Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954)

Release Date: 1954-03-29
Runtime: 0h 30min
Production Company: Film Counselors Inc.
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Arthur Pierson

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.