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