Person
Oliver Drake
Writing · 1903–1991 · Boise, Idaho, USA
Biography
Oliver Drake was an American screenwriter and director, primarily known for his contributions to the Western genre. Over his career, he wrote and directed numerous low-budget Westerns, including Today I Hang (1942). Drake's work was instrumental in shaping the B-Western film landscape during the 1930s and 1940s.
Known for
Cheyenne
Teleplay
Western von gestern
Screenplay
Roarin' Lead
Story
Sharad of Atlantis
Screenplay
Hard Guy
Story
Gun Law
Story
Lightning Triggers
Screenplay
The Mummy's Curse
Associate Producer
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Original Story
West of the Divide
Story
Filmography
- 1978Western von gesternScreenplay
- 1970Angelica, the Young VixenDirector
- 1969Ride a Wild StudDirector
- 1969The Mummy and the Curse of the JackalsDirector
- 1968The Las Vegas StranglerWriter
- 1968They Ran for Their LivesDirector
- 1958A Lust to KillDirector
- 1957The Parson and the OutlawDirector
- 1957Dragoon Wells MassacreOriginal Story
- 1955CheyenneTeleplay
- 1955Outlaw TreasureDirector
- 1950The Kid from Gower GulchDirector
- 1950Battling MarshalDirector
- 1949Lawless CodeDirector
- 1949Roaring WestwardDirector
- 1949Trail of the YukonScreenplay
- 1949Brand of FearDirector
- 1949Across The Rio GrandeDirector
- 1949Sky DragonScreenplay
- 1948The Feathered SerpentAdaptation
- 1948Sunset Carson Rides AgainDirector
- 1948DeadlineDirector
- 1948Fighting MustangDirector
- 1947Rainbow Over the RockiesDirector
- 1947GingerScreenplay
- 1946Song of the SierrasDirector
- 1946Trail to MexicoDirector
- 1946West of the AlamoDirector
- 1946Thunder TownScreenplay
- 1946Moon Over MontanaProducer
- 1945Lonesome TrailDirector
- 1945Riders of the DawnDirector
- 1945Saddle SerenadeDirector
- 1945Springtime in TexasDirector
- 1945Beyond the PecosAssociate Producer
- 1945Gun SmokeScreenplay
- 1944The Mummy's CurseAssociate Producer
- 1944Riders of the Santa FeProducer
- 1944Oklahoma RaidersAssociate Producer
- 1944Weird WomanAssociate Producer
- 1944Marshal of GunsmokeAssociate Producer
- 1944Pride of the PlainsStory
- 1943Arizona TrailAssociate Producer
- 1943Trail of TerrorDirector
- 1943Fighting ValleyDirector
- 1943The Lone Star TrailScreenplay
- 1943Border BuckaroosDirector
- 1943West of TexasDirector
- 1943Raiders of San JoaquinAssociate Producer
- 1942The Old Chisholm TrailAssociate Producer
- 1942Little Joe, the WranglerAssociate Producer
- 1942Deep in the Heart of TexasWriter
- 1942Arizona Stage CoachStory
- 1942Boss of Hangtown MesaScreenplay
- 1942The Silver BulletProducer
- 1942The Lone Rider in CheyenneStory
- 1942Raiders of the WestStory
- 1942Shut My Big MouthStory
- 1942Today I HangDirector
- 1941Forbidden TrailsStory
- 1941Hard GuyStory
- 1941The Lone Rider AmbushedStory
- 1941Fugitive ValleyStory
- 1941Arizona BoundStory
- 1941Riders of Death ValleyStory
- 1941Kansas CycloneWriter
- 1941Robbers of the RangeStory
- 1941Pals of the PecosScreenplay
- 1941City of Missing GirlsScreenplay
- 1940Trailing Double TroubleScreenplay
- 1940The Tulsa KidScreenplay
- 1940Billy the Kid OutlawedWriter
- 1939Death Rides the RangeStory
- 1939Cowboys from TexasScreenplay
- 1939The Fighting GringoScreenplay
- 1939Racketeers of the RangeScreenplay
- 1939Trouble in SundownScreenplay
- 1939Arizona LegionScreenplay
- 1938Lawless ValleyScreenplay
- 1938The Renegade RangerScreenplay
- 1938Painted DesertScreenplay
- 1938Border G-ManScreenplay
- 1938Gun LawStory
- 1938The Purple VigilantesScreenplay
- 1937Wild Horse RodeoScreenplay
- 1937The Trigger TrioScreenplay
- 1937Nation AflameStory
- 1937Boots and SaddlesScreenplay
- 1937Heart of the RockiesScreenplay
- 1937Public Cowboy No. 1Screenplay
- 1937Gunsmoke RanchStory
- 1937Hit the SaddleStory
- 1937Round-Up Time in TexasScreenplay
- 1937The Riders of the Whistling SkullScreenplay
- 1936The Old CorralSongs
- 1936Roarin' LeadStory
- 1936Ghost Town GoldScreenplay
- 1936Oh, SusannaStory
- 1936Sharad of AtlantisScreenplay
- 1936Comin' 'Round the MountainScreenplay
- 1935The Singing VagabondOriginal Story
- 1935The Sagebrush TroubadourScreenplay
- 1935The Vanishing RidersScreenplay
- 1935Lightning TriggersScreenplay
- 1935The Texas RamblerStory
- 1935Gun SmokeScreenplay
- 1935Circle of DeathScreenplay
- 1935The Reckless BuckarooStory
- 1935Born to BattleWriter
- 1935The Cyclone RangerStory
- 1934Fighting ThruStory
- 1934West of the DivideStory
- 1934Border GunsWriter
- 1933War of the RangeWriter
- 1933Deadwood PassAdaptation
- 1933Via Pony ExpressScreenplay
- 1933When a Man Rides AloneAdaptation
- 1932The Wyoming WhirlwindAdaptation
- 1932A Scarlet Week-EndWriter
- 1932Law and LawlessStory
- 1932Outlaw JusticeDialogue
- 1932Beyond the RockiesScreenplay
- 1932The Reckless RiderWriter
- 1932The Scarlet BrandAdaptation
- 1932Texas TornadoDirector
- 1932The Saddle BusterScreenplay
- 1932Lawless ValleyStory
- 1932The TexanScreenplay
- 1932The DrifterWriter
- 1931The Law of the TongStory
- 1931The Cheyenne CycloneStory
- 1931The Hurricane HorsemanAdaptation
- 1931West of CheyenneWriter
- 1930Rogue of the Rio GrandeScreenplay
- 1929Pals of the PrairieStory
- 1929The Desert RiderWriter
- 1929The DrifterStory
- 1929Gun LawStory
- 1929The Vagabond CubScreenplay
- 1928Orphan of the SageStory
- 1928Tyrant of Red GulchOriginal Story
- 1928The Phantom of the RangeScenario Writer
- 1928Red Riders of CanadaScenario Writer
- 1928When the Law RidesScreenplay
- 1928The Little BuckarooScenario Writer
- 1928Driftin' SandsScenario Writer
- 1927The Desert PirateScenario Writer
- 1927The Cherokee KidScenario Writer
- 1927The Mojave KidWriter
- 1927The Flying U RanchScenario Writer
- 1927Cyclone of the RangeStory
- 1925Red Blood and BlueSlim
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