Four Feather Falls (1960)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 1960
Number of Seasons: 1
Total Number of Episodes: 39
Average Episode Running Times: 15 mins
Format: black and white
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: AP Films / Granada TV Network
Producer: Gerry Anderson
Production Supervisor: Jim Marsh

SCRIPT
Scripts: Mary Cathcart Borer, Philip Wrestler, Jill Allgood
Original Idea: Gerry Anderson, Barry Gray

DIRECTION
Directors: Gerry Anderson, David Elliott, Alan Pattillo

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Arthur Provis, John Read

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editorial Supervision: David Elliott
Film Editors: Bert Rule, Alan Pattillo, David Elliott

MUSIC
Music / Lyrics / Arranger / Conductor: Barry Gray
Harmonica: Tommy Reilly

SOUND
Dubbing Editor: John Kelly
Sound System: Westrex

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: John Read
Special Effects Assistants: Derek Meddings, Albert Scott (both uncredited)
Puppetry: Christine Glanville, Mary Turner, Roger Woodburn

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Reg Hill
Assistant Art Director: Bob Bell
Puppet Properties: Arthur Cripps, Peter Cook, Jack Whitehead (all uncredited)

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Sylvia Thamm
Technical Advisor: Bob Ledbetter

VOICES
Nicholas Parsons (Sheriff Tex Tucker / Dan Morse)
Kenneth Connor (Rocky / Dusty / Marvin Jackson / Doc Haggerty / Slim Jim / Cheif Kallamakooya / Pedro)
Denise Bryer (Little Jake / Ma Jones / Makooya)
David Graham (Grandpa Twink / Fernando / Big Ben / Red Scalp)
Michael Holliday (Sheriff Tex Tucker (singing voice))

SUMMARY

Sheriff Tex Tucker keeps the peace in the Old West town of Four Feather Falls in Kansas armed with four magic feathers which allow his dog and horse to talk and give his guns a life of their own.

EPISODES

How It Began (25 February 1960)
Trouble At Yellow Gulch (3 March 1960)
Frame-Up (10 March 1960)
Pedro Has a Plan (17 March 1960)
Sheriff For A Day (24 March 1960)
Indian Attack (31 March 1960)
A Close Shave (7 April 1960)
Pedro's Pardon (14 April 1960)
The Toughest Guy in the West (21 April 1960)
Gunrunners (28 April 1960)
Jailbreak (5 May 1960)
Trapped (12 May 1960)
Dusty Becomes Deputy (19 May 1960)
A Lawman Rides Alone (26 May 1960)
Buffalo Rocky (2 June 1960)
Gunplay (9 June 1960)
A Little Bit Of Luck (13 June 1960)
Escort (16 June 1960)
Best Laid Schemes... (30 June 1960)
The Ma Jones Story (7 July 1960)
Election Day (14 July 1960)
Gunfight On Main Street (21 July 1960)
Ghost of a Chance (28 July 1960)
Once a Lawman (4 August 1960)
Landgrabbers (11 August 1960)
A Cure For Everything (18 August 1960)
Bandits Abroad (25 August 1960)
Safe As Houses (1 September 1960)
Gold Is Where You Find It (8 September 1960)
Gold Diggers (15 September 1960)
First Train Through (22 September 1960)
A Bad Name (29 September 1960)
Kidnapped (6 October 1960)
Teething Troubles (13 October 1960)
Fancy Shootin' (20 October 1960)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (27 October 1960)
Ambush (3 November 1960)
Horse Thieves (10 November 1960)
Happy Birthday (17 November 1960)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Animato no.40 (Winter / Spring 1999) pp.44-51 (USA)
illustrated article (The Worlds of Gerry Anderson by Richard Holliss)

TV Times vol.18 no.225 (19 February 1960) p.19 (UK)
illustrated article (Fantasy For Strings by W.O. Court)

TV Times vol.20 no.245 (8 July 1960) p.15 (UK)
illustrated article (The Tongues Tied to the Puppets by Carl Rothes)

BOOKS

The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide by Chris Bentley pp.28-33 (Richmond: Reynolds and Hearn (2003) ISBN: 1 903111 41 2)
credits, article, episode guide

KEYWORDS

puppets, westerns

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009