Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Release: 1954-03-29
·Runtime: 30m
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Film Counselors Inc.
Cast
Thurston Hall
as James M. Townsend
Will Wright
as Joel D. Angier
Al Bridge
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Vincent Price
as Colonel Edwin L. Drake
Alan Hale Jr.
as Crew Foreman
Lloyd Corrigan
as Doctor Brewer
Keith Richards
as George Henry Bissell
William Phillips
as Sam Brown
William Haade
as Salt Driller
Jack Ingram
as Man on Horseback
Frank Hagney
as Farmer
Andy Clyde
as Uncle Billy Smith
