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HIGHWAY PATROL
Highway Patrol is a syndicated action crime drama series that aired from 1955-1959. The series was syndicated by Ziv TV.
It starred Broderick Crawford as Chief Dan Matthews, the gruff and dedicated commander of a police force in a large, unidentified Western state.
A signature shot of the series was fedora-wearing Matthews barking "10-4!" and other rapid-fire dialogue into a radio-microphone as he leaned against the door of his patrol car (call sign ID# "2150").
There were no other regular cast members but William Boyett, later behind the badge again as Sgt. MacDonald in Adam-12, made numerous appearances as Sgt. Ken Williams and Officer Johnson.
I have read that Broderick Crawford sometimes had a partiality to "the mens", whether or not that was true, who really knows? Anyway, I think it is more than just coincidence that Highway Patrol was replete with gorgeous male actors playing both the good and bad guys--Broderick Crawford himself, however, seemed rather "stout" and rather plain looking.
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