Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
7
1 votes
March 29, 1954
30m
Documentary
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.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.
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
Will Wright
Joel D. Angier
Keith Richards
George Henry Bissell
Al Bridge
Hotel Desk ClerkW
William Phillips
Sam Brown
William Haade
Salt Driller
Jack Ingram
Man on Horseback
Frank Hagney
FarmerMore like this
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
2019
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
2008
Sidney
2022
To Kill a Tiger
2023
Trainwreck: The Real Project X
2025
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
2023
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
The Class of ‘92
2013
A Toxic Love Story
2026
Voyeur
2017
The Curse of the Dragon
1993
The Seat
2025
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
For the Love of Spock
2016
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
I Am Heath Ledger
2017