Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

Name: Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Director: Arthur Pierson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1954-03-29
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Vincent Price, Andy Clyde, Alan Hale Jr., Thurston Hall, Lloyd Corrigan

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Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

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Film Counselors Inc.

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1954-03-29

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

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.

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