Oliver Drake
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-05-28
Day of Death
1991-08-19 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Boise, Idaho, USA
Oliver 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.
Known For
Acting
(1925)
Red Blood and Blue
as Slim
Crew
The Cherokee Kid
Scenario Writer
(1970)
Angelica, the Young Vixen
Director, Producer, Writer
(1969)
(1969)
Ride a Wild Stud
Director
(1968)
They Ran for Their Lives
Director
(1968)
The Las Vegas Strangler
Writer, Producer
(1958)
Lust to Kill
Director
(1957)
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Original Story
(1957)
The Parson and the Outlaw
Director, Writer
(1955)
Outlaw Treasure
Director
(1950)
The Kid from Gower Gulch
Director
(1950)
Battling Marshal
Director
(1949)
Sky Dragon
Screenplay, Story
(1949)
Across The Rio Grande
Director
(1949)
Lawless Code
Director
(1949)
Roaring Westward
Director
(1949)
Trail of the Yukon
Screenplay
(1949)
Brand of Fear
Director
(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)
Thunder Town
Screenplay
(1946)
Song of the Sierras
Director, Producer, Story
(1946)
Trail to Mexico
Director, Screenplay
(1946)
West of the Alamo
Director
(1946)
Moon Over Montana
Director, Producer, Writer
(1945)
Lonesome Trail
Director, Producer, Story
(1945)
Beyond the Pecos
Associate Producer
(1945)
Saddle Serenade
Director
(1945)
Riders of the Dawn
Director
(1945)
Springtime in Texas
Director
(1945)
Gun Smoke
Screenplay
(1944)
Weird Woman
Associate Producer
(1944)
Oklahoma Raiders
Associate Producer
(1944)
Pride of the Plains
Story
(1944)
The Mummy's Curse
Associate Producer, Songs
(1944)
Riders of the Santa Fe
Producer
(1944)
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Associate Producer
(1943)
Arizona Trail
Associate Producer
(1943)
The Lone Star Trail
Screenplay
(1943)
Trail of Terror
Director, Screenplay
(1943)
Border Buckaroos
Writer, Director
(1943)
West of Texas
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1943)
Fighting Valley
Story, Director, Screenplay
(1942)
Arizona Stage Coach
Story
(1942)
The Silver Bullet
Producer
(1942)
Shut My Big Mouth
Screenplay, Story
(1942)
Today I Hang
Director, Story
(1942)
(1942)
The Old Chisholm Trail
Associate Producer
(1942)
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Associate Producer
(1942)
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Screenplay
(1942)
(1942)
Raiders of the West
Story, Screenplay
(1941)
Forbidden Trails
Story
(1941)
Arizona Bound
Story
(1941)
(1941)
City of Missing Girls
Screenplay
(1941)
Pals of the Pecos
Screenplay, Story
(1941)
Hard Guy
Story
(1941)
The Lone Rider Ambushed
Story, Screenplay
(1941)
Fugitive Valley
Story
(1941)
Kansas Cyclone
Writer
(1941)
Robbers of the Range
Story
(1940)
Trailing Double Trouble
Screenplay
(1940)
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Writer
(1940)
The Tulsa Kid
Screenplay
(1939)
(1939)
Racketeers of the Range
Screenplay
(1939)
Arizona Legion
Screenplay
(1939)
Trouble in Sundown
Screenplay
(1939)
Cowboys from Texas
Screenplay
(1939)
The Fighting Gringo
Screenplay
(1938)
Border G-Man
Screenplay
(1938)
The Purple Vigilantes
Screenplay
(1938)
The Renegade Ranger
Screenplay
(1938)
Lawless Valley
Screenplay
(1938)
Gun Law
Story, Screenplay
(1938)
Painted Desert
Screenplay
(1937)
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Screenplay, Screenstory
(1937)
Boots and Saddles
Screenplay
(1937)
Gunsmoke Ranch
Songs, Screenplay, Story
(1937)
Hit the Saddle
Story, Screenplay
(1937)
Public Cowboy No. 1
Screenplay
(1937)
Nation Aflame
Story
(1937)
The Trigger Trio
Screenplay
(1937)
Wild Horse Rodeo
Screenplay, Story
(1937)
Heart of the Rockies
Screenplay
(1937)
Round-Up Time in Texas
Screenplay
(1936)
Sharad of Atlantis
Screenplay
(1936)
Oh, Susanna
Screenplay, Story
(1936)
Roarin' Lead
Story
(1936)
Ghost-Town Gold
Screenplay
(1936)
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Screenplay
(1935)
The Vanishing Riders
Screenplay
(1935)
Gun Smoke
Screenplay
(1935)
(1935)
Born to Battle
Writer
(1935)
The Texas Rambler
Story, Screenplay
(1935)
The Singing Vagabond
Original Story, Screenplay
(1935)
The Cyclone Ranger
Story, Screenplay
(1935)
Lightning Triggers
Screenplay
(1935)
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Screenplay
(1934)
Border Guns
Writer
(1934)
Fighting Thru
Story
(1934)
West of the Divide
Story
(1933)
Deadwood Pass
Adaptation, Dialogue
(1933)
War of the Range
Writer
(1933)
When a Man Rides Alone
Adaptation
(1932)
Lawless Valley
Story
(1932)
The Scarlet Brand
Adaptation
(1932)
The Drifter
Writer
(1932)
A Scarlet Week-End
Writer
(1932)
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Adaptation
(1932)
The Saddle Buster
Screenplay
(1932)
Beyond the Rockies
Screenplay
(1932)
Texas Tornado
Director, Writer
(1932)
The Texan
Screenplay
(1932)
Law and Lawless
Story
(1932)
Outlaw Justice
Dialogue
(1932)
The Reckless Rider
Writer
(1931)
The Hurricane Horseman
Adaptation
(1931)
West of Cheyenne
Writer
(1931)
The Law of the Tong
Scenario Writer, Story
(1930)
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
(1929)
The Vagabond Cub
Screenplay
(1929)
Pals of the Prairie
Story
(1929)
The Desert Rider
Writer
(1929)
The Drifter
Story
(1928)
Orphan of the Sage
Story, Scenario Writer
(1928)
The Little Buckaroo
Scenario Writer
(1928)
The Phantom of the Range
Scenario Writer
(1928)
Red Riders of Canada
Scenario Writer
(1927)
The Mojave Kid
Writer