Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake 1954
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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 striking oil in August, 1859. His perseverance yields many barrels of oil a day, and immediately brings about the start of the oil industry.
- Released: 1954-03-29
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Vincent Price, Andy Clyde, Alan Hale Jr., Thurston Hall, Lloyd Corrigan
- Director: Roland D. Reed, Thomas Neff, Guy V. Thayer Jr., Eugène Lourié, Arthur Pierson
