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Oliver Drake

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Born: May 28, 1903
Died: August 19, 1991
From: Boise, Idaho, USA

Also known as

Clarence Oliver Drake · C.O. Drake · Ollie Drake · William Drake · Revilo Ekard · Clint Johnson · Ollie Milliken · James Oliver

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

West of the Divide

1955 Series 6.2

Sharad of Atlantis

The Las Vegas Strangler

The Feathered Serpent

City of Missing Girls

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Oh, Susanna

Filmography

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1978

Western von gestern

Writing (Screenplay) 1 EP

1970

Angelica, the Young Vixen

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer) Production (Producer)

1969

Ride a Wild Stud

Directing (Director)

The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals

Directing (Director)

1968

The Las Vegas Strangler

Writing (Writer) Production (Producer)

They Ran for Their Lives

Directing (Director)

1963

The Littlest Hobo

Writing (Writer) 2 EP

1958

A Lust to Kill

Directing (Director)

1957

The Parson and the Outlaw

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Writing (Original Story)

1955

Writing (Teleplay) 1 EP

Outlaw Treasure

Directing (Director)

1950

Battling Marshal

Directing (Director)

The Kid from Gower Gulch

Directing (Director)

1949

Lawless Code

Directing (Director)

Roaring Westward

Directing (Director)

Trail of the Yukon

Writing (Screenplay)

Brand of Fear

Directing (Director)

Across The Rio Grande

Directing (Director)

Writing (Screenplay) Writing (Story)

1948

The Feathered Serpent

Writing (Adaptation) Writing (Story) Writing (Screenplay)

Sunset Carson Rides Again

Directing (Director) Production (Associate Producer)

Directing (Director) Writing (Story) Production (Associate Producer)

Fighting Mustang

Directing (Director)

1947

Rainbow Over the Rockies

Directing (Director) Writing (Story)

Writing (Screenplay) Directing (Director)

1946

Song of the Sierras

Directing (Director) Production (Producer) Writing (Story)

Trail to Mexico

Directing (Director) Writing (Screenplay)

West of the Alamo

Directing (Director)

Thunder Town

Writing (Screenplay)

Moon Over Montana

Production (Producer) Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1945

Lonesome Trail

Directing (Director) Writing (Story) Production (Producer)