Most people are familiar with Gerry Anderson's most famous works----Stingray, Fireball XL-5, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterions, and live-action entries like UFO and Space: 1999.
However, Anderson was already working with puppets as far back as the late 50's in his native England.
Four Feather Falls was the 3rd such series, produced as a mid-season replacement, if you will, for Granada from February-November 1960. Based on a concept by musical director Barry Gray, and credited on-screen to both Anderson and Gray, Four Feather Falls was a 15 minute Western, inspired by the success of American Westerns on British television. Sheriff Tex Tucker (Nicholas Parsons) helped a Native American youth in distress, and his father, the chief, gave Tucker some special feathers, which enabled his dog & horse to speak, and, most importantly, helped Tucker outdraw his opponents without touching his six-guns.
The opener is an origin story, "How it All Began":
No rating. Just a public service.
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