Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954)
30m
Running Time
March 29, 1954Release Date
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954)
30m
Running Time
March 29, 1954Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Vincent Price
Colonel Edwin L. Drake
Andy Clyde
Uncle Billy Smith
Alan Hale Jr.
Crew Foreman
Thurston Hall
James M. Townsend
Lloyd Corrigan
Doctor Brewer
Arthur Pierson
Director
Will Wright
Joel D. Angier
Keith Richards
George Henry Bissell
Details.
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