Oliver Drake
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 28, 1903
Day of Death: August 19, 1991 (88 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
1970
1969
1968
1958
1957
1955
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
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1944
1943
1942

Story
Arizona Stage Coach

Producer
The Silver Bullet

Screenplay
Shut My Big Mouth

Story
Shut My Big Mouth

Director
Today I Hang

Story
Today I Hang

Writer
Deep in the Heart of Texas

Associate Producer
The Old Chisholm Trail

Associate Producer
Little Joe, the Wrangler

Screenplay
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Story
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

Story
Raiders of the West

Screenplay
Raiders of the West
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937

Screenplay
The Riders of the Whistling Skull

Screenplay
Boots and Saddles

Songs
Gunsmoke Ranch

Screenplay
Gunsmoke Ranch

Story
Gunsmoke Ranch

Story
Hit the Saddle

Screenplay
Hit the Saddle

Screenplay
Public Cowboy No. 1

Story
Nation Aflame

Screenplay
The Trigger Trio

Screenstory
The Riders of the Whistling Skull

Screenplay
Wild Horse Rodeo

Screenplay
Heart of the Rockies

Story
Wild Horse Rodeo

Screenplay
Round-Up Time in Texas
1936
1935

Screenplay
The Vanishing Riders

Screenplay
Gun Smoke

Story
The Reckless Buckaroo

Writer
Born to Battle

Story
The Texas Rambler

Screenplay
The Texas Rambler

Original Story
The Singing Vagabond

Screenplay
The Singing Vagabond

Story
The Cyclone Ranger

Screenplay
The Cyclone Ranger

Screenplay
Lightning Triggers

Screenplay
The Sagebrush Troubadour