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Four Feather Falls is a British television programme, the third puppet TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television. It was based on an idea by Barry Gray, who also wrote the show's music. The series was the first to use an early version of Anderson's Supermarionation puppetry. Thirty-nine 13-minute episodes were produced, broadcast by Granada from February until November 1960. The setting is the late 19th-century fictional Kansas town of Four Feather Falls, where the hero of the series, Tex Tucker, is a sheriff. The four feathers of the title refers to four magical feathers given to Tex by the Indian chief Kalamakooya as a reward for saving his grandson. One of the feathers allowed Tex's guns to swivel and fire without being touched whenever he was in danger, two conferred the power of speech on Tex's horse and dog, and the fourth feather could summon Kalamakooya.
Original Release
02/25/1960
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kenneth Connor | Dusty the Dog / Rocky the Horse / Pedro the Bandit / Bank Manager Marvin Jackson / Doc Haggerty / Saloon Owner Slim Jim Denison / Big Chief Kalamakooya / Scrag / Doc Haggert / Sheriff Jameson / Brad Martin / Sheriff of Silver City / Joe / Marvin Jackson / Foreman / Joe 'Lucky' Chance / Doctor Doc Haggerty / Indian Jack / William J. Haddon / 1st Indian / Whitey Strutt / Johnny / Johnny Pasto / Joe Voise / Abe Weeks / Morg Fenton / Cass Morgan |
Nicholas Parsons | Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse / Buck Reevers / Billy Pinto / Alvin P. Huckenbacker / 2nd Indian |
Denise Bryer | (voice) (credit only) / Martha 'Ma' Jones / Little Jake / Makooya the Little Indian Boy |
David Graham | Grandpa Ebenezer Twink / Fernando the Bandit / Red Scalp the Renegade Indian / Big Ben the Bandit / Ruff Snyder / The Nevada Kid / Big Ben / Hyam S. Wright / Bart Stevens / 1st Cowboy / 2nd Cowboy / Hank Frisby / Prospector Bill Asher / Zeke Harmon / Hank / Jeff Ward / Missouri Mike / Pete Carson / Rube Voise / Medicine Man / Rankin / Matt Ames / Marshal Ike Burns / Lightnin' Lew / Ike Tobin / Blackie Strutt / Pancho Gomez |
Michael Holliday | Sheriff Tex Tucker |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | How It Began | Thursday, 25 February 1960 |
2 | Trouble at Yellow Gulch | Thursday, 03 March 1960 |
3 | Frame Up | Thursday, 10 March 1960 |
4 | Pedro Has a Plan | Thursday, 17 March 1960 |
5 | Sheriff for a Day | Thursday, 24 March 1960 |
6 | Indian Attack | Thursday, 31 March 1960 |
7 | A Close Shave | Thursday, 07 April 1960 |
8 | Pedro's Pardon | Thursday, 14 April 1960 |
9 | The Toughest Guy in the West | Thursday, 21 April 1960 |
10 | Gun Runners | Thursday, 28 April 1960 |
11 | Jail Break | Thursday, 05 May 1960 |
12 | Trapped | Thursday, 12 May 1960 |
13 | Dusty Becomes Deputy | Thursday, 19 May 1960 |
14 | A Lawman Rides Alone | Thursday, 26 May 1960 |
15 | Buffalo Rocky | Thursday, 02 June 1960 |
16 | Gunplay | Thursday, 09 June 1960 |
17 | Escort | Thursday, 16 June 1960 |
18 | A Little Bit of Luck | Thursday, 23 June 1960 |
19 | The Best Laid Plans | Thursday, 30 June 1960 |
20 | The Ma Jones Story | Thursday, 07 July 1960 |
21 | Election Day | Thursday, 14 July 1960 |
22 | Gunfight on Main Street | Thursday, 21 July 1960 |
23 | Ghost of a Chance | Thursday, 28 July 1960 |
24 | Once a Lawman | Thursday, 04 August 1960 |
25 | Land Grabbers | Thursday, 11 August 1960 |
26 | A Cure for Everything | Thursday, 18 August 1960 |
27 | Bandits Abroad | Thursday, 25 August 1960 |
28 | Safe as Houses | Thursday, 01 September 1960 |
29 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Thursday, 08 September 1960 |
30 | Gold Diggers | Thursday, 15 September 1960 |
31 | First Train Through | Thursday, 22 September 1960 |
32 | A Bad Name | Thursday, 29 September 1960 |
33 | Kidnapped | Thursday, 06 October 1960 |
34 | Teething Troubles | Thursday, 13 October 1960 |
35 | Fancy Shooting | Thursday, 20 October 1960 |
36 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Thursday, 27 October 1960 |
37 | Ambush | Thursday, 03 November 1960 |
38 | Horse Thieves | Thursday, 10 November 1960 |
39 | Happy Birthday | Thursday, 17 November 1960 |
Directors
Gerry Anderson, David Elliott, Alan Pattillo
Writers
Barry Gray, Gerry Anderson, Philip Wrestler, Jill Allgood, Martin Woodhouse, Mary Cathcart Borer
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kenneth Connor | Dusty the Dog / Rocky the Horse / Pedro the Bandit / Bank Manager Marvin Jackson / Doc Haggerty / Saloon Owner Slim Jim Denison / Big Chief Kalamakooya / Scrag / Doc Haggert / Sheriff Jameson / Brad Martin / Sheriff of Silver City / Joe / Marvin Jackson / Foreman / Joe 'Lucky' Chance / Doctor Doc Haggerty / Indian Jack / William J. Haddon / 1st Indian / Whitey Strutt / Johnny / Johnny Pasto / Joe Voise / Abe Weeks / Morg Fenton / Cass Morgan |
Nicholas Parsons | Sheriff Tex Tucker / Telegraph Operator Dan Morse / Buck Reevers / Billy Pinto / Alvin P. Huckenbacker / 2nd Indian |
Denise Bryer | (voice) (credit only) / Martha 'Ma' Jones / Little Jake / Makooya the Little Indian Boy |
David Graham | Grandpa Ebenezer Twink / Fernando the Bandit / Red Scalp the Renegade Indian / Big Ben the Bandit / Ruff Snyder / The Nevada Kid / Big Ben / Hyam S. Wright / Bart Stevens / 1st Cowboy / 2nd Cowboy / Hank Frisby / Prospector Bill Asher / Zeke Harmon / Hank / Jeff Ward / Missouri Mike / Pete Carson / Rube Voise / Medicine Man / Rankin / Matt Ames / Marshal Ike Burns / Lightnin' Lew / Ike Tobin / Blackie Strutt / Pancho Gomez |
Michael Holliday | Sheriff Tex Tucker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Arthur Provis | Producer |