Writing
Oliver Drake
EN, FR, XX cinema · 150 credits
Born
28 May 1903
Died
19 August 1991 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Boise, Idaho, USA
Also known as Clarence Oliver Drake · C.O. Drake · Ollie Drake · William Drake · Revilo Ekard · Clint Johnson
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
Angelica, the Young Vixen
Director, Writer, Producer
Ride a Wild Stud
Director
The Las Vegas Strangler
Writer, Producer
A Lust to Kill
Director
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Original Story
The Parson and the Outlaw
Director, Writer
Outlaw Treasure
Director
Battling Marshal
Director
Sky Dragon
Screenplay, Story
Lawless Code
Director
Roaring Westward
Director
Trail of the Yukon
Screenplay
Brand of Fear
Director
The Feathered Serpent
Adaptation, Story, Screenplay
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Director, Associate Producer
Deadline
Director, Story, Associate Producer
Fighting Mustang
Director
Rainbow Over the Rockies
Director, Story
Ginger
Screenplay, Director
Thunder Town
Screenplay
Song of the Sierras
Director, Producer, Story
Trail to Mexico
Director, Screenplay
West of the Alamo
Director
Moon Over Montana
Producer, Director, Writer
Lonesome Trail
Director, Story, Producer
Beyond the Pecos
Associate Producer
Saddle Serenade
Director
Riders of the Dawn
Director
Springtime in Texas
Director
Gun Smoke
Screenplay
Weird Woman
Associate Producer
Oklahoma Raiders
Associate Producer
The Mummy's Curse
Associate Producer, Songs
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Associate Producer
Arizona Trail
Associate Producer
The Lone Star Trail
Screenplay
Trail of Terror
Director, Screenplay
Border Buckaroos
Director, Writer
West of Texas
Director, Story, Screenplay
Fighting Valley
Director, Story, Screenplay
Raiders of San Joaquin
Associate Producer
The Silver Bullet
Producer
Shut My Big Mouth
Story, Screenplay
Today I Hang
Director, Story
The Old Chisholm Trail
Associate Producer
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Associate Producer
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Screenplay
Raiders of the West
Story, Screenplay
City of Missing Girls
Screenplay
Pals of the Pecos
Screenplay, Story
Hard Guy
Story
The Lone Rider Ambushed
Story, Screenplay
Trailing Double Trouble
Screenplay
The Tulsa Kid
Screenplay
Racketeers of the Range
Screenplay
Arizona Legion
Screenplay
Trouble in Sundown
Screenplay
Cowboys from Texas
Screenplay
The Fighting Gringo
Screenplay
Border G-Man
Screenplay
The Purple Vigilantes
Screenplay
The Renegade Ranger
Screenplay
Lawless Valley
Screenplay
Gun Law
Story, Screenplay
Painted Desert
Screenplay
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Screenplay, Screenstory
Boots and Saddles
Screenplay
Gunsmoke Ranch
Story, Screenplay, Songs
Hit the Saddle
Story, Screenplay
Public Cowboy No. 1
Screenplay
The Trigger Trio
Screenplay
Heart of the Rockies
Screenplay
Wild Horse Rodeo
Screenplay, Story
Round-Up Time in Texas
Screenplay
Sharad of Atlantis
Screenplay
Oh, Susanna
Story, Screenplay
Ghost Town Gold
Screenplay
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Screenplay
The Vanishing Riders
Screenplay
Gun Smoke
Screenplay
The Texas Rambler
Story, Screenplay
The Singing Vagabond
Original Story, Screenplay
The Cyclone Ranger
Story, Screenplay
Lightning Triggers
Screenplay
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Screenplay
Border Guns
Writer
Deadwood Pass
Adaptation, Dialogue
When a Man Rides Alone
Adaptation
Via Pony Express
Screenplay
The Scarlet Brand
Adaptation
The Drifter
Writer
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Adaptation
Beyond the Rockies
Screenplay
The Saddle Buster
Screenplay
Texas Tornado
Director, Writer
The Texan
Screenplay
Outlaw Justice
Dialogue
The Hurricane Horseman
Adaptation
The Law of the Tong
Story, Scenario Writer
The Cheyenne Cyclone
Story, Screenplay
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
The Drifter
Story, Writer
Gun Law
Story
Orphan of the Sage
Story, Scenario Writer
The Little Buckaroo
Scenario Writer
The Phantom of the Range
Scenario Writer
Red Riders of Canada
Scenario Writer
When the Law Rides
Screenplay
Driftin' Sands
Scenario Writer
Tyrant of Red Gulch
1928
Tyrant of Red Gulch
Original Story
The Cherokee Kid
1927
The Cherokee Kid
Scenario Writer
The Desert Pirate
Scenario Writer
The Flying U Ranch
1927
The Flying U Ranch
Scenario Writer