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Oliver Drake

Oliver Drake

Known For Writing
Birthday May 28, 1903
Died Aug 19, 1991 (88)
Birthplace Boise, Idaho, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 26, 2024
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Biography

Oliver Drake was an American screenwriter and director, primarily known for his contributions to the Western genre. Over his career, he wrote and directed numerous low-budget Westerns, including Today I Hang (1942). Drake's work was instrumental in shaping the B-Western film landscape during the 19 ... 30s and 1940s.

Known For

Filmography

Red Blood and Blue

Red Blood and Blue

1925

as Slim

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957

Original Story

Sky Dragon

Sky Dragon

1949

Story, Screenplay

Trail of the Yukon

Trail of the Yukon

1949

Screenplay

The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent

1948

Adaptation, Story, Screenplay

Deadline

Deadline

1948

Story

Ginger

Ginger

1947

Screenplay

Song of the Sierras

Song of the Sierras

1946

Story

Thunder Town

Thunder Town

1946

Screenplay

Moon Over Montana

Moon Over Montana

1946

Writer

Trail to Mexico

Trail to Mexico

1946

Screenplay

Lonesome Trail

Lonesome Trail

1945

Story

Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1945

Screenplay

The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944

Songs

Pride of the Plains

Pride of the Plains

1944

Story

Fighting Valley

Fighting Valley

1943

Story, Screenplay

Border Buckaroos

Border Buckaroos

1943

Writer

The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail

1943

Screenplay

West of Texas

West of Texas

1943

Story, Screenplay

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Story, Screenplay

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

Screenplay

Raiders of the West

Raiders of the West

1942

Story, Screenplay

Today I Hang

Today I Hang

1942

Story

Arizona Stage Coach

Arizona Stage Coach

1942

Story

Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound

1941

Story

Kansas Cyclone

Kansas Cyclone

1941

Writer

Hard Guy

Hard Guy

1941

Story

City of Missing Girls

City of Missing Girls

1941

Screenplay

The Lone Rider Ambushed

The Lone Rider Ambushed

1941

Story, Screenplay

Pals of the Pecos

Pals of the Pecos

1941

Story, Screenplay

Fugitive Valley

Fugitive Valley

1941

Story

Forbidden Trails

Forbidden Trails

1941

Story

The Tulsa Kid

The Tulsa Kid

1940

Screenplay

Trailing Double Trouble

Trailing Double Trouble

1940

Screenplay

Arizona Legion

Arizona Legion

1939

Screenplay

Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas

1939

Screenplay

Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

1939

Screenplay

The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo

1939

Screenplay

Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

1939

Screenplay

Gun Law

Gun Law

1938

Story, Screenplay

Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

1938

Screenplay

The Renegade Ranger

The Renegade Ranger

1938

Screenplay

Border G-Man

Border G-Man

1938

Screenplay

The Purple Vigilantes

The Purple Vigilantes

1938

Screenplay

Painted Desert

Painted Desert

1938

Screenplay

Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

Songs, Story, Screenplay

Public Cowboy No. 1

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937

Screenplay

Wild Horse Rodeo

Wild Horse Rodeo

1937

Story, Screenplay

Nation Aflame

Nation Aflame

1937

Story

Heart of the Rockies

Heart of the Rockies

1937

Screenplay

Hit the Saddle

Hit the Saddle

1937

Story, Screenplay

Round-Up Time in Texas

Round-Up Time in Texas

1937

Screenplay

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

1937

Screenplay, Screenstory

The Trigger Trio

The Trigger Trio

1937

Screenplay

Boots and Saddles

Boots and Saddles

1937

Screenplay

Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

Screenplay

Oh, Susanna

Oh, Susanna

1936

Story, Screenplay

Ghost-Town Gold

Ghost-Town Gold

1936

Screenplay

Roarin' Lead

Roarin' Lead

1936

Story

Comin' 'Round the Mountain

Comin' 'Round the Mountain

1936

Screenplay

Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1935

Screenplay

The Cyclone Ranger

The Cyclone Ranger

1935

Story, Screenplay

The Vanishing Riders

The Vanishing Riders

1935

Screenplay

The Texas Rambler

The Texas Rambler

1935

Story, Screenplay

The Sagebrush Troubadour

The Sagebrush Troubadour

1935

Screenplay

Born to Battle

Born to Battle

1935

Writer

Lightning Triggers

Lightning Triggers

1935

Screenplay

The Singing Vagabond

The Singing Vagabond

1935

Original Story, Screenplay

Fighting Thru

Fighting Thru

1934

Story

Border Guns

Border Guns

1934

Writer

West of the Divide

West of the Divide

1934

Story

Deadwood Pass

Deadwood Pass

1933

Adaptation, Dialogue

War of the Range

War of the Range

1933

Writer

When a Man Rides Alone

When a Man Rides Alone

1933

Adaptation

The Drifter

The Drifter

1932

Writer

Texas Tornado

Texas Tornado

1932

Writer

The Texan

The Texan

1932

Screenplay

The Saddle Buster

The Saddle Buster

1932

Screenplay

Beyond the Rockies

Beyond the Rockies

1932

Screenplay

Law and Lawless

Law and Lawless

1932

Story

A Scarlet Week-End

A Scarlet Week-End

1932

Writer

The Scarlet Brand

The Scarlet Brand

1932

Adaptation

The Reckless Rider

The Reckless Rider

1932

Writer

The Wyoming Whirlwind

The Wyoming Whirlwind

1932

Adaptation

Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

1932

Story

The Hurricane Horseman

The Hurricane Horseman

1931

Adaptation

West of Cheyenne

West of Cheyenne

1931

Writer

The Law of the Tong

The Law of the Tong

1931

Scenario Writer, Story

Rogue of the Rio Grande

Rogue of the Rio Grande

1930

Screenplay, Dialogue

The Drifter

The Drifter

1929

Story

The Vagabond Cub

The Vagabond Cub

1929

Screenplay

Pals of the Prairie

Pals of the Prairie

1929

Story

The Desert Rider

The Desert Rider

1929

Writer

The Little Buckaroo

The Little Buckaroo

1928

Scenario Writer

The Phantom of the Range

The Phantom of the Range

1928

Scenario Writer

Orphan of the Sage

Orphan of the Sage

1928

Scenario Writer, Story

The Mojave Kid

The Mojave Kid

1927

Writer

They Ran for Their Lives

They Ran for Their Lives

1968

Director

Lust to Kill

Lust to Kill

1958

Director

Outlaw Treasure

Outlaw Treasure

1955

Director

The Kid from Gower Gulch

The Kid from Gower Gulch

1950

Director

Battling Marshal

Battling Marshal

1950

Director

Lawless Code

Lawless Code

1949

Director

Across The Rio Grande

Across The Rio Grande

1949

Director

Brand of Fear

Brand of Fear

1949

Director

Roaring Westward

Roaring Westward

1949

Director

Fighting Mustang

Fighting Mustang

1948

Director

Deadline

Deadline

1948

Director

Ginger

Ginger

1947

Director

Rainbow Over the Rockies

Rainbow Over the Rockies

1947

Director

Song of the Sierras

Song of the Sierras

1946

Director

Moon Over Montana

Moon Over Montana

1946

Director

Trail to Mexico

Trail to Mexico

1946

Director

West of the Alamo

West of the Alamo

1946

Director

Lonesome Trail

Lonesome Trail

1945

Director

Saddle Serenade

Saddle Serenade

1945

Director

Springtime in Texas

Springtime in Texas

1945

Director

Riders of the Dawn

Riders of the Dawn

1945

Director

Fighting Valley

Fighting Valley

1943

Director

Border Buckaroos

Border Buckaroos

1943

Director

West of Texas

West of Texas

1943

Director

Today I Hang

Today I Hang

1942

Director

Texas Tornado

Texas Tornado

1932

Director

The Las Vegas Strangler

The Las Vegas Strangler

1968

Producer

Sunset Carson Rides Again

Sunset Carson Rides Again

1948

Associate Producer

Deadline

Deadline

1948

Associate Producer

Song of the Sierras

Song of the Sierras

1946

Producer

Moon Over Montana

Moon Over Montana

1946

Producer

Lonesome Trail

Lonesome Trail

1945

Producer

Beyond the Pecos

Beyond the Pecos

1945

Associate Producer

Oklahoma Raiders

Oklahoma Raiders

1944

Associate Producer

The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944

Associate Producer

Riders of the Santa Fe

Riders of the Santa Fe

1944

Producer

Marshal of Gunsmoke

Marshal of Gunsmoke

1944

Associate Producer

Weird Woman

Weird Woman

1944

Associate Producer

Arizona Trail

Arizona Trail

1943

Associate Producer

The Old Chisholm Trail

The Old Chisholm Trail

1942

Associate Producer

Little Joe, the Wrangler

Little Joe, the Wrangler

1942

Associate Producer

The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942

Producer

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