This is Ep 2 of Highway Patrol. It first aired October 10, 1955. I really enjoyed the creative camera work in this one.
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| It looks like a split-screen shot. The crooks are contacting the banker from whom they have stolen a computer valued at $100K. The guy on the left is leaning on the door of the phone booth while the mastermind makes the call. |
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| Close-ups continue, even of minor characters. Note the clipboard on the seat. Note, too, his seven-pointed star. |
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| The second half of the show featured Dan Mathews in a helicopter, tracking the crooks. |
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| The crooks hijacked a guy's car inside the Mount Hollywood Drive tunnel. |
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| I am always amused at how close they have actors sit in this type of shot. The crooks stole a guy's convertible inside the tunnel but they cannot elude the helicopter. |
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| And for me, it's always about the cars. I think this was a Hudson. |
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| Look at the chrome! |