Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954)
Synopsis
In 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Overcoming many other obstacles, Drake's innovation to shield the well from water entry by using a drive pipe finally allows drilling to proceed until striking oil in August, 1859. His perseverance yields many barrels of oil a day, and immediately brings about the start of the oil industry.
Release Date: 1954-03-29
Runtime: 30 minutes
Director: Arthur Pierson
Top Cast
- Vincent Price as Colonel Edwin L. Drake
- Andy Clyde as Uncle Billy Smith
- Alan Hale Jr. as Crew Foreman
- Thurston Hall as James M. Townsend
- Lloyd Corrigan as Doctor Brewer
- Will Wright as Joel D. Angier
- Keith Richards as George Henry Bissell
- Al Bridge as Hotel Desk Clerk
- William Phillips as Sam Brown
- William Haade as Salt Driller
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