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

1978
Western von gestern poster

Western von gestern

TV · Screenplay · 1 ep

1970
Angelica, the Young Vixen poster

Angelica, the Young Vixen

Movie · Writer

1968
The Las Vegas Strangler poster

The Las Vegas Strangler

Movie · Writer

1963
The Littlest Hobo poster

The Littlest Hobo

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre poster

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Movie · Original Story

1957
The Parson and the Outlaw poster

The Parson and the Outlaw

Movie · Writer

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · Teleplay · 1 ep

1949
Sky Dragon poster

Sky Dragon

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1949
Trail of the Yukon poster

Trail of the Yukon

Movie · Screenplay

1948
The Feathered Serpent poster

The Feathered Serpent

Movie · Screenplay, Adaptation, Story

1948
Deadline poster

Deadline

Movie · Story

1947
Rainbow Over the Rockies poster

Rainbow Over the Rockies

Movie · Story

1947
Ginger poster

Ginger

Movie · Screenplay

1946
Thunder Town poster

Thunder Town

Movie · Screenplay

1946
Song of the Sierras poster

Song of the Sierras

Movie · Story

1946
Trail to Mexico poster

Trail to Mexico

Movie · Screenplay

1946
Moon Over Montana poster

Moon Over Montana

Movie · Writer

1945
Lonesome Trail poster

Lonesome Trail

Movie · Story

1945
Gun Smoke poster

Gun Smoke

Movie · Screenplay

1944
Pride of the Plains poster

Pride of the Plains

Movie · Story

1943
The Lone Star Trail poster

The Lone Star Trail

Movie · Screenplay

1943
Trail of Terror poster

Trail of Terror

Movie · Screenplay

1943
Border Buckaroos poster

Border Buckaroos

Movie · Writer

1943
West of Texas poster

West of Texas

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1943
Fighting Valley poster

Fighting Valley

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1942
Arizona Stage Coach poster

Arizona Stage Coach

Movie · Story

1942
Shut My Big Mouth poster

Shut My Big Mouth

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1942
Today I Hang poster

Today I Hang

Movie · Story

1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas poster

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Movie · Writer

1942
Boss of Hangtown Mesa poster

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Movie · Screenplay

1942
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne poster

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

Movie · Story

1942
Raiders of the West poster

Raiders of the West

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1942
Riders of Death Valley poster

Riders of Death Valley

Movie · Story

1941
Forbidden Trails poster

Forbidden Trails

Movie · Story

1941
Arizona Bound poster

Arizona Bound

Movie · Story

1941
Riders of Death Valley poster

Riders of Death Valley

Movie · Story

1941
City of Missing Girls poster

City of Missing Girls

Movie · Screenplay

1941
Pals of the Pecos poster

Pals of the Pecos

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1941
Hard Guy poster

Hard Guy

Movie · Story

1941
The Lone Rider Ambushed poster

The Lone Rider Ambushed

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1941
Fugitive Valley poster

Fugitive Valley

Movie · Story

1941
Kansas Cyclone poster

Kansas Cyclone

Movie · Writer

1941
Robbers of the Range poster

Robbers of the Range

Movie · Story

1940
Trailing Double Trouble poster

Trailing Double Trouble

Movie · Screenplay

1940
Billy the Kid Outlawed poster

Billy the Kid Outlawed

Movie · Writer

1940
The Tulsa Kid poster

The Tulsa Kid

Movie · Screenplay

1939
Death Rides the Range poster

Death Rides the Range

Movie · Story

1939
Racketeers of the Range poster

Racketeers of the Range

Movie · Screenplay

1939
Arizona Legion poster

Arizona Legion

Movie · Screenplay

1939
Trouble in Sundown poster

Trouble in Sundown

Movie · Screenplay

1939
Cowboys from Texas poster

Cowboys from Texas

Movie · Screenplay

1939
The Fighting Gringo poster

The Fighting Gringo

Movie · Screenplay

1938
Border G-Man poster

Border G-Man

Movie · Screenplay

1938
The Purple Vigilantes poster

The Purple Vigilantes

Movie · Screenplay

1938
The Renegade Ranger poster

The Renegade Ranger

Movie · Screenplay

1938
Lawless Valley poster

Lawless Valley

Movie · Screenplay

1938
Gun Law poster

Gun Law

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1938
Painted Desert poster

Painted Desert

Movie · Screenplay

1937
The Riders of the Whistling Skull poster

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

Movie · Screenplay, Screenstory

1937
Boots and Saddles poster

Boots and Saddles

Movie · Screenplay

1937
Gunsmoke Ranch poster

Gunsmoke Ranch

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1937
Hit the Saddle poster

Hit the Saddle

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1937
Public Cowboy No. 1 poster

Public Cowboy No. 1

Movie · Screenplay

1937
Nation Aflame poster

Nation Aflame

Movie · Story

1937
The Trigger Trio poster

The Trigger Trio

Movie · Screenplay

1937
Heart of the Rockies poster

Heart of the Rockies

Movie · Screenplay

1937
Wild Horse Rodeo poster

Wild Horse Rodeo

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1937
Round-Up Time in Texas poster

Round-Up Time in Texas

Movie · Screenplay

1936
Sharad of Atlantis poster

Sharad of Atlantis

Movie · Screenplay

1936
Oh, Susanna poster

Oh, Susanna

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1936
Roarin' Lead poster

Roarin' Lead

Movie · Story

1936
Ghost Town Gold poster

Ghost Town Gold

Movie · Screenplay

1936
Comin' 'Round the Mountain poster

Comin' 'Round the Mountain

Movie · Screenplay

1935
The Vanishing Riders poster

The Vanishing Riders

Movie · Screenplay

1935
Gun Smoke poster

Gun Smoke

Movie · Screenplay

1935
The Reckless Buckaroo poster

The Reckless Buckaroo

Movie · Story

1935
Born to Battle poster

Born to Battle

Movie · Writer

1935
The Texas Rambler poster

The Texas Rambler

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1935
The Singing Vagabond poster

The Singing Vagabond

Movie · Original Story, Screenplay

1935
The Cyclone Ranger poster

The Cyclone Ranger

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1935
Lightning Triggers poster

Lightning Triggers

Movie · Screenplay

1935
The Sagebrush Troubadour poster

The Sagebrush Troubadour

Movie · Screenplay

1935
Circle of Death

Circle of Death

Movie · Screenplay

1934
Border Guns poster

Border Guns

Movie · Writer

1934
Fighting Thru poster

Fighting Thru

Movie · Story

1934
West of the Divide poster

West of the Divide

Movie · Story

1933
Deadwood Pass poster

Deadwood Pass

Movie · Adaptation, Dialogue

1933
War of the Range poster

War of the Range

Movie · Writer

1933
When a Man Rides Alone poster

When a Man Rides Alone

Movie · Adaptation

1933
Via Pony Express poster

Via Pony Express

Movie · Screenplay

1932
Lawless Valley poster

Lawless Valley

Movie · Story

1932
The Scarlet Brand poster

The Scarlet Brand

Movie · Adaptation

1932
The Drifter poster

The Drifter

Movie · Writer

1932
A Scarlet Week-End poster

A Scarlet Week-End

Movie · Writer

1932
The Wyoming Whirlwind poster

The Wyoming Whirlwind

Movie · Adaptation

1932
The Saddle Buster poster

The Saddle Buster

Movie · Screenplay

1932
Beyond the Rockies poster

Beyond the Rockies

Movie · Screenplay

1932
The Texan poster

The Texan

Movie · Screenplay

1932
Law and Lawless poster

Law and Lawless

Movie · Story

1932
Outlaw Justice poster

Outlaw Justice

Movie · Dialogue

1932
The Reckless Rider poster

The Reckless Rider

Movie · Writer

1932
Texas Tornado poster

Texas Tornado

Movie · Writer

1931
The Hurricane Horseman poster

The Hurricane Horseman

Movie · Adaptation

1931
West of Cheyenne poster

West of Cheyenne

Movie · Writer

1931
The Law of the Tong poster

The Law of the Tong

Movie · Story, Scenario Writer

1931
The Cheyenne Cyclone poster

The Cheyenne Cyclone

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande poster

Rogue of the Rio Grande

Movie · Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist

1929
The Vagabond Cub

The Vagabond Cub

Movie · Screenplay

1929
Pals of the Prairie

Pals of the Prairie

Movie · Story

1929
The Desert Rider poster

The Desert Rider

Movie · Writer

1929
The Drifter poster

The Drifter

Movie · Story, Writer

1929
Gun Law poster

Gun Law

Movie · Story

1928
Orphan of the Sage poster

Orphan of the Sage

Movie · Story, Scenario Writer

1928
The Little Buckaroo poster

The Little Buckaroo

Movie · Scenario Writer

1928
The Phantom of the Range poster

The Phantom of the Range

Movie · Scenario Writer

1928
Red Riders of Canada poster

Red Riders of Canada

Movie · Scenario Writer

1928
When the Law Rides poster

When the Law Rides

Movie · Screenplay

1928
Driftin' Sands poster

Driftin' Sands

Movie · Scenario Writer

1928
Tyrant of Red Gulch

Tyrant of Red Gulch

Movie · Original Story

1927
The Mojave Kid poster

The Mojave Kid

Movie · Writer

1927
The Cherokee Kid

The Cherokee Kid

Movie · Scenario Writer

1927
Cyclone of the Range

Cyclone of the Range

Movie · Story

1927
The Desert Pirate poster

The Desert Pirate

Movie · Scenario Writer

1927
The Flying U Ranch

The Flying U Ranch

Movie · Scenario Writer