Oliver Drake
150 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 28, 1903
- Died
- Aug 19, 1991 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Boise, Idaho, USA
- Also known as
- Clarence Oliver Drake · C.O. Drake · Ollie Drake · William Drake
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Oliver Drake: movies and TV shows
Acting (1)
- 1925 Red Blood and Blue
as Slim
Behind the camera (152)
- 1978
- 1970 Angelica, the Young Vixen
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1969 Ride a Wild Stud
Director
- 1969
- 1968 The Las Vegas Strangler
Writer, Producer
- 1968 They Ran for Their Lives
Director
- 1963
- 1958 A Lust to Kill
Director
- 1957 The Parson and the Outlaw
Director, Writer
- 1957 Dragoon Wells Massacre
Original Story
- 1955
- 1955 Outlaw Treasure
Director
- 1950 The Kid from Gower Gulch
Director
- 1950 Battling Marshal
Director
- 1949 Lawless Code
Director
- 1949 Roaring Westward
Director
- 1949 Trail of the Yukon
Screenplay
- 1949 Brand of Fear
Director
- 1949 Across The Rio Grande
Director
- 1949 Sky Dragon
Screenplay, Story
- 1948 The Feathered Serpent
Adaptation, Story, Screenplay
- 1948 Sunset Carson Rides Again
Director, Associate Producer
- 1948 Deadline
Director, Story, Associate Producer
- 1948 Fighting Mustang
Director
- 1947 Rainbow Over the Rockies
Story, Director
- 1947 Ginger
Screenplay, Director
- 1946 Song of the Sierras
Director, Producer, Story
- 1946 Trail to Mexico
Director, Screenplay
- 1946 West of the Alamo
Director
- 1946 Thunder Town
Screenplay
- 1946 Moon Over Montana
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1945 Lonesome Trail
Director, Producer, Story
- 1945 Riders of the Dawn
Director
- 1945 Saddle Serenade
Director
- 1945 Springtime in Texas
Director
- 1945 Beyond the Pecos
Associate Producer
- 1945 Gun Smoke
Screenplay
- 1944 The Mummy's Curse
Associate Producer, Songs
- 1944 Riders of the Santa Fe
Producer
- 1944 Oklahoma Raiders
Associate Producer
- 1944 Weird Woman
Associate Producer
- 1944 Marshal of Gunsmoke
Associate Producer
- 1944 Pride of the Plains
Story
- 1943 Arizona Trail
Associate Producer
- 1943 Trail of Terror
Director, Screenplay
- 1943 Fighting Valley
Story, Director, Screenplay
- 1943 The Lone Star Trail
Screenplay
- 1943 Border Buckaroos
Writer, Director
- 1943 West of Texas
Screenplay, Story, Director
- 1943 Raiders of San Joaquin
Associate Producer
- 1942 The Old Chisholm Trail
Associate Producer
- 1942 Little Joe, the Wrangler
Associate Producer
- 1942 Deep in the Heart of Texas
Writer
- 1942 Arizona Stage Coach
Story
- 1942 Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Screenplay
- 1942 The Silver Bullet
Producer
- 1942
- 1942 Raiders of the West
Story, Screenplay
- 1942 Shut My Big Mouth
Screenplay, Story
- 1942 Today I Hang
Director, Story
- 1941 Forbidden Trails
Story
- 1941 Hard Guy
Story
- 1941 The Lone Rider Ambushed
Story, Screenplay
- 1941 Fugitive Valley
Story
- 1941 Arizona Bound
Story
- 1941 Riders of Death Valley
Story
- 1941 Kansas Cyclone
Writer
- 1941 Robbers of the Range
Story
- 1941 Pals of the Pecos
Screenplay, Story
- 1941 City of Missing Girls
Screenplay
- 1940 Trailing Double Trouble
Screenplay
- 1940 The Tulsa Kid
Screenplay
- 1940 Billy the Kid Outlawed
Writer
- 1939 Death Rides the Range
Story
- 1939 Cowboys from Texas
Screenplay
- 1939 The Fighting Gringo
Screenplay
- 1939 Racketeers of the Range
Screenplay
- 1939 Trouble in Sundown
Screenplay
- 1939 Arizona Legion
Screenplay
- 1938 Lawless Valley
Screenplay
- 1938 The Renegade Ranger
Screenplay
- 1938 Painted Desert
Screenplay
- 1938 Border G-Man
Screenplay
- 1938 Gun Law
Story, Screenplay
- 1938 The Purple Vigilantes
Screenplay
- 1937 Wild Horse Rodeo
Screenplay, Story
- 1937 The Trigger Trio
Screenplay
- 1937 Nation Aflame
Story
- 1937 Boots and Saddles
Screenplay
- 1937 Heart of the Rockies
Screenplay
- 1937 Public Cowboy No. 1
Screenplay
- 1937 Gunsmoke Ranch
Songs, Screenplay, Story
- 1937 Hit the Saddle
Story, Screenplay
- 1937 Round-Up Time in Texas
Screenplay
- 1937 The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Screenplay, Screenstory
- 1936 The Old Corral
Songs
- 1936 Roarin' Lead
Story
- 1936 Ghost Town Gold
Screenplay
- 1936 Oh, Susanna
Screenplay, Story
- 1936 Sharad of Atlantis
Screenplay
- 1936 Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Screenplay
- 1935 The Singing Vagabond
Original Story, Screenplay
- 1935 The Sagebrush Troubadour
Screenplay
- 1935 The Vanishing Riders
Screenplay
- 1935 Lightning Triggers
Screenplay
- 1935 The Texas Rambler
Story, Screenplay
- 1935 Gun Smoke
Screenplay
- 1935 Circle of Death
Screenplay
- 1935 The Reckless Buckaroo
Story
- 1935 Born to Battle
Writer
- 1935 The Cyclone Ranger
Story, Screenplay
- 1934 Fighting Thru
Story
- 1934 West of the Divide
Story
- 1934 Border Guns
Writer
- 1933 War of the Range
Writer
- 1933 Deadwood Pass
Adaptation, Dialogue
- 1933 Via Pony Express
Screenplay
- 1933 When a Man Rides Alone
Adaptation
- 1932 The Wyoming Whirlwind
Adaptation
- 1932 A Scarlet Week-End
Writer
- 1932 Law and Lawless
Story
- 1932 Outlaw Justice
Dialogue
- 1932 Beyond the Rockies
Screenplay
- 1932 The Reckless Rider
Writer
- 1932 The Scarlet Brand
Adaptation
- 1932 Texas Tornado
Director, Writer
- 1932 The Saddle Buster
Screenplay
- 1932 Lawless Valley
Story
- 1932 The Texan
Screenplay
- 1932 The Drifter
Writer
- 1931 The Law of the Tong
Scenario Writer, Story
- 1931 The Cheyenne Cyclone
Story, Screenplay
- 1931 The Hurricane Horseman
Adaptation
- 1931 West of Cheyenne
Writer
- 1930 Rogue of the Rio Grande
Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
- 1929 Pals of the Prairie
Story
- 1929 The Desert Rider
Writer
- 1929 The Drifter
Story, Writer
- 1929 Gun Law
Story
- 1929 The Vagabond Cub
Screenplay
- 1928 Orphan of the Sage
Story, Scenario Writer
- 1928 Tyrant of Red Gulch
Original Story
- 1928 The Phantom of the Range
Scenario Writer
- 1928 Red Riders of Canada
Scenario Writer
- 1928 When the Law Rides
Screenplay
- 1928 The Little Buckaroo
Scenario Writer
- 1928 Driftin' Sands
Scenario Writer
- 1927 The Desert Pirate
Scenario Writer
- 1927 The Cherokee Kid
Scenario Writer
- 1927 The Mojave Kid
Writer
- 1927 The Flying U Ranch
Scenario Writer
- 1927 Cyclone of the Range
Story