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Film Description
Fury is a magnificent, fiery black stallion with a temper as hot as the desert sun - and no-one yet has been able to tame him. Joey Clark is a young orphan, a boy with no ties to anyone or anything, who finds himself dogged by accusations of wrongdoing wherever he goes. Thrown together on the ranch owned by widower Jim Newton, they share a rebellious spirit, and together forge a bond of trust that no man can break.
Set amid the rugged range country of California and featuring action-packed storylines that always emphasised the importance of doing the right thing, this much-loved series for younger viewers was a huge success on both sides of the Atlantic. Fury was the first series produced by the newly created TPA (Television Programs of America) in association with ITC. The series starred Peter Graves (Mission: Impossible) as Jim Newton, alongside newcomer Bobby Diamond as Joey. But the undeniable star of the series was Fury, registered as ‘Highland Dale’ but also credited as ‘Beauty’ and ‘Gypsy’, and known to the crew and cast simply as ‘Beaut’ - the highly intelligent and charismatic American Saddlebred stallion whose other famous credits include Giant and Gypsy Colt. Impeccably trained by owner Ralph McCutcheon, ‘Beaut’ was insured for more than a quarter of a million dollars; he won several Patsy awards - the animal equivalent of the Oscars, established by the American Humane Association - and scores of devoted admirers worldwide.
This release contains 30 classic early episodes of Fury, the majority unseen for many years, and includes the pilot episode which first aired in the UK in 1957.
Fury is my lifelong favourite TV series, and I had been waiting and waiting and waiting and longing for it to come out on dvd. Imagine my disappointment when I bought... more >
Fury is my lifelong favourite TV series, and I had been waiting and waiting and waiting and longing for it to come out on dvd. Imagine my disappointment when I bought the long-awaited first season to find that all but 3 of the 30 episodes featured did not have the full original series opening sequence.
I was gutted. It just didn't seem complete as a result.
The episodes have not been digitally remastered so there are some nasty moments when the soundtrack 'wowls'. One or two of them are out of chronological order, in one case interfering with episode continuity. These are minor gliches really. And they can be lived with.
However, the last four episodes on the dvd are quite clearly the first four from second season, and the episode Timber is actually the fifth season episode The Timber Walkers which has somehow got mixed up with the first season episode of a similar title. Joey is visibly older than in the other episodes on the dvd and Packy - who does not join the series until Season 4 - is in the episode.
Having got those disappointments out of the way, I have to say that it is still magical to see Fury again after all these years (let's just say close to half a century!). The horse star is superb and every bit as beautiful as I remember him. Truly he is the King of Wild Horses. Fury's co-stars are all excellent as well, in particular the children. The story lines are simple but clear and very heartwarming, underlining principles that we seem to have sadly lost today.
Fury has lost none of its magic for me.
In an age when many old favourites of the infancy of TV broadcasting are becoming available on dvd Fury stands up extremely well against more modern children's series featuring horses. It just deserves better treatment - of all the TV series I have bought on dvd so far only Fury is not as I remember it when it appeared on TV. And for me it is the most important one of all!
Why the UK archive from which it was obtained for release has cut the opening sequence from all but three is baffling, frustrating and I am unable to say how deeply disappointing.
If further seasons are ever released on dvd, I hope Fury's fans are consulted first to ensure that those reliving it get what they recall seeing all those years ago. < less
