Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
Watch born in freedom: the story of colonel drake soap2day. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United States
- Director: Arthur Pierson
- Cast: Vincent Price, Andy Clyde, Alan Hale Jr., Thurston Hall, Lloyd Corrigan, Will Wright, Keith Richards, Al Bridge, William Phillips, William Haade, Jack Ingram, Frank Hagney,
