Four Feather Falls

Four Feather Falls was the third puppet TV show produced by Sylvia and Gerry Anderson, from an idea by Barry Gray. It stars a Western sheriff who obtains four magic feathers which bring his guns to life and allow his dog and horse to speak English.

Related Topics:
Sylvia and Gerry Anderson - Barry Gray - Western - Magic - Gun - Dog - Horse - English

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The show was made on a tight budget and could not afford sophisticated special effects. To achieve the effect of the guns' muzzle flashes, small specks of black paint were carefully applied to the 35 mm negatives, so that they would appear as white flashes on the prints.

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The series was the first to use early version of Anderson's Supermarionation puppetry process, although the term wouldn't be coined until Anderson's next series, Supercar.

Related Topics:
Supermarionation - Supercar

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The series has not been repeated in Britain since the 1960s, although it was released on video there in the 1990s. In December 2004 it was announced that the rights had been acquired by Network Video, which scheduled a Region 2 DVD for May 2005.

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1960s - December 2004 - Network Video - DVD - May - 2005

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After its cancellation Gerry Anderson was approached by Lew Grade to make puppet shows for ATV. Had Anderson failed to accept, later series such as Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons might never have been made. The rights to the series, and almost all future Anderson productions were sold to Grade's ITC Entertainment. Grade also part-owned Anderson's AP Films (which later became Century 21 Productions.

Related Topics:
Lew Grade - ATV - Thunderbirds - Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - ITC Entertainment - AP Films - Century 21 Productions

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• AP Films/Granada Television for ITV Network - 1959/1960
• 39 episodes x 15 min
• Producer: Gerry Anderson
• Voice Cast:
• Nicholas Parsons
• Denise Bryer
• Kenneth Connor
• David Graham
 
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