Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954, documentary
30 minutes
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...
Cast
Colonel Edwin L. Drake
Uncle Billy Smith
Crew Foreman
James M. Townsend
Doctor Brewer
Joel D. Angier
George Henry Bissell
Hotel Desk Clerk
Sam Brown
Salt Driller
Man on Horseback
Farmer
Crew
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