OLIVER DRAKE
Oliver Drake
Gender: Male
Known for: Writing
Birthday: May 28, 1903
Deathday: August 19, 1991
Place of Birth: 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.
Notable work
Filmography
Starring
1925·
Red Blood and BlueSlim
Production
1978·
Western von gesternScreenplay
TBA·
The Cherokee KidScenario Writer
Producer, Writer, Director
1969·
Ride a Wild StudDirector
Director
Producer, Writer
Director
1958·
Lust to KillDirector
Writer, Director
Original Story
1955·
CheyenneTeleplay
1955·
Outlaw TreasureDirector
1950·
Battling MarshalDirector
Director
1949·
Sky DragonStory, Screenplay
1949·
Brand of FearDirector
1949·
Trail of the YukonScreenplay
1949·
Roaring WestwardDirector
1949·
Lawless CodeDirector
Director
Associate Producer, Director
1948·
DeadlineAssociate Producer, Story, Director
1948·
Fighting MustangDirector
Screenplay, Story, Adaptation
1947·
GingerDirector, Screenplay
Story, Director
1946·
Moon Over MontanaWriter, Director, Producer
1946·
Trail to MexicoScreenplay, Director
1946·
West of the AlamoDirector
1946·
Song of the SierrasStory, Producer, Director
1946·
Thunder TownScreenplay
1945·
Gun SmokeScreenplay
1945·
Springtime in TexasDirector
1945·
Riders of the DawnDirector
1945·
Saddle SerenadeDirector
1945·
Beyond the PecosAssociate Producer
1945·
Lonesome TrailProducer, Story, Director
1944·
Marshal of GunsmokeAssociate Producer
Producer
1944·
The Mummy's CurseSongs, Associate Producer
1944·
Pride of the PlainsStory
1944·
Oklahoma RaidersAssociate Producer
1944·
Weird WomanAssociate Producer
1943·
Fighting ValleyScreenplay, Story, Director
1943·
West of TexasScreenplay, Story, Director
1943·
Border BuckaroosWriter, Director
1943·
Trail of TerrorScreenplay, Director
1943·
The Lone Star TrailScreenplay
1943·
Arizona TrailAssociate Producer
1942·
Raiders of the WestScreenplay, Story
Story
Screenplay
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Writer
1942·
Today I HangStory, Director
1942·
Shut My Big MouthScreenplay, Story
1942·
The Silver BulletProducer
1942·
Arizona Stage CoachStory
1941·
Robbers of the RangeStory
1941·
Kansas CycloneWriter
1941·
Fugitive ValleyStory
Screenplay, Story
1941·
Hard GuyStory
1941·
Pals of the PecosStory, Screenplay
Screenplay
Story
1941·
Arizona BoundStory
1941·
Forbidden TrailsStory
1940·
The Tulsa KidScreenplay
Writer
Screenplay
1939·
The Fighting GringoScreenplay
1939·
Cowboys from TexasScreenplay
1939·
Trouble in SundownScreenplay
1939·
Arizona LegionScreenplay
Screenplay
Story
1938·
Painted DesertScreenplay
1938·
Gun LawScreenplay, Story
1938·
Lawless ValleyScreenplay
1938·
The Renegade RangerScreenplay
Screenplay
1938·
Border G-ManScreenplay
Screenplay
1937·
Wild Horse RodeoStory, Screenplay
1937·
Heart of the RockiesScreenplay
Screenstory, Screenplay
1937·
The Trigger TrioScreenplay
1937·
Nation AflameStory
1937·
Public Cowboy No. 1Screenplay
1937·
Hit the SaddleScreenplay, Story
1937·
Gunsmoke RanchSongs, Screenplay, Story
1937·
Boots and SaddlesScreenplay
Screenplay
1936·
Ghost-Town GoldScreenplay
1936·
Roarin' LeadStory
1936·
Oh, SusannaScreenplay, Story
1936·
Sharad of AtlantisScreenplay
Screenplay
1935·
Lightning TriggersScreenplay
1935·
The Cyclone RangerScreenplay, Story
1935·
The Singing VagabondScreenplay, Original Story
1935·
The Texas RamblerScreenplay, Story
1935·
Born to BattleWriter
Story
1935·
Gun SmokeScreenplay
1935·
The Vanishing RidersScreenplay
1934·
West of the DivideStory
1934·
Fighting ThruStory
1934·
Border GunsWriter
Adaptation
1933·
Deadwood PassDialogue, Adaptation
1933·
War of the RangeWriter
1932·
Texas TornadoWriter, Director
1932·
The Reckless RiderWriter
1932·
Outlaw JusticeDialogue
1932·
Law and LawlessStory
1932·
The TexanScreenplay
1932·
The Saddle BusterScreenplay
1932·
Beyond the RockiesScreenplay
Adaptation
1932·
A Scarlet Week-EndWriter
1932·
The DrifterWriter
1932·
The Scarlet BrandAdaptation
1932·
Lawless ValleyStory
1931·
The Law of the TongScenario Writer, Story
1931·
West of CheyenneWriter
Adaptation
Lyricist, Dialogue, Screenplay
1929·
The DrifterStory
1929·
The Desert RiderWriter
1929·
Pals of the PrairieStory
1929·
The Vagabond CubScreenplay
1928·
Red Riders of CanadaScenario Writer
Scenario Writer
1928·
The Little BuckarooScenario Writer
1928·
Orphan of the SageScenario Writer, Story
1927·
The Mojave KidWriter