Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954In 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.
Acted in
Vincent Price
as Colonel Edwin L. Drake
Andy Clyde
as Uncle Billy Smith
Alan Hale Jr.
as Crew Foreman
Thurston Hall
as James M. Townsend
Lloyd Corrigan
as Doctor Brewer
Will Wright
as Joel D. Angier
Keith Richards
as George Henry Bissell
Al Bridge
as Hotel Desk Clerk
William Phillips
as Sam Brown
William Haade
as Salt Driller
Jack Ingram
as Man on Horseback
Frank Hagney
as Farmer