Fury (1955-1960)

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Narrator:at the beginning
This is the range country where the pounding hooves of untamed horses
still thunder in mountains, meadows and canyons.
Every herd has its own leader, but there is only one Fury - Fury, King of the Wild Stallions.
And here in the wild west of today, hard-riding men still battle the open range for a living -
men like Jim Newton, owner of the Broken Wheel Ranch and Pete,
his top hand, who says he cut his teeth on a branding iron.

Series Cast
Peter Graves ... Jim Newton / ... (116 episodes, 1955-1960)
Highland Dale ... Fury (49 episodes, 1955-1960)
Bobby Diamond ... Joey Newton / ... (20 episodes, 1955-1960)
William Fawcett ... Pete Wilkey / ... (15 episodes, 1955-1960)
Ann Robinson ... Helen Watkins / ... (5 episodes, 1955-1959)
Roger Mobley ... Homer 'Packy' Lambert / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1960)
and many more...

Series Directed
Ray Nazarro (13 episodes, 1955-1960)
Lesley Selander (2 episodes, 1957-1958)

Series Produced
Leon Fromkess .... executive producer (9 episodes, 1955-1959)
Ray Nazarro .... producer (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
Irving Cummings Jr. .... producer (3 episodes, 1957-1960)

Series Writing Credits
Nat Tanchuck (3 episodes, 1956-1959)
Fran Greenlin (3 episodes, 1958-1960)

Filming Locations
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Fury (retitled Brave Stallion in syndication runs) is an American Western television series
that aired on NBC from 1955–1960, starring Peter Graves as Jim Newton
( who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California),
Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son, Joey Clark Newton,
and William Fawcett as ranch hand Pete Wilkey.
Roger Mobley co-starred in the three last seasons as Homer "Packy" Lambert, a friend of Joey's.

The frequent introduction to the show depicted the beloved stallion running inside the corral
and approaching the camera as the announcer reads:
"FURY!..The story of a horse..and a boy who loves him."
Fury was the first American series produced originally by Television Programs of America
and later by the British-based company ITC Entertainment.

Like Rin Tin Tin, and Lassie, one of my boyhood favourites.
Starring Pete Graves, brother of James Arness,
this is a classic all time boyhood series.
Like many others, filmed in familiar locations.

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Horse lovers delight!, 30 April 2005
Author: bigdinosaur from Wyoming

These are for the most part really good shows. They teach values which isn't done much these days in kids' shows. Safe for anyone to watch...And interesting too. For some reason, I liked Graves in this series more than 'The Rifleman'.

The pilot episode starts off with the kid Joey (B. Diamond) getting into trouble and Jim Newton (P. Graves) taking him home to the Broken Wheel ranch. Joey then encounters Fury...and the adventures begin.

Some of my episodes show Joey as a small boy, and later ones show him older with a buddy, PeeWee, with whom he gets into many adventures. Sometimes they get involved with crooks. And sometimes it's more of a dramatic episode...like cheating at gokart races. And, of course, Fury usually takes a hand somehow...one smart horse there eh.

For some reason my kids don't care to watch these shows. Although they seemed to like Sergeant Preston (another good oldie). Maybe it's the black and white syndrome. Also, the episodes on tape are pretty bad quality and the 16mm films are full of splices. As another reviewer mentioned, I'd really like to see this series on DVD.

If you can find this series, it's definitely worth your time. If you liked stuff like Lassie, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Rin Tin Tin and the like, you should have a go at this.

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