Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
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Type: Movie Category: DocumentaryYear: 1954Details
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.
- Genres: Documentary
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Cast & Crew
- Cast:Vincent Price , Andy Clyde , Alan Hale Jr. , Thurston Hall , Lloyd Corrigan , Will Wright , Keith Richards , Al Bridge
- Director: Arthur Pierson
- Producer: Guy V. Thayer Jr.
