Highway 13 (1948) 720p

Crime | Drama | Action | USA | B&W | 59min Cast: Robert Lowery, Pamela Blake, Clem Bevans, Lyle Talbot, Michael Whalen, Maris Wrixon It's murder on wheels when a trucking company loses several vehicles in a series of mysterious crashes! Hank Wilson is a truck driver for a a big transportation company which is in financial straits. He is in love with Doris Lacy, a waitress at the truck-stop where the company has its truck fleet serviced. Frequent accidents near the place leads the company to hire a private detective to investigate, and after he is murdered, Hank is arrested as a suspect. The insurance company that covers the fleet has him released and he is sent back to work with instructions to investigate the accidents on his own. One of several economy films churned out by producer Robert L. Lippert, this crime drama features a breathless pace, snappy dialogue and enough twists at the end to make for a very entertaining hour. Filmed in three days.