Highway Patrol S03E15 Mother's March

January 13, 1958
Season 3
Episode 15
Handyman Harve Case robs local businessman Fred Briscoe of $11,000 in donations to the "Mother's March" for the children's wing of the local hospital. The initial investigation points to beautician Mabel Wayne, a committee member who knew how the funds would be transported. When Dan Mathews travels to Mabel's Hill-Top Beauty Salon to question her, he finds that she had been assaulted by Case after she found him trying to plant some of the stolen money in her salon. Dan learns that Case had previously overheard Mabel and Lucy Briscoe talking about plans for transporting the money. Case fires at Dan and attempts to escape on a motorcycle, but he is soon hemmed in by strategically placed roadblocks. Written by Sam Spear

[@Sojourning_]

This was one of my favorite programs when I was a kid. Now I'm old man enjoying once more. it ran from 55 to 59.

[@doug3819]

Good for you I was born in 58 I remember my late father always said the highway patrol and the fbi series in the 1960s was his favorite 2 shows along with the untouchables with Robert stack. I must be like him my favorites is the shows I mentioned and dragnet.

[@carltonroyal3654]

​@@doug381915:17

[@mikedrown2721]

I was born in 1946 and I watched it also😊

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

I had a friend that lived next to school when I was a kid. Highway Patrol was on TV from noon to 12:30. We'd sneak over to his house at lunchtime and watch it.

[@gregorymcleod1347]

I really enjoy watching these old episodes Highway Patrol!

[@jaleelbarber9262]

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[@jaleelbarber9262]

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[@sarahshouse1890]

Gregory...me too!😀

[@jan22150]

You could tell by the background in some of these shots that los Angeles, in the 50th , had problems with smog and airpolution. They introduced the catalytic converter in 1975.

[@strokersteve468]

Just loved the way women dressed back then.

[@tommytruth7595]

MUCH better than today.

[@alpha-omega2362]

Tommy Truth yeah, and what they had underneath was much better too.

[@jan22150]

They were ladies then.Some even had high heels. Nowadays the women don't dress as nicely.

[@jannawalters232]

They were so feminine

[@MikeMarley-r9s]

People took pride in their clothes back then.Unlike today with saggy jeans and revealing articles of wear.Ones character was judged on the clothes one chose to go into public in.Times have changed for the worse imo

[@George50809]

This is the first I have seen this one. Thanks to the one who uploaded it.

[@ronbeyer2472]

I don't think I'd ever seen this one either, good episode.

[@johnbockelie3899]

The leather jacket, scourge of the 1950's bad guy. They all wear one.

[@sarahshouse1890]

Very good episode! Just love this show!👍👍🇺🇲

[@imgettinby]

nice clear copy, thanks

[@belmarmom]

Excellent episode. Thanks for sharing it.

[@harrytasker2727]

Has anyone noticed that the driver always seems to get in the passenger side and then slide over? Same thing when exiting cars

[@paulday6875]

Actually was on the driver's license test in many states. It was so you didn't enter or exit the car in the lane of traffic. Hard to do now with giant consoles and bucket seats.

[@conniewojahn6445]

@@paulday6875 That's what I thought. Safer that way. If I could, I'd get in the side away from traffic. One reason I like pull in parking lots with angled parking.

[@basilsmith104]

Awesome video.

[@josephfinnegan151]

News Note: Great Upload 👍 Good to see That the FULL UNEDITED EPISODE IS ALL HERE . This KTLA TV is BETTER than Me tv !!

[@wilneal8015]

I will remind viewers that advertising for Ballentine Beer & Ale were removed from the Film Years ago.

[@chrisneilson7221]

WTH? The scene with the motorcycle turning around after spotting the Highway Patrol car at 13:53 is the same as the scene at 23:10

[@danielgant2214]

I’m glad you pointed that out, I was afraid I was having one of those crazy de’ja’ vu moments,

[@alpha-omega2362]

Saving production costs. I remember chase scenes where they go around the same curve like 10 times. Shhh...you’re not supposed to notice things like that, lol.

[@martinleavitt6094]

@@alpha-omega2362 👌

[@markmalasics8413]

Plus the biker rider had no idea to put it into low gear to get away.

[@jan22150]

@@alpha-omega2362 in those days you were not supposed to see those bloopers. I remember a scene in the movie Moses, where one of the extras had a wristwatch. That was pointed out afterwards by some critics. .hahaha !

[@graymodeler]

As far as sliding across the bench seat from the right side, 20’s Ford model T’s had no driver side door. It would not be safe to enter from the traffic side. And it saved Henry Ford a couple of bucks.

[@paulday6875]

You wouldn't believe how many people comment about getting in and out of the passenger side of these episodes 😂

[@mikeforney354]

Why in the world would Art break into the beauty shop just to count the

[@conniewojahn6445]

He was going to hide it there?

[@stephenburrell6290]

You can see a microphone next to the police car @ 7:02.

[@skydiverclassc2031]

good one!

[@Beobout6]

I’m sure now days the Hill Top lady would be accused of being an accomplice, and would be spending tons of money for a lawyer to prove her innocence.

[@wandajames6234]

It's notable in this series-- and others like it-- that it's the cautious, careful woman that often is proven right, altho she is portrayed as a nagging worry-wart. The lady in the above episode calls Highway Patrol despite the guy saying "nah, it'll be alright we don't need them'-- Not to mention all the crooks who say "we'll pull just ONE more job before we leave this town"-- while the women say "no, it's too risky-- we have to get out now while the gettin' is good." She is invariably proven correct but it usually goes unnoticed. Unfortunately what DOES get noticed is when the woman stands by, shivering and helpless, surrounded by heavy, blunt instruments, while her male partner is getting the life choked out of him. Then you see comments like 'stupid woman', 'useless woman'. Strange but true : )

[@lindalawon9151]

That's what she gets going along with crooked thugs.

[@basilsmith104]

Excellent video.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Motorcycle hooligan !

[@godgunsandgoldens]

A pistol whipping in each show with no repercussions. Love these old shows regardless.

[@wb6162]

Wow, people in the 50's. Clonk them over the head and they still remember their license plate number.

[@georgeulrich4005]

It was his own car.

[@donnienicholson6062]

Bust a blonde over the head...not a hair out of place.

[@wilneal8015]

All in the Name of Combating Crime!!

[@saulchapnick1566]

And the thief was able to clonk him over the head without damaging the victim’s hat.

[@mosrite60]

Okay how many can still add using only paper and pencil? Many young people cant add using calculator. Times have changed.

[@joetussing779]

Is that a boom mic you see by the squad car's door when the officer is helping the man up?

[@markmalasics8413]

Looks like it

[@timothyortiz2222]

Blooper, how did he know he took his car? He was knocked out cold 🥶.

[@robertschaaf7192]

his car was gone :)

[@markgarin6355]

All them silver quarters.... But who has a closet with a lockable door....with lock control on outside? How often do you lock something in the closet, so it can't get out. Corresponding.....if there was a key, you would have to use it from the inside.

[@quakers200]

The closet is to lock in customers that write bad checks.

[@basilsmith104]

Great video.

[@arnulfob3454]

Wow did she call him a repair monkey? Oh man what a great show !

[@iracordem]

oh look… a $15 bill!

[@christopherwelch136]

The “girls” always know better.

[@1digitalwatcher697]

17:05 How many dont want the crook to get caught so the scene goes longer. Everybody gets knocked out on this series lol now its starting with the women but I still love the show. 21:11 My repair monkey no wounder he robbed them.

[@James_Bowie]

When you're told to turn around in HP you know what's coming.

[@paulday6875]

23:10 what a bike rider 😂. The cop had time for a sandwich and coffee before he could get it turned around 😂

[@ronhood7773]

At 20:40 he can be heard before he calls miss Wayne the an echo afterwards

[@skydiverclassc2031]

22:32 If it wasn't a through street, how did the HP car manage to get through from the other block? Wait, what? We don't get to see a preview of Sea Hunt?

[@ScottMcneil-q7d]

He should have listened to Lucy to have the highway patrol escort him with the money.

[@christopherwelch136]

He claimed the $15 later on a liquid lunch. 😂

[@rogermaes6001]

Delicious, thanks

[@nr3rful]

Notice when he was hit and fell, his hat was upside down ....when the patrol officer got there the hat meracusly turned right side up ???

[@XNY556-Apple]

The wind miraculously did it.

[@jan22150]

Aaaah, details in those days they didn't figure people would be so finicky .

[@Ducati_Dude]

Also Briscoe's body had been repositioned...

[@tomcarpenter700]

Why do people confront Criminals when they know they're gonna get knocked out or killed

[@paulackley5390]

Kiss that money goodbye! He couldn't grab that money fast enough for police headquarters! 😆

[@michaelfornell4467]

I'm glad Mable didn't have anything to do with it.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Dan gives the last $15. Panache.

[@JackGordone]

Hey, Dan's snub-nosed is either a 7 or an 8 shooter! (He may have reloaded before the last shot he fired.) Of course, there were no "7 or 8 shooters" back then, but, hey.....it's Hollywood.

[@bertgrau9246]

Jack he only shot 6 times I counted twice

[@mikeb46]

They stick the cadets in a dark closet and tell them to reload or they won't graduate.

[@jacksugden8190]

Well done Dan with the money 💰

[@michaelfornell4467]

OK how did he know he stole his car. When he was knocked put? Lol😂

[@saulchapnick1566]

How was the thief able to knock him out on the head without damaging his hat? Answer- the magic of Hollywood.

[@reneleggs]

Ever try entering your car....from the passenger side? Good Stuff!

[@kimberlyhardin8034]

You could in those cars so much room up in the front seat and floorboard.

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

They show this all the time in older movies/shows. As others have said, it was easier due to the bench seats and voluminous interiors. I don't know if this was typical behavior in general or merely done for some filming purpose.

[@XBiker58]

the good ol days

[@bertgrau9246]

Rene, I think lots of folks actually did that, get in on the passenger side and slide across. I had a 1950 Ford pick up with vinyl seat and it only had a door key lock on the passenger side. You lock the drivers door then slide to the passenger side get out and lock the door. By the way you have some very nice looking legs😁

[@donnienicholson6062]

And reaching outside to open the door.

[@James_Bowie]

$10k back then is around $100k today.

[@glennfanning3606]

Your goin down boy

[@stephentormey5361]

I remember those money bags , many of them even had the banks name plastered all over them ,. . make it easier for the crooks to identify it's a bank bag !

[@donnienicholson6062]

No Dan,haven't seen a punk wearing a leather jacket,khaki pants,black baseball cap and driving the guy's stolen car.He had a rag over his face.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Did this guy ride with the mongols?

[@klumog1]

Too many broken hair dreyers and water pipes drove him to a life of crime!

[@blueticecho5690]

Big Dan was pulling in about 2500 per episode Wow he shells out 15 bucks..

[@sthompson4049]

bought a '57 buick riveria special 4 door hardtop for 100.bucks in '73 a tank,yeah maybe I paid to much,but didyou own one

[@George50809]

I doubt if one hundred was too much, if it still ran.

[@kimberlyhardin8034]

No it wasn't to much. My dad paid 500.00 for a 65 comet in 75'.

[@bertgrau9246]

I traded a 1960 Dodge for a 1956 Buick Special and $50 . I sold it a few weeks later for $125 Not sure if that was a good deal or not the dodge was worth about $50 too. I miss those days when you could buy a car 10-15 years old cheap

[@sthompson4049]

@@bertgrau9246 the 70's were a great time to buy those great cars from the 50's thru the early 60's Edsel,Mopars, Ford,GM's,Mecury,Packard, Studebaker,Kaiser,Frazier, Nash, Hudson,Rambler.

[@leoseries]

Is it because of rules covering unauthorised advertising but it does seem strange that the make and model of the car is never named but the cars often have their make prominently displayed on the front.

[@55102]

don't change channel, our next show Sea Hunt

[@axiomist1076]

And then, My Favorite Martian and Tombstone Territory !!!

[@jerryw6699]

Dan was a bit tipsey in this one.

[@George50809]

I doubt it.

[@chancebelcher7163]

wow... you were there at the filming of this episode? tell us more

[@jerryw6699]

@@chancebelcher7163 No, I just happen to conscious and aware. Not that you would notice.

[@chancebelcher7163]

@@jerryw6699 sorry to get snarky. i shouldn't have done that. crawford's history with alcohol is well known. at least for me it means nothing to my enjoyment of the show. for some reason people seem compelled to make comments about it on every highway patrol episode as if it's new secret knowledge. i should've ignored your contribution.

[@Ducati_Dude]

Didn't notice that he was tipsy ...

[@jeffreymliss]

Dan dropped in a $5 and took out a $20

[@SOffenbach]

This episode should be on "Worlds Dumbest Criminals".

[@johnnorth1961]

All the episodes should be on it

[@fingerprint5511]

$10,000 in 1956 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $110,602.94 today, an increase of $100,602.94 over 67 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.65% per year between 1956 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 1,006.03%.

[@coloradostrong]

Usury, courtesy of the _small hats._

[@carlyleporter5388]

What reason did the thug have to go to that beauty shop? One of the poorer written plots of the series.

[@Buisness1]

I really didn't enjoy this particular episode. Too predicted. The handyman was the most clumsy, the loudest B& E and just plain stupid moves he made to get away.

[@jaminova_1969]

He couldn't go off road and get away? Dumb crook!

[@mikeb46]

Are all criminals stupid or are only stupid people criminals?

[@death2pc]

A Lone Ranger Fan Club member gone bad........................

[@michaelrutledge7048]

@3:24 Did he add all that up on his iPhone calculator??

[@markmalasics8413]

People back then didn't need iPhone calculators to do simple math, unlike people today that can't even give correct change from a 75 cent sale against a dollar without an iPhone.

[@IvonildoAlves-u1v]

Porque nesses Filmes o Bandido e tratado com Extremo Respeito e Carinho de Mãe Quando deviam ser Esfolados Vivos.Nao estou gostando!

[@jefjef947comarmstrong5]

Leave it. 2. Beaver

[@gerrylk9]

Some of these shows are totally unrealistic

[@muffs55mercury61]

Thieves were just as common back then as they are now. Just not as many of them.

[@wilneal8015]

These days we have Gangstas and Rap/Hip-Hop Stars. Not really an improvement!!

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Holy smokes! $15 is Crawford's drinking money!

[@johnbockelie3899]

If that smug guy would have just listened to that woman , she had intuition. This wouldn't have happened.

[@8176morgan]

Its possible that I've seen a worse episode of Highway Patrol, but if so I sure can't think of one, because this particular episode was really, really, lousy. I give it no stars! In actual life that crook would have gotten away scott free, but in order to prevent that they had to contrive a very stupid plot in order that he could get caught. They could have done a lot better job.

[@8176morgan]

Yes, that's true. There are about a half a dozen HWP episodes that are not currently shown on KZbin. Would love to see them all as overall it' was such a good series.

[@bertgrau9246]

That's not quite correct, the criminal went to the beauty shop to frame that lady, he hid the brief case so if the cop's went there they would think she had something to do with the robbery . Smart he just got caught

[@jan22150]

It was not a good day for the script writers They were lazy and came up with a cockamany story like that..

[@jan22150]

@@bertgrau9246 so what did he get out of it. If the money was found at the ladies place he would have lost it too. She would have been in jail but no money for him either. I think he broke into the place to hide the money and picked it up later, remember he was the repairman in the shop. He did not know that Dan distrusted the lady of the shop and would pay her visit.

[@James_Bowie]

13:50 and 23:08 ... same scene!

[@reneleggs]

Tough times for Motorcycles in those days!

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

1957 Harley Hummer 125 cc two stroke

[@U2BER2012]

holoholo haole no ka oi That's what I was trying to figure out, thanks.

[@wilneal8015]

Hey now... Its a Harley, the guy couldn't even drive it right!

[@chancebelcher7163]

i always love the cars. the honey of a dispatcher is a bonus. and the rare 2 stroke hd hummer is a super bonus

[@jaminova_1969]

And a couple of MILF's from the Women's club!

[@georgeulrich4005]

@@XNY556-Apple Linné Ahlstrand was the July 1958 Playboy playmate. She died of cancer at the age of 30.

[@donnienicholson6062]

Only Hummer made that didn't have a broke handlebar in the right side curve.Or is it a Super 10???

[@tommytruth7595]

@@georgeulrich4005 Wow, I bet she was the only Highway Patrol dispatcher who ever posed for Playboy.

[@Ducati_Dude]

​@@georgeulrich400536 y/o...

[@oldschooltv5981]

the hair dresser was a hottie

[@jaminova_1969]

As was the dispatcher.

[@oldschooltv5981]

@@jaminova_1969 true

[@jan22150]

What was it real name anyway?

[@kimberlyhardin8034]

Lol "just because i was climbing in the window is no reason to call the cops". Man thats something else just imagine saying that in today's world? If you could even be alive to say it. You would probably be shot before you could even think of talking. So funny and kinda mind blowin.

[@jaminova_1969]

B&E Breaking and Entering! Add kidnapping to the charges!

[@donnienicholson6062]

Since a woman cop murdered a guy in his own living room and claimed she walked in the WRONG DOOR A FLOOR ABOVE HER'S why imagine???

[@bertgrau9246]

Kimberly, blm does worst than that today and get away with it, so it's not that far fetched an idea.

[@larrypaul7448]

​@@bertgrau9246🎉 noq😢

[@axiomist1076]

Let's see, Im being chased by a cop in an 8 cylinder cruiser. Think I'll out run him in my trusty 250 cc. put put.

[@thatsmrharley2u2]

Even better, it's a 125

[@michaelrutledge7048]

Uh... more like a 90cc, maybe even be a 50. I used to have a Honda 50 back in the mid 60s.

[@charleswells5266]

Run from the Law and you're going to get caught, motorcycles and all.

[@johnbockelie3899]

So, the highway patrol chipped in 15 bucks ?.

[@jamesyates1432]

I don't know what size, but it smoked like a mother Fu... well you know

[@bigron26048]

I think this was a time when cars were faster than motorcycles. Now motorcycles are much faster than cars.

[@Catquick1957]

Nice to see the charity bucks got back to the rightful owners.

[@patrickryan1515]

And with a $15.00 donation from the highway Patrol.

[@Dave31452]

@@patrickryan1515 ... Back then $15 would have bought a full tank of gas with enough left over for some 15 cent McDonald's hamburgers....

[@sarahshouse1890]

@@Dave31452 so true!😀👍🇺🇲

[@conniewojahn6445]

Not so fast. Has to be evidence in the robbery trial. Speedy trial might get the money back to the charity collectors and to the children's hospital. In those days, trials weren't put off like now because of the overload of criminals on courts.

[@mistervacation23]

All dames are alike. They reach down your throat, so they can grab your heart and pull it out, they throw it on the floor and they step on it with their high heels.

[@johnl.sillasen1780]

Yep, them ol' highway patrol six guns carried assault cylinders with 8 shots.

[@jaminova_1969]

CA was still Open Carry and abiding by the Constitutional 2nd Amendment! Fred should have been carrying!

[@lesterhall5145]

How did she count all that money? Oh yeah he still had the change.

[@conniewojahn6445]

In his pocket, or did he put it into the bag?

[@kimberlyhardin8034]

That's a nice car that was stolen. They don't make'em like that anymore.

[@davidmahan4000]

No words of wisdom from Broderick Crawford at the end of this episode!

[@paulday6875]

He was running late for happy hour 🤪

[@asullivan4047]

That's a first-!!!😳.

[@studebaker58]

Nice to see Hyacinth Bouquet was a member of the womens union..

[@wilneal8015]

Dang... That Bucket Woman!!

[@jamesyates1432]

Yes, and the ladies were kindly asked to remove their shoes as the parquet floors had just been refinished..... To everybody not understanding this banter, it is from an absolutely hilarious British TV show from the 1990s called "Keeping Up Appearances". It is really funny!!!!!!

[@paulday6875]

Richard, please answer my white slim line phone with last number redial, and don't brush against my expensive wallpaper! It's exactly like the drawing room of sangriam house! 😂

[@mcfrdmn]

Excellent vintage episode !

[@donnienicholson6062]

Everything from 1959 is "vintage".

[@raymichael7078]

At 20:43 Dan talks and his echo can be heard because it was shot in a large studio.

[@jaminova_1969]

What kind of bonehead carry's around 10 grand in cash and doesn't carry a gun or have a bodyguard?

[@markmalasics8413]

You forgot one item; 60 years ago.

[@tomcarpenter700]

@@markmalasics8413 Yeah it was a 100000 Then,

[@jan22150]

People were more trustworthy then. Good old days ! Now everybody is trying to scam, cheat or just plain steal from one an other.

[@elizabethcraig5825]

The highway patrol gives escorts to the bank?.? Lol

[@WalterDurling]

So the perp twice drives his bike to within 30 feet of a cruiser - it's the same footage. Neither time does the trooper give chase! Hokey, but fun to watch.

[@robrepublic1]

20:00 what kind of closet locks from the outside. 🤔

[@Ducati_Dude]

Why a lock at all... ???

[@Harlowerayne]

Many closets in old houses locked from the outside.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Realistically portrayed citizens/criminals/law enforcement officials. Roll over & play dead criminals. No gory scenes-!!!😉 Remember Clint Eastwood played a biker passing thru a small town. Amazing how many special guest stars. From those ( TV ) series went on to established phenomenal acting careers-!!!😉. Remember Broderick in movies of that era.

[@larryb8022]

He can’t ride it very well, plus not many CC

[@mikesrestoration]

That cash in 2020 would be $ 98,000

[@wilneal8015]

An even 100,000 $$$ in 2023❤️🤍

[@chuckpeterson4141]

I think the bike was a Harley Davidson small bike sold in the 50s. Made by an Italian company, imported by Harley.

[@ernestodelaserna9494]

The woman counting the money at 1:54 was the Highway Patrol dispatcher in the previous episode.

[@lindastewart1638]

Please put highwaypatrolon metv and antennatvandtubitvitsfreelinda

[@vincekerrigan8300]

Funny what thick skulls people had in the 50s - they get a blow on thead with gun, solid metal, which would put the average person in hospital for at least a day, and within a couple of minutes they have completely recovered. Amazing!

[@James_Bowie]

Hooray for Hollywood.

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

What? No Sea Hunt?

[@kennethlindsey8357]

The question about sliding over from the passenger side. There are two possible answers #1 in some states that was done for safety reasons. #2 While filming a scene, it made it easier to shoot it

[@UQRXD]

Can't do that in my car.

[@U2BER2012]

10k is like 60k in 2019.

[@johnl.sillasen1780]

New car in early fifties ran $3000; same car today $30K. Gas then 25 cents; today 20 x that much once in a while.

[@tommytruth7595]

More than that, D Monty.