Oliver Drake

Oliver Drake

WriterDirectorProducerProductionSound May 28 (died age 88) Boise, Idaho, USA 1925–1978 (53 year career)
5.1 avg rating

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

Acting (1)

Crew (195)

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Movies (193)

Angelica, the Young Vixen

Angelica, the Young Vixen

1970

Director

Angelica, the Young Vixen

Angelica, the Young Vixen

1970

Producer

Angelica, the Young Vixen

Angelica, the Young Vixen

1970

Writer

The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals

The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals

1969

Director

4.7
Ride a Wild Stud

Ride a Wild Stud

1969

Director

2.0
The Las Vegas Strangler

The Las Vegas Strangler

1968

Producer

4.8
The Las Vegas Strangler

The Las Vegas Strangler

1968

Writer

4.8
They Ran for Their Lives

They Ran for Their Lives

1968

Director

5.0
A Lust to Kill

A Lust to Kill

1958

Director

7.5
Dragoon Wells Massacre

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957

Original Story

6.9
The Parson and the Outlaw

The Parson and the Outlaw

1957

Director

4.1
The Parson and the Outlaw

The Parson and the Outlaw

1957

Writer

4.1
Outlaw Treasure

Outlaw Treasure

1955

Director

The Kid from Gower Gulch

The Kid from Gower Gulch

1950

Director

4.0
Battling Marshal

Battling Marshal

1950

Director

Brand of Fear

Brand of Fear

1949

Director

3.0
Sky Dragon

Sky Dragon

1949

Screenplay

7.7
Sky Dragon

Sky Dragon

1949

Story

7.7
Across The Rio Grande

Across The Rio Grande

1949

Director

3.7
Roaring Westward

Roaring Westward

1949

Director

Lawless Code

Lawless Code

1949

Director

Trail of the Yukon

Trail of the Yukon

1949

Screenplay

6.0
Deadline

Deadline

1948

Associate Producer

Deadline

Deadline

1948

Director

Deadline

Deadline

1948

Story

The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent

1948

Adaptation

5.8
The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent

1948

Screenplay

5.8
The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent

1948

Story

5.8
Sunset Carson Rides Again

Sunset Carson Rides Again

1948

Associate Producer

4.1
Sunset Carson Rides Again

Sunset Carson Rides Again

1948

Director

4.1
Fighting Mustang

Fighting Mustang

1948

Director

Rainbow Over the Rockies

Rainbow Over the Rockies

1947

Director

Rainbow Over the Rockies

Rainbow Over the Rockies

1947

Story

Ginger

Ginger

1947

Director

Ginger

Ginger

1947

Screenplay

Trail to Mexico

Trail to Mexico

1946

Director

Trail to Mexico

Trail to Mexico

1946

Screenplay

West of the Alamo

West of the Alamo

1946

Director

Thunder Town

Thunder Town

1946

Screenplay

3.0
Song of the Sierras

Song of the Sierras

1946

Director

Song of the Sierras

Song of the Sierras

1946

Producer

Song of the Sierras

Song of the Sierras

1946

Story

Moon Over Montana

Moon Over Montana

1946

Director

Moon Over Montana

Moon Over Montana

1946

Producer

Moon Over Montana

Moon Over Montana

1946

Writer

Beyond the Pecos

Beyond the Pecos

1945

Associate Producer

5.0
Riders of the Dawn

Riders of the Dawn

1945

Director

Springtime in Texas

Springtime in Texas

1945

Director

Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1945

Screenplay

4.8
Lonesome Trail

Lonesome Trail

1945

Director

4.0
Lonesome Trail

Lonesome Trail

1945

Producer

4.0
Lonesome Trail

Lonesome Trail

1945

Story

4.0
Saddle Serenade

Saddle Serenade

1945

Director

Oklahoma Raiders

Oklahoma Raiders

1944

Associate Producer

7.5
The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944

Associate Producer

5.5
The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944

Songs

5.5
Pride of the Plains

Pride of the Plains

1944

Story

Marshal of Gunsmoke

Marshal of Gunsmoke

1944

Associate Producer

Weird Woman

Weird Woman

1944

Associate Producer

6.0
Riders of the Santa Fe

Riders of the Santa Fe

1944

Producer

7.0
Trail of Terror

Trail of Terror

1943

Director

Trail of Terror

Trail of Terror

1943

Screenplay

Fighting Valley

Fighting Valley

1943

Director

Fighting Valley

Fighting Valley

1943

Screenplay

Fighting Valley

Fighting Valley

1943

Story

Border Buckaroos

Border Buckaroos

1943

Director

Border Buckaroos

Border Buckaroos

1943

Writer

West of Texas

West of Texas

1943

Director

West of Texas

West of Texas

1943

Screenplay

West of Texas

West of Texas

1943

Story

The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail

1943

Screenplay

5.0
Arizona Trail

Arizona Trail

1943

Associate Producer

5.1
Arizona Stage Coach

Arizona Stage Coach

1942

Story

4.5
The Old Chisholm Trail

The Old Chisholm Trail

1942

Associate Producer

7.0
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942

Story

Raiders of the West

Raiders of the West

1942

Screenplay

Raiders of the West

Raiders of the West

1942

Story

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Screenplay

8.5
Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Story

8.5
Little Joe, the Wrangler

Little Joe, the Wrangler

1942

Associate Producer

6.0
Today I Hang

Today I Hang

1942

Director

5.0
Today I Hang

Today I Hang

1942

Story

5.0
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942

Producer

4.0
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

Screenplay

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

Writer

5.0
Robbers of the Range

Robbers of the Range

1941

Story

7.0
Hard Guy

Hard Guy

1941

Story

5.0
Forbidden Trails

Forbidden Trails

1941

Story

5.4
Fugitive Valley

Fugitive Valley

1941

Story

5.7
Pals of the Pecos

Pals of the Pecos

1941

Screenplay

Pals of the Pecos

Pals of the Pecos

1941

Story

Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound

1941

Story

3.5
Kansas Cyclone

Kansas Cyclone

1941

Writer

City of Missing Girls

City of Missing Girls

1941

Screenplay

4.0
The Lone Rider Ambushed

The Lone Rider Ambushed

1941

Screenplay

3.3
The Lone Rider Ambushed

The Lone Rider Ambushed

1941

Story

3.3
Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley

1941

Story

6.5
Billy the Kid Outlawed

Billy the Kid Outlawed

1940

Writer

Trailing Double Trouble

Trailing Double Trouble

1940

Screenplay

6.0
The Tulsa Kid

The Tulsa Kid

1940

Screenplay

6.0
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

1939

Screenplay

6.6
The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo

1939

Screenplay

6.0
Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas

1939

Screenplay

2.0
Death Rides the Range

Death Rides the Range

1939

Story

6.0
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

1939

Screenplay

Arizona Legion

Arizona Legion

1939

Screenplay

5.0
Border G-Man

Border G-Man

1938

Screenplay

5.0
Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

1938

Screenplay

5.0
The Renegade Ranger

The Renegade Ranger

1938

Screenplay

5.2
Painted Desert

Painted Desert

1938

Screenplay

5.8
The Purple Vigilantes

The Purple Vigilantes

1938

Screenplay

3.0
Gun Law

Gun Law

1938

Screenplay

4.5
Gun Law

Gun Law

1938

Story

4.5
The Riders of the Whistling Skull

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

1937

Screenplay

5.2
The Riders of the Whistling Skull

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

1937

Screenstory

5.2
Heart of the Rockies

Heart of the Rockies

1937

Screenplay

6.0
Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

Screenplay

3.6
Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

Songs

3.6
Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

Story

3.6
Boots and Saddles

Boots and Saddles

1937

Screenplay

4.0
Nation Aflame

Nation Aflame

1937

Story

4.0
Wild Horse Rodeo

Wild Horse Rodeo

1937

Screenplay

Wild Horse Rodeo

Wild Horse Rodeo

1937

Story

Hit the Saddle

Hit the Saddle

1937

Screenplay

5.2
Hit the Saddle

Hit the Saddle

1937

Story

5.2
Round-Up Time in Texas

Round-Up Time in Texas

1937

Screenplay

7.7
Public Cowboy No. 1

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937

Screenplay

6.0
The Trigger Trio

The Trigger Trio

1937

Screenplay

6.0
Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

Screenplay

4.2
Roarin' Lead

Roarin' Lead

1936

Story

5.0
Oh, Susanna

Oh, Susanna

1936

Screenplay

5.8
Oh, Susanna

Oh, Susanna

1936

Story

5.8
Ghost Town Gold

Ghost Town Gold

1936

Screenplay

4.5
Comin' 'Round the Mountain

Comin' 'Round the Mountain

1936

Screenplay

The Cyclone Ranger

The Cyclone Ranger

1935

Screenplay

The Cyclone Ranger

The Cyclone Ranger

1935

Story

The Reckless Buckaroo

The Reckless Buckaroo

1935

Story

The Texas Rambler

The Texas Rambler

1935

Screenplay

The Texas Rambler

The Texas Rambler

1935

Story

Born to Battle

Born to Battle

1935

Writer

1.5
The Vanishing Riders

The Vanishing Riders

1935

Screenplay

3.7
Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1935

Screenplay

The Sagebrush Troubadour

The Sagebrush Troubadour

1935

Screenplay

5.5
The Singing Vagabond

The Singing Vagabond

1935

Original Story

7.0
The Singing Vagabond

The Singing Vagabond

1935

Screenplay

7.0
Lightning Triggers

Lightning Triggers

1935

Screenplay

Circle of Death

Circle of Death

1935

Screenplay

West of the Divide

West of the Divide

1934

Story

5.0
Fighting Thru

Fighting Thru

1934

Story

Border Guns

Border Guns

1934

Writer

War of the Range

War of the Range

1933

Writer

When a Man Rides Alone

When a Man Rides Alone

1933

Adaptation

3.0
Deadwood Pass

Deadwood Pass

1933

Adaptation

4.0
Deadwood Pass

Deadwood Pass

1933

Dialogue

4.0
Beyond the Rockies

Beyond the Rockies

1932

Screenplay

5.5
A Scarlet Week-End

A Scarlet Week-End

1932

Writer

1.0
Law and Lawless

Law and Lawless

1932

Story

4.0
The Scarlet Brand

The Scarlet Brand

1932

Adaptation

The Wyoming Whirlwind

The Wyoming Whirlwind

1932

Adaptation

3.0
The Texan

The Texan

1932

Screenplay

The Drifter

The Drifter

1932

Writer

5.5
Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

1932

Story

2.2
The Reckless Rider

The Reckless Rider

1932

Writer

Outlaw Justice

Outlaw Justice

1932

Dialogue

The Saddle Buster

The Saddle Buster

1932

Screenplay

7.0
Texas Tornado

Texas Tornado

1932

Director

Texas Tornado

Texas Tornado

1932

Writer

The Hurricane Horseman

The Hurricane Horseman

1931

Adaptation

The Law of the Tong

The Law of the Tong

1931

Scenario Writer

6.0
The Law of the Tong

The Law of the Tong

1931

Story

6.0
West of Cheyenne

West of Cheyenne

1931

Writer

Rogue of the Rio Grande

Rogue of the Rio Grande

1930

Dialogue

Rogue of the Rio Grande

Rogue of the Rio Grande

1930

Lyricist

Rogue of the Rio Grande

Rogue of the Rio Grande

1930

Screenplay

The Drifter

The Drifter

1929

Story

The Drifter

The Drifter

1929

Writer

The Desert Rider

The Desert Rider

1929

Writer

The Vagabond Cub

The Vagabond Cub

1929

Screenplay

Pals of the Prairie

Pals of the Prairie

1929

Story

Gun Law

Gun Law

1929

Story

The Little Buckaroo

The Little Buckaroo

1928

Scenario Writer

Driftin' Sands

Driftin' Sands

1928

Scenario Writer

The Phantom of the Range

The Phantom of the Range

1928

Scenario Writer

Tyrant of Red Gulch

Tyrant of Red Gulch

1928

Original Story

Orphan of the Sage

Orphan of the Sage

1928

Scenario Writer

Orphan of the Sage

Orphan of the Sage

1928

Story

When the Law Rides

When the Law Rides

1928

Screenplay

Red Riders of Canada

Red Riders of Canada

1928

Scenario Writer

The Mojave Kid

The Mojave Kid

1927

Writer

The Cherokee Kid

The Cherokee Kid

1927

Scenario Writer

The Desert Pirate

The Desert Pirate

1927

Scenario Writer

Cyclone of the Range

Cyclone of the Range

1927

Story

The Flying U Ranch

The Flying U Ranch

1927

Scenario Writer