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

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.

Released March 29, 1954 30 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.reference-to-edwin-drake, imdb.oil-industry, imdb.drilling-for-oil, imdb.oil, imdb.perseverance, imdb.petroleum + 2 more, imdb.character-name-in-title, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Film Counselors Inc.

Country: United States
Languages: English