as a sprinter.

[@leoseries]

Jest not. He was probably Olympic class over a hundred yards! Once he got moving, that is.

[@markr.devereux3385]

Absolutely and the 10000 meters was another of his strengths

[@conniewojahn6445]

Maybe he'd buy a pair of those super-duper shoes from the General Store and was all ready to run?

[@Classicrocker6119]

This was a good episode. I really enjoy watching this show.

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

I've watched about 50+ shows now and I just have one question: If Chief Mathews is always out solving crimes, why the devil does he always seem to be in the office when the phone rings??? Seriously, though, this is great stuff!

[@splash5150izy]

^^^@bigfatmouth .. Umn Hello? Dan is a Police officer and telephones ring around the clock at a police station, and Yo Point being? Ha!!! :P] .v ..

[@mdnealy4097]

@@splash5150izy , no he is the Chief of Police. He should have a detective or two to send out for investigations They didn't care much about details back in this era.

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

@@splash5150izy Oh for goodness' sake, I'm just having a bit of fun. I found HP on KZbin a few months ago and have had a blast watching the episodes. Fine women. Fine cars. Guns blazing. Dead baddies. Who can ask for anything more?

[@splash5150izy]

^^^@bigfatmouth .. Oh ok I was gettin' a bit too carried away, you are right Dan is the Police Chief and he should have a Team of Detective's, but it make's the Show more interesting with Dan doing most of the Work, after all he is the Main Character, and HP is a Great Show for it's time, I'd never heard of the Show until about 2month's ago, I don't know how I missed it when I was a kid Ha!!! :D] .v ..

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

@@splash5150izy It's all good!

[@ManInTheBigHat]

"Tell miss Cooper to wait where she is. I want to talk to her." Right! Wait out there with the sniper! I love it!

[@douglasharvey8331]

I was thinking the same thing

[@conniewojahn6445]

Matthew's experience with the sniper was that the sniper left the area before the police got there, so he thought she'd be safe.

[@jimmydesanta1363]

this was a phenomenal episode, just phenomenal

[@rahkinrah1963]

So exciting.

[@adotintheshark4848]

I like to watch it just for the cars! Every make from the Big Three was represented!

[@YaqoubHussain-vw9hw]

So do I - l love old cars - * From Kuwait

[@ghmaguire7557]

Great TV series. I really enjoy. Broderick always wore a suit. It must have been really lightweight. Speaking from Ireland, I feel warm watching the show, lol

[@lonniecavenee6201]

I was just thinking about this show the other day. I loved it as a kid. Thanks!

[@matthewtardiff198]

"Do me a favor, dont miss" lol. Matthews sure is a funny guy!

[@roncoburn7771]

thats a great old show

[@jan22150]

I miss the old phone boots al over the place.

[@jan22150]

Do me a favor: don't miss

[@christiansanden8005]

Right, cool times

[@peterpiper831]

Phone boots ? That's Get Smart.

[@klumog1]

I saw a truck full of wigs turn over in an area like that sniper was hiding. It took hours to comb the area!

[@adotintheshark4848]

funny (but keep your day job)😆

[@challanger275]

I know I love those squad cars with the spotlights on on the fender and sorry on the front fenders

[@JamesArkansas2386]

Dan in a foot race, now that was funny.

[@roysterfutrell8889]

I love Broderick Crawford the actor, but I have to admit that guy he was chasing could hoof it pretty good. If he had just kept running he probably would have left Dan in the dust.

[@Allsportdriver]

Good thing it was only a 20 yard dash.

[@Scott-ly2nk]

Running overweight and drunk is not smart

[@jonnychingas5757]

@@Scott-ly2nk And he didn't even get winded WOW

[@tastymouse]

Good show! Takes me back. Thanks

[@gregnash7918]

The cars. The law . The world we will never know. Good days great times. A better world. G

[@gregmoore66]

I guess you're one of those Make America Racist Again "people."

[@gregmoore66]

Yeah it was a better world back then, if you're a racist who likes cars that break down all the time and have no seat belts.

[@skydiverclassc2031]

"Remember, it's not what you shoot, but how you shoot. This is Broderick Crawford."

[@williamasbury2700]

Nothing to say about the actor who played the game, I am a big fan of Broderick Crawford, even now, even now. Sincerely William craig Asbury

[@lannyqualls9428]

At 1:46, you discover someone's shooting at your car so you turn and face the direction the shots are coming from for FIVE seconds. Network TV has always paid such "great attention to detail"!

[@geraldfrieberg7921]

Comedy of the best quality ! Keep 'em comin' ! Hilarious series !

[@edselguru]

That same Ford convertible is in episode #136 "Hit And Run 2." Same license plate.

[@lucky5853]

At the beginning the cop never wrote anything but still gave to Broderick Crawford and told him "that's your location" 🤔

[@frankwallace5934]

The book Highway Patrol then and now by author Jerry L Schneider is very helpful with location information

[@roysterfutrell8889]

Thanks. I like that kind of info very much.

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

@3:49 remember the good old days when you could "hat tip" a lady without it being misogynistic?

[@splash5150izy]

^^^@hololol .. misogynistic well I never, I learn something everyday Ha!!! :P] .v ..

[@certoglenn4840]

Pray tell why Crawford took the foot race instead of sending the younger officer?

[@marcuscarroll6853]

Yea I always carry plaster and water in the back seat of my car

[@fighterjock2]

24:17 Early 1950's Police stance, ready for action!!

[@jerrypuckett6733]

I’m 62. So I’m to young to remember this. But I’m now hooked. With that said. This is the most violent show ever. Someone is always getting shot at. And HIT. damn.

[@coolmoncur]

So someone shots a gun at you and your reaction is to stop in the open and get out of the car to look at it. Seriously?

[@johnbockelie3899]

That was a no nonsense lady. She got shot at, stopped the car, got out and checked for bullet holes. Then later called the Highway Patrol. Any one else would have sped off scared.

[@cornucopiaofcool2144]

TIK TOK TV of it's day. Quick, brusque, hard-boiled. Attention span went from thirty minutes to thirty seconds.

[@Vinnie101a]

“Oh by the way, you qualified with that pistol of yours this month”. 25:01. ;))

[@wb6162]

A couple of great, wise lines from this episode- When responding to "everyone around here knows how to use a gun" "No, they know how to aim and pull a trigger, there's a difference" And then "you wouldn't believe how many middle aged juvenile delinquents there are around"

[@paulyurik8970]

Hoser does not know when to use it!! Lrsr

[@georgemoore7186]

Wisdom comes with age....but age doesn't always come with wisdom

[@jerrypuckett6733]

I’m putting that on a shirt.

[@rogermaes6001]

I love it ! I love it ! I love it ! Thanks.

[@rosewhite---]

General Store looks to be up a holler in the Appalachans... just needs th banjo player.

[@rodfast8196]

That's one sweet Buick cop car .

[@Scott-ly2nk]

During that lock down shit i watched the hell out of naked city same on location shit with killer classic cars also

[@NorbertoFontanez]

When I'm ALL growed up I wants to be like Dan Mathews !!!

[@ScoutSniper3124]

You know you can get in a lot of trouble gun decking the monthly pistol qualification forms.

[@stevecharman8420]

In those days they only allowed about 4 minutes of ads for a half hour slot. With the number of ads these days the show would go for 45 minutes at least.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*Why didn't 'Dan' see the trajectory of the .22 when he looked at the hood the first time?* *No 'side'grooving' means the bullet 'hit flat from in front which means the shot could not come from a side-angle far off the roadway* ____________ *The other cop saw it right away!* ( *I shot a LOT of abandoned wrecks in the desert in Nevada and .22's leave distinctive 'skid-marks in paint and metal...you can 'sight' along a crease and see the exact angle the bullet came from* )

[@tralfazy]

"He's really got us out-classed when it comes to weapons".. sniper has a 22 hahaha

[@bobbates7343]

There was someone in the place I live that would take shots at trucks. The person did it from various overpasses I do not recall if they ever caught the person or not

[@alparker8661]

Haven't seen tipping you hat in a long time.

[@mountainmantararua8824]

I'm puzzled, how would he know that all the shell casings were the same ? he didn't go and look for the most recent one. The man shot in the truck was left there , the boss drove off and told the other cop to go back . ????

[@Charlotte-wp9rf]

Even criminals wore suits, women dressed well. Oh how things have changed!

[@challanger275]

Beautiful big cars does convertibles I like aircraft carriers

[@wb6162]

This episode points out how much we have lost as a people in America. I remember when local business people extended credit for goods and services based on a person's character and reputation. I was just a teenager but I remember making payments to the mechanic who kept my car on the road when I was in high school. The world bankers have robbed us of so much.

[@TRUECRISTIANJESUS]

wb6162 racist

[@yosemite735]

@@TRUECRISTIANJESUS Yawn, racist big deal.

[@manp1039]

"oh by the way, you qualified with that pistol of yours this month"

[@coloradostrong]

No push pins, no maps and no roadblocks this time.

[@TheNextGoogification]

Funny that I find myself watching this series, out of all the things on KZbin! Does anybody know, if they know, if anybody else knows, that they know of any other good series to watch? I like The Untouchables as well. Thanks in advance.

[@JohnPMitten]

Racquet Squad and Man Behind the Camera.

[@arieswaters]

Tombstone territory with Pat Conway is super good. And the Restless gun is pretty good and Daniel Boone

[@big566bunny]

Route 66, The Fugitive. You can see really a lot of Americana that way.

[@lilajagears8317]

Dragnet, both the original 1950s series and the 1967--70 version.

[@redriveral2764]

I wish this one had closed captioning so I could enjoy it.

[@othergary]

I never realized that your foot hits the brake when a bullet hits your head.

[@fighterjock2]

15:15 Plaster kits commonly kept in the back seat area's of most patrol cars then???

[@certoglenn4840]

If the script calls for one.

[@toma5153]

I like that Buick. Crawford can get into it while wearing his fedora.

[@panheadcraig]

This was filmed at the Hollywood reservoir.

[@Zebra_3]

Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir.

[@glynchivers9519]

What sort of rank was Dan Mathews?, he seems to be in charge of everyone.

[@edbrake2723]

Gotta' love ol' Broderick, for he has been shot at more times than Clint Eastwood and James Stewart combined.

[@garytanger965]

Hwy Patrol 1955-1959 .. Miranda Rights would not be enacted until 1966.

[@rafaelhoa4000]

When there were phone booths on the roads.

[@williamclark1091]

“Do me a favor, don’t miss”

[@jefferyk.spellerberg176]

I like how back in the 60's all the evil guys dressed like either a clean cut leather boy at a gay club or a ice cream salesman.

[@royrice8021]

Inspirational film for Lee Harvey Oswald……..😳😬. 👍

[@t.l.sievers3368]

"He's probably not armed. This will be a foot race." And we are supposed to believe Matthews will win it? 🙂🙂🙂😅🤣😂

[@crankychris2]

Old 502 was probably runnung down to Sunset Liquors for a bottle for the afternoon'.

[@clementevaldez1271]

Awesome Ford pickup truck.... wish I had one right now....i would keep it bone stock

[@kickit59]

Bad Guy plugged dead center! All's well that ends well!

[@Johnnycdrums]

I'd be pissed too, if somebody shot and hit my 57' Ford convertible.

[@harveymushman2219]

Miss Cooper ? That was June Cleaver....What a trooper she was Miss Copper car gets shot she stops to make an easy target...goes back with the cops...no problem...lol..built tough in those days....like the cars

[@jandasalovich6469]

This is a well written and acted show.

[@annaweathers4614]

Love that nice screened in porch on the farm house. So, the sniper shoots hid own car to take suspicion off of himself. Aren't farm houses supposed to be much father apart that Persell and his neighbor who is framing him? Matthews did a quick back peddle when the sniper shot around the bush at him.

[@coyleatkinson]

this was before you have the right to remain silent..........

[@AyeCarumba221]

Jim seems to have some pretty poor social skills. He really could have swung some kind of deal with Mr Larkin at the store, but he decided to have a tantrum instead. Got nothing.

[@4EyedAnimation]

The show shoulda been called Back Dirt Road Patrol

[@concerned1313]

I think part of this was filmed in Franklin Canyon...

[@Scott-ly2nk]

That rifle took dan for a loop

[@sockerfield]

in what year was this movie shoot? anybody knows?

[@DMBall]

"Cut to the chase." I don't think any other police show ever worked faster.

[@joestihl2234]

i thought it was on fast forward but thats how fast he talks,just get the job done?

[@leonrigdon2788]

"Use both hands". Yeah, now that's an idea!

[@nealwhite9636]

Early Weaver stance!

[@mikedrown2721]

I was born in 1946😊

[@patriley9449]

What a time. I was a kid then. The cops carried revolvers and dressed in very different uniforms. Now they all dress more like the military with bullet-proof vests, body cams, personal radios, mace, tasers and more. What has this country come to ?

[@chrismc410]

Well there are criminals who get so high that they're barely there, enhanced adrenaline and less sensitive to pain thereby doing a lot of damage. Ordinary handguns, much less most centerfire rifles that can easily penetrate vests with rounds not designed to be armor-piercing but does. Here's three I can name off hand: .38 Super +P, 5.7x28mm, and 7.63 Mauser and it's even hotter twin and one of the old standbys of the former Soviet Union: 7.63 Mauser/ 7.62 Tokarev. Police being malefacters too, the body cameras

[@ohwhatelse]

crawford was in quite a number pf films with glenn ford so i'd suppose they were pretty good friends. wonder what actors got paid back then. certainly nothing comparable to now days. just like recording artists. they did not make much at all back in the 50s, 60s.... and no fancy buses. they traveled great distances (& slept along side the road) in a car!

[@e.d.b.4697]

At 23:25, Matthews "this is a foot race" - Wow, I'm scared; who could out run him? lmao!

[@fighterjock2]

Dan Mathew's lettered in track and field in high school and also collegent track star in 40 yard dash!!

[@reynaldoflores4522]

@@fighterjock2 Yes. Thirty years and fifty pounds ago.

[@WilliamSmith-lp3dv]

I don't like how Fred tried to frame percell

[@jimervin387]

Dan says it isn't what you drive but how you drive that counts. Maybe that would be his answer if I was to ask him how come he drove so many different makes of police cars? Buick, Mercury, Dodge, Oldsmobile, Ford, he drove them all.

[@JamesArkansas2386]

I have read, that those were real police cars they used for the show, they were just borrowed for the show.

[@certoglenn4840]

@@JamesArkansas2386 No sir, those were loaners, rented cars. There were no roof-top rotating "bubble-gum machines," no fender mounted Federal sirens. If there were any of the cars with cowl mounted areals, I haven't noticed it. Now that I'm thinking about it, what about hubcaps? Those door covering banners, displaying a shield, are too plain and diverse for reality. The very same placard is on the "choppers," whirlybird helicopters. I expect I'm forgetting a thing or two. Jerry L Schneider, author of a book on locations seen in this series, says CHP only helped during the first season. I've not looked into it, but I'm thinking California, like any other state, pretty much stuck with one brand of cars. Many used Fords with long stroke V-8 engine blocks for high-speed chases. Chevys had short stroke engines, great for off the line bursts. In those days Chrysler products, Dodge, Plymouth, were somewhere in between. Some of the other old boys watching this may be able to say more or even correct me if needed.

[@JohnPMitten]

@@JamesArkansas2386 First season only. And, they were Buick Century's.

[@mikeshaddy9788]

California is a sad place today, but CHP was always willing to experiment with different brands. I’ve read that they talked Buick into building a batch of Centuries (Roadmaster engine in a Special body)

[@jackgilley7425]

Neat times. Citizens seemed unfamiliar with the Bill of Rights. Come to think of it, neither did the cops.

[@davemitchell7270]

I own that same .22 pump

[@jimmedley203]

Love Broderick's line..."Do me a favor...don't miss"! 😆

[@roadwarrior6810]

At 23:24 when Carter was running away he should have went "WOOB! WOOB! WOOB! WOOB! WOOB!" like Curly from the 3 Stooges.

[@fighterjock2]

Should have cropdusted the whole way to slow the pursuit!!

[@peterpiper831]

Nyuck ! Nyuck! Nyuck!

[@Scott-ly2nk]

It sounded like that ol buick labored to start

[@Scott-ly2nk]

Maybe dan needed to bump the distributor a little

[@jimmason1072]

All those farmers...with paved driveways...and no clear land around....

[@rosewhite---]

microphones pick up every litle noise.

[@Allsportdriver]

The "Lab Boys" sure work hard at CHIPS.