Fury

Fury
Fury DVD cover
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 William Fawcett Roger Mobley
Theme music composer	Ernest Gold
Composer(s)	Les Baxter Emil Newman
Country of origin	United States
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
Editor(s)	Henry Adams
Cinematography	Kenneth Peach
Running time	30 mins. (approx)
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	October 15, 1955 – March 19, 1960

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, later a pastor in Texas, co-starred in the three last seasons as Homer "Packy" Lambert, a friend of Joey's.^[1]

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.

Synopsis

The story begins with a group of young boys playing baseball one day, when the ball suddenly goes through a nearby window. The boys pin the blame on Joey Clark, an innocent youngster often accused of being a troublemaker. Witnessing the incident, rancher Jim Newton walks up and clears the boy's name. After learning that Joey is an orphan, Newton takes him home with him to the Broken Wheel Ranch and begins adoption procedures.

A typical plot involved a guest star who got into mischief, was rebellious or disorderly and got into trouble because of it, and subsequently was rescued by Fury. In most episodes, Fury would only let Joey ride him, unless the other individual did something for Fury like fix a damaged hoof. In fights, Jim won every time.

Guest stars included Russ Conway, who appeared in "Joey Goes Hunting" (1955) and "A Present for Packy" (1960). John M. Pickard, star of the syndicated Boots and Saddles, appeared twice in the episodes "Timber" (1956) and "Trail Drive" (1959).

Syndication

The series continued in reruns on NBC until 1966 and was syndicated throughout the 1960s and 1970s by ITC Entertainment who also produced the series.

References

External links

• Fury at the Internet Movie Database
• Fury at TV.com
• A Fury scrapbook (fan site)

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