Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954 | 30m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Pierson |
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| Writer: | Norman Reilly Raine |
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| 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: | Mar 29, 1954 |
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| Director: | Arthur Pierson |
| Writer: | Norman Reilly Raine |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Film Counselors Inc. |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
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| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Will Wright | Joel D. Angier |
| Keith Richards | George Henry Bissell |
| Al Bridge | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| William Phillips | Sam Brown |
| William Haade | Salt Driller |
| Jack Ingram | Man on Horseback |
| Frank Hagney | Farmer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur Pierson | Director |
| Norman Reilly Raine | Writer |
| Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
| Thomas Neff | Editor |
| Jack R. Glass | Visual Effects |
| Charles P. Boyle | Director of Photography |
| Alexander Laszlo | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Roland D. Reed | Producer |
| Guy V. Thayer Jr. | Executive Producer |
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