Movie

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

1954★ 7.0 · 130mDocumentary

Overview

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

Vincent Price
as Colonel Edwin L. Drake

Lloyd Corrigan
as Doctor Brewer

Andy Clyde
as Uncle Billy Smith

Alan Hale Jr.
as Crew Foreman

Frank Hagney
as Farmer

Al Bridge
as Hotel Desk Clerk

William Haade
as Salt Driller

Thurston Hall
as James M. Townsend

Keith Richards
as George Henry Bissell

William Phillips
as Sam Brown

Jack Ingram
as Man on Horseback

Will Wright
as Joel D. Angier