Oliver Drake
Writing
- Born
- May 28, 1903 · Boise, Idaho, USA
- Died
- August 19, 1991 (age 88)
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
The Mummy's Curse
December 22, 1944
Weird Woman
March 1, 1944
West of the Divide
February 15, 1934
Sharad of Atlantis
May 30, 1936
The Las Vegas Strangler
March 15, 1968
The Feathered Serpent
December 19, 1948
City of Missing Girls
March 27, 1941
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals
January 1, 1969
Dragoon Wells Massacre
August 28, 1957
Oh, Susanna
August 19, 1936
The Renegade Ranger
September 16, 1938
The Vanishing Riders
July 3, 1935
Behind the camera149
- 1970Angelica, the Young Vixen Director, Producer, Writer
- 1969Ride a Wild Stud Director
- 1969The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals Director
- 1968The Las Vegas Strangler Writer, Producer
- 1968They Ran for Their Lives Director
- 1958A Lust to Kill Director
- 1957The Parson and the Outlaw Director, Writer
- 1957Dragoon Wells Massacre Original Story
- 1955Outlaw Treasure Director
- 1950The Kid from Gower Gulch