Colonel Edwin L. Drake
Vincent Price
Colonel Edwin L. Drake
Overview
In 1857 Edwin L. Drake is sent to investigate an oil seep in a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Overcoming many other obstacles, Drake's innovation to shield the well from water entry by using a drive pipe finally allows drilling to proceed until striking oil in August, 1859. His perseverance yields many barrels of oil a day, and immediately brings about the start of the oil industry.
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Uncle Billy Smith
Andy Clyde
Uncle Billy Smith
Crew Foreman
Alan Hale Jr.
Crew Foreman
James M. Townsend
Thurston Hall
James M. Townsend
Doctor Brewer
Lloyd Corrigan
Doctor Brewer
Joel D. Angier
Will Wright
Joel D. Angier
George Henry Bissell
Keith Richards
George Henry Bissell
Hotel Desk Clerk
Al Bridge
Hotel Desk Clerk
Sam Brown
William Phillips
Sam Brown
Salt Driller
William Haade
Salt Driller
Man on Horseback
Jack Ingram
Man on Horseback
Farmer
Frank Hagney
Farmer
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