
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
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March 29, 1954
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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.
Featured Crew
Thomas Neff
Editor
Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Norman Reilly Raine
Writer
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Cast

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