Fury (TV series)
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Fury DVD cover
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| Also known as | ''Brave Stallion'' |
| Genre | Western |
| Written by | Robert B. Bailey Arthur Browne. Jr. Lillie Hayward Melvin Levy Richard Schayer Nat Tanchuck |
| Directed by |
Ray Nazarro Sidney Salkow Lesley Selander |
| Starring |
Peter Graves Bobby Diamond Jimmy Baird William Fawcett Roger Mobley |
| Theme music composer | Ernest Gold |
| Composer(s) |
Les Baxter Emil Newman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 116 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Leon Fromkess |
| Producer(s) | Mark Bennett Irving Cummings Ray Nazarro |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Peach |
| Editor(s) | Henry Adams |
| Running time | 30 mins. (approx) |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | October 15, 1955 – March 19, 1960 |
Fury (retitled Brave Stallion in syndicated reruns) is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1960. It stars 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 two final seasons as Homer "Packy" Lambert, a friend of Joey's.
The frequent introduction to the show depicts 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 is the first American series produced originally by Television Programs of America and later by the British-based company ITC Entertainment.
The story begins with two young boys fighting on the street. As the winner of the exchange, Joey Clark, walks away, the loser attempts to throw something at him, but the object goes through a nearby window. The store owner quickly pins the blame on Joey, who has been labeled a troublemaker from past incidents. Rancher Jim Newton witnesses the incident and follows along as Joey is taken before the judge to clear the boy's name. After learning that Joey is an orphan, Newton takes him home to his Broken Wheel Ranch and begins adoption procedures.
A typical plot involved a guest star who falls into mischief, was rebellious or disorderly, and got into trouble but is subsequently rescued by Fury. In most episodes, Fury allowed only Joey to ride him, but occasionally others were allowed the honor of mounting Fury if they had done a good deed for the horse. One of the original conceits of the show was that Fury remained a 'wild' (untamed) horse, who wouldn't allow anyone but Joey to ride him or even come near him. In several episodes people would see the calm interaction between the horse "and the boy who loved him," and assume that the horse must be broken --- but when they tried to put a saddle on him, Fury would rear up and attack them!
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