Writing
Oliver Drake
28 May 1903† 19 August 1991 (aged 88) Boise, Idaho, USA
- Directed
- 32
- Written
- 123
- Produced
- 7
- Movies
- 1
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
- 1978
- Western von gestern · Series · Screenplay
- 1970
- Angelica, the Young Vixen · Film · Director
- 1969
- The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals · Film · Director
- Ride a Wild Stud · Film · Director
- 1968
- The Las Vegas Strangler · Film · Writer
- They Ran for Their Lives · Film · Director
- 1963
- The Littlest Hobo · Series · Writer
- 1958
- A Lust to Kill · Film · Director
- 1957
- Dragoon Wells Massacre · Film · Original Story
- The Parson and the Outlaw · Film · Director
- 1955
- Cheyenne · Series · Teleplay
- Outlaw Treasure · Film · Director
- 1950
- The Kid from Gower Gulch · Film · Director
- Battling Marshal · Film · Director
- 1949
- Sky Dragon · Film · Screenplay
- Across The Rio Grande · Film · Director
- Trail of the Yukon · Film · Screenplay
- Brand of Fear · Film · Director
- Lawless Code · Film · Director
- Roaring Westward · Film · Director
- 1948
- The Feathered Serpent · Film · Screenplay
- Sunset Carson Rides Again · Film · Director
- Deadline · Film · Director
- Fighting Mustang · Film · Director
- 1947
- Rainbow Over the Rockies · Film · Story
- Ginger · Film · Screenplay
- 1946
- Thunder Town · Film · Screenplay
- Song of the Sierras · Film · Producer
- Trail to Mexico · Film · Director
- West of the Alamo · Film · Director
- Moon Over Montana · Film · Director
- 1945
- Gun Smoke · Film · Screenplay
- Lonesome Trail · Film · Director
- Beyond the Pecos · Film · Associate Producer
- Saddle Serenade · Film · Director
- Riders of the Dawn · Film · Director
- Springtime in Texas · Film · Director
- 1944
- The Mummy's Curse · Film · Associate Producer
- Weird Woman · Film · Associate Producer
- Oklahoma Raiders · Film · Associate Producer
- Riders of the Santa Fe · Film · Producer
- Pride of the Plains · Film · Story
- Marshal of Gunsmoke · Film · Associate Producer
- 1943
- Arizona Trail · Film · Associate Producer
- The Lone Star Trail · Film · Screenplay
- Raiders of San Joaquin · Film · Associate Producer
- Trail of Terror · Film · Director
- Border Buckaroos · Film · Writer
- Fighting Valley · Film · Director
- West of Texas · Film · Screenplay
- 1942
- Arizona Stage Coach · Film · Story
- The Silver Bullet · Film · Producer
- Shut My Big Mouth · Film · Screenplay
- Today I Hang · Film · Story
- The Old Chisholm Trail · Film · Associate Producer
- Deep in the Heart of Texas · Film · Writer
- Little Joe, the Wrangler · Film · Associate Producer
- Boss of Hangtown Mesa · Film · Screenplay
- The Lone Rider in Cheyenne · Film · Story
- Raiders of the West · Film · Story
- 1941
- City of Missing Girls · Film · Screenplay
- Forbidden Trails · Film · Story
- Arizona Bound · Film · Story
- The Lone Rider Ambushed · Film · Story
- Fugitive Valley · Film · Story
- Hard Guy · Film · Story
- Robbers of the Range · Film · Story
- Riders of Death Valley · Film · Story
- Pals of the Pecos · Film · Screenplay
- Kansas Cyclone · Film · Writer
- 1940
- Trailing Double Trouble · Film · Screenplay
- The Tulsa Kid · Film · Screenplay
- Billy the Kid Outlawed · Film · Writer
- 1939
- Racketeers of the Range · Film · Screenplay
- Arizona Legion · Film · Screenplay
- Death Rides the Range · Film · Story
- Cowboys from Texas · Film · Screenplay
- The Fighting Gringo · Film · Screenplay
- Trouble in Sundown · Film · Screenplay
- 1938
- The Renegade Ranger · Film · Screenplay
- Border G-Man · Film · Screenplay
- Painted Desert · Film · Screenplay
- Gun Law · Film · Screenplay
- The Purple Vigilantes · Film · Screenplay
- Lawless Valley · Film · Screenplay
- 1937
- The Riders of the Whistling Skull · Film · Screenplay
- Gunsmoke Ranch · Film · Story
- Hit the Saddle · Film · Screenplay
- Public Cowboy No. 1 · Film · Screenplay
- Nation Aflame · Film · Story
- Round-Up Time in Texas · Film · Screenplay
- The Trigger Trio · Film · Screenplay
- Boots and Saddles · Film · Screenplay
- Heart of the Rockies · Film · Screenplay
- Wild Horse Rodeo · Film · Story
- 1936
- Sharad of Atlantis · Film · Screenplay
- Oh, Susanna · Film · Story
- The Old Corral · Film · Songs
- Roarin' Lead · Film · Story
- Ghost Town Gold · Film · Screenplay
- Comin' 'Round the Mountain · Film · Screenplay
- 1935
- The Vanishing Riders · Film · Screenplay
- The Sagebrush Troubadour · Film · Screenplay
- Born to Battle · Film · Writer
- The Singing Vagabond · Film · Original Story
- Gun Smoke · Film · Screenplay
- The Reckless Buckaroo · Film · Story
- The Texas Rambler · Film · Story
- The Cyclone Ranger · Film · Screenplay
- Lightning Triggers · Film · Screenplay
- Circle of Death · Film · Screenplay
- 1934
- West of the Divide · Film · Story
- Border Guns · Film · Writer
- Fighting Thru · Film · Story
- 1933
- Deadwood Pass · Film · Adaptation
- When a Man Rides Alone · Film · Adaptation
- War of the Range · Film · Writer
- Via Pony Express · Film · Screenplay
- 1932
- Lawless Valley · Film · Story
- The Drifter · Film · Writer
- A Scarlet Week-End · Film · Writer
- The Wyoming Whirlwind · Film · Adaptation
- Beyond the Rockies · Film · Screenplay
- Law and Lawless · Film · Story
- The Saddle Buster · Film · Screenplay
- The Scarlet Brand · Film · Adaptation
- Texas Tornado · Film · Director
- The Texan · Film · Screenplay
- Outlaw Justice · Film · Dialogue
- The Reckless Rider · Film · Writer
- 1931
- The Law of the Tong · Film · Story
- The Hurricane Horseman · Film · Adaptation
- West of Cheyenne · Film · Writer
- The Cheyenne Cyclone · Film · Story
- 1930
- Rogue of the Rio Grande · Film · Screenplay
- 1929
- Pals of the Prairie · Film · Story
- The Desert Rider · Film · Writer
- The Drifter · Film · Story
- Gun Law · Film · Story
- The Vagabond Cub · Film · Screenplay
- 1928
- Orphan of the Sage · Film · Story
- The Little Buckaroo · Film · Scenario Writer
- The Phantom of the Range · Film · Scenario Writer
- Red Riders of Canada · Film · Scenario Writer
- When the Law Rides · Film · Screenplay
- Driftin' Sands · Film · Scenario Writer
- Tyrant of Red Gulch · Film · Original Story
- 1927
- The Mojave Kid · Film · Writer
- The Cherokee Kid · Film · Scenario Writer
- Cyclone of the Range · Film · Story
- The Desert Pirate · Film · Scenario Writer
- The Flying U Ranch · Film · Scenario Writer
- 1925
- Red Blood and Blue · Film · Slim