Oliver Drake
Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 – August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974.
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Oliver Drake
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- Name
- Oliver Drake
- Born
- 28 May 1903
- Birthplace
- Boise, Idaho, US
- Died
- 19 August 1991
- Place of death
- Las Vegas, Nevada, US
- Occupation
- Film/television director, screenwriter, producer, actor
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- B western.
- Languages
- American English and English.
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Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 – August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974.
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His films include Today I Hang (1942).
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• Name — Oliver Drake • Born — 28 May 1903 • Birthplace — Boise, Idaho, US • Died — 19 August 1991 • Place of death — Las Vegas, Nevada, US • Occupation — Film/television director, screenwriter, producer, actor • Years Active — 1922–1955
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Red Blood and Blue (1925) • Cyclone of the Range (1927) • The Cherokee Kid (1927) • The Flying U Ranch (1927) • The Boy Rider (1927) • The Desert Pirate (1927) • Red Riders of Canada (1928) • When the Law Rides (1928) • Phantom of the Range (1928) • The Little Buckaroo (1928) • Driftin' Sands (1928) • Orphan of the Sage (1928) • The Pinto Kid (1928) • The Drifter (1929) • The Vagabond Cub (1929) • The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931) • The Law of the Tong (1931) • The Hurricane Horseman (1931) • West of Cheyenne (1931) • Law and Lawless (1932) • Battling Buckaroo (1932) • The Reckless Rider (1932) • The Scarlet Brand (1932) • A Scarlet Week-End (1932) • The Wyoming Whirlwind (1932) • Lawless Valley (1932) • Guns for Hire (1932) • The Texas Tornado (1932) • Via Pony Express (1933) • War of the Range (1933) • Gun Law (1933) • Trouble Busters (1933) • Fighting Through (1934) • Arizona Bad Man (1935) • The Cyclone Ranger (1935) • Lightning Triggers (1935) • The Cheyenne Tornado (1935) • West of Texas (1937) • Nation Aflame (1937) • Arizona Legion (1939) • Shut My Big Mouth (1942) • The Lone Star Trail (1943) • Riders of the Dawn (1945) • The Lonesome Trail (1945) • Ginger (1946) • Moon Over Montana (1946) • Deadline (1948) • Across the Rio Grande (1949) • Trail of the Yukon (1949) • Battling Marshal (1950) • Outlaw Treasure (1955) • The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)
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