Oliver Drake
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 28, 1903
- Died
- August 19, 1991 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Boise, Idaho, USA
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
Filmography

Western von gestern
TV · Screenplay · 1 ep

Angelica, the Young Vixen
Movie · Writer

The Las Vegas Strangler
Movie · Writer

The Littlest Hobo
TV · Writer · 2 eps

Dragoon Wells Massacre
Movie · Original Story

The Parson and the Outlaw
Movie · Writer

Cheyenne
TV · Teleplay · 1 ep

Sky Dragon
Movie · Screenplay, Story

Trail of the Yukon
Movie · Screenplay

The Feathered Serpent
Movie · Screenplay, Adaptation, Story

Deadline
Movie · Story

Rainbow Over the Rockies
Movie · Story

Ginger
Movie · Screenplay

Thunder Town
Movie · Screenplay

Song of the Sierras
Movie · Story

Trail to Mexico
Movie · Screenplay

Moon Over Montana
Movie · Writer

Lonesome Trail
Movie · Story

Gun Smoke
Movie · Screenplay

Pride of the Plains
Movie · Story

The Lone Star Trail
Movie · Screenplay

Trail of Terror
Movie · Screenplay

Border Buckaroos
Movie · Writer

West of Texas
Movie · Screenplay, Story

Fighting Valley
Movie · Story, Screenplay

Arizona Stage Coach
Movie · Story

Shut My Big Mouth
Movie · Screenplay, Story

Today I Hang
Movie · Story

Deep in the Heart of Texas
Movie · Writer

Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Movie · Screenplay

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
Movie · Story

Raiders of the West
Movie · Story, Screenplay

Riders of Death Valley
Movie · Story

Forbidden Trails
Movie · Story

Arizona Bound
Movie · Story

Riders of Death Valley
Movie · Story

City of Missing Girls
Movie · Screenplay

Pals of the Pecos
Movie · Screenplay, Story

Hard Guy
Movie · Story

The Lone Rider Ambushed
Movie · Story, Screenplay

Fugitive Valley
Movie · Story

Kansas Cyclone
Movie · Writer

Robbers of the Range
Movie · Story

Trailing Double Trouble
Movie · Screenplay

Billy the Kid Outlawed
Movie · Writer

The Tulsa Kid
Movie · Screenplay

Death Rides the Range
Movie · Story

Racketeers of the Range
Movie · Screenplay

Arizona Legion
Movie · Screenplay

Trouble in Sundown
Movie · Screenplay

Cowboys from Texas
Movie · Screenplay

The Fighting Gringo
Movie · Screenplay

Border G-Man
Movie · Screenplay

The Purple Vigilantes
Movie · Screenplay

The Renegade Ranger
Movie · Screenplay

Lawless Valley
Movie · Screenplay

Gun Law
Movie · Screenplay, Story

Painted Desert
Movie · Screenplay

The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Movie · Screenplay, Screenstory

Boots and Saddles
Movie · Screenplay

Gunsmoke Ranch
Movie · Story, Screenplay

Hit the Saddle
Movie · Screenplay, Story

Public Cowboy No. 1
Movie · Screenplay

Nation Aflame
Movie · Story

The Trigger Trio
Movie · Screenplay

Heart of the Rockies
Movie · Screenplay

Wild Horse Rodeo
Movie · Story, Screenplay

Round-Up Time in Texas
Movie · Screenplay

Sharad of Atlantis
Movie · Screenplay

Oh, Susanna
Movie · Story, Screenplay

Roarin' Lead
Movie · Story

Ghost Town Gold
Movie · Screenplay

Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Movie · Screenplay

The Vanishing Riders
Movie · Screenplay

Gun Smoke
Movie · Screenplay

The Reckless Buckaroo
Movie · Story

Born to Battle
Movie · Writer

The Texas Rambler
Movie · Story, Screenplay

The Singing Vagabond
Movie · Original Story, Screenplay

The Cyclone Ranger
Movie · Screenplay, Story

Lightning Triggers
Movie · Screenplay

The Sagebrush Troubadour
Movie · Screenplay
Circle of Death
Movie · Screenplay

Border Guns
Movie · Writer

Fighting Thru
Movie · Story

West of the Divide
Movie · Story

Deadwood Pass
Movie · Adaptation, Dialogue

War of the Range
Movie · Writer

When a Man Rides Alone
Movie · Adaptation

Via Pony Express
Movie · Screenplay

Lawless Valley
Movie · Story

The Scarlet Brand
Movie · Adaptation

The Drifter
Movie · Writer

A Scarlet Week-End
Movie · Writer

The Wyoming Whirlwind
Movie · Adaptation

The Saddle Buster
Movie · Screenplay

Beyond the Rockies
Movie · Screenplay

The Texan
Movie · Screenplay

Law and Lawless
Movie · Story

Outlaw Justice
Movie · Dialogue

The Reckless Rider
Movie · Writer

Texas Tornado
Movie · Writer

The Hurricane Horseman
Movie · Adaptation

West of Cheyenne
Movie · Writer

The Law of the Tong
Movie · Story, Scenario Writer

The Cheyenne Cyclone
Movie · Story, Screenplay

Rogue of the Rio Grande
Movie · Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
The Vagabond Cub
Movie · Screenplay
Pals of the Prairie
Movie · Story

The Desert Rider
Movie · Writer

The Drifter
Movie · Story, Writer

Gun Law
Movie · Story

Orphan of the Sage
Movie · Story, Scenario Writer

The Little Buckaroo
Movie · Scenario Writer

The Phantom of the Range
Movie · Scenario Writer

Red Riders of Canada
Movie · Scenario Writer

When the Law Rides
Movie · Screenplay

Driftin' Sands
Movie · Scenario Writer
Tyrant of Red Gulch
Movie · Original Story

The Mojave Kid
Movie · Writer
The Cherokee Kid
Movie · Scenario Writer
Cyclone of the Range
Movie · Story

The Desert Pirate
Movie · Scenario Writer
The Flying U Ranch
Movie · Scenario Writer


